Deborah Kerbel

• Nov-2008
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Fifteen-year-old Mackenzie Hill knows something is up when she arrives home to find her father making a home-cooked dinner, instead of his standard delivery pizza. But nothing prepares her for the bombshell announcement: Mackenzie and her dad, alone ...

• Oct-2009
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Short-listed for the 2010 CLA Young Adult Book Award Tabby Freeman and Lora Froggett go to the same school, but they live in totally opposite worlds. Tabby is rich, pretty, and the most popular girl in her class. But behind closed doors, her perfec...

• Oct-2010
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2012 Manitoba Young Reader’s Choice Award -- Shortlisted2010 Cybils Award -- Shortlisted A Victorian garden, a fishing lure, and a ghost named John Absolutely nothing is going right for Max Green. His parents have just uprooted their family ...

• Jan-2012
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Lily MacArthur has never been much of a sleeper, but since the death of her Aunt Su, she’s lost the ability to sleep completely. Night after night she goes to bed and waits for the sun to rise, without catching a wink of sleep. As she pushes people...

• May-2014
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A summer trip to Greece seems like the perfect chance for thirteen-year-old Dani to spend some time on the beach, help her bookish best friend Cathy get her first kiss, and maybe find some summer romance of her own. But when bad luck begins to strike...

• Jan-2016
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A summer trip to Greece seems like the perfect chance for thirteen-year-old Dani to spend some time on the beach, help her bookish best friend get her first kiss, and maybe find some summer romance of her own. But when bad luck begins to strike over ...

• Apr-2016
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When I was three years old, Mom plucked a curly white feather out of my neck. If I get scared or the loneliness comes over me, I run my fingertip over the tiny scar and dream about the day the rest of my feathers will grow in. That's the day I'll fly...

• Jun-2018
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Maybe “normal” isn't all it's cracked up to be.All twelve year-old Daisy Fisher wants is to be normal -- or at least to not stick out like a sore thumb. But growing up in the house disparagingly referred to as the “Jungle” makes that pretty...

• Jun-2018
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Juno and her boy live in a red house at the top of the world. One day Juno will be big and strong enough to help pull a sled across the tundra, but for now she is just a small puppy with a big-dog heart. Small puppies have to go to bed when their boy...

• May-2019
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This touching and evocative story about welcoming a baby to the world is a love letter to young children, tenderly expressing the joy and promise a new life brings

“Before…You were a song in our hearts, a star in o...

• Sep-2019
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On the night before the first day of school, a pack of stray dogs moves into Molly’s head. They are friendly, but a bit wild. They scamper through her thoughts, yap at the door to her dreams, and scratch at her brain, begging to be let out. So Moll...

• Oct-2020
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Life moves oh-so-slow when your little brother is a snail.It takes forever to do anything! Really, it’s enough to test the patience of even the most understanding big sister. But is Moe just slow or is there something else going on? With charming i...

• Mar-2021
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From the author of My Deal with the Universe, a lighthearted, tender story of a girl and her steadfast duck.I spend a lot of time thinking about what Grandad said that day Webster first went missing. How if you spend too much time dwelling on the thi...

• Mar-2021
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An empowering story about coming to terms with change through creative problem solving Lily’s family is happy in their old green house at the end of the lane, but progress soon encroaches. When Grandma refuses to sell their home to developers...

• Aug-2021
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A graphic novel for ages 8 to 12 that tells the true story of the life-saving discovery of insulin "Readers will want to dig deeper into this true story of canine heroes and lifesaving science." — Kirkus Reviews In 1921, Frederick...

• Oct-2021
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First snow, surprise snow: Nature's sparkly magic show The award-winning celebration of preschoolers and snow is now available as a board book! For small children, snow is a wonder. It sparkles and glitters. It transforms the outside world. Every...

• Oct-2021
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Swish Slosh follows the onomatopoeic escapades of a young child and their dog as they delight in the tactile joy of getting messy.This toddler-friendly book is composed entirely of sounds and adults and children alike will delight in a sweet story th...

• Nov-2021
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Blustery wind burns and shrieksNibbles on my nose and cheeksFor preschoolers, windy fall days mean excitement and play. Strong winds stimulate children and their surroundings, as though an invisible hand is shaking the world. Gentler breezes help pla...

• Mar-2022
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Grumble Yawn follows the onomatopoeic antics of a young girl and her cat as they resist the bedtime routine.This toddler-friendly book is composed entirely of sounds, and adults and children alike will find humor in a silly story that calls out to be...

• Mar-2022
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Morning sun, golden skies Softly waking sleepy eyes The critically-acclaimed celebration of summertime fun is now back in a new board book format!For preschoolers, sunny days are full of possibility. A sunbeam on the floor is the perfect place to cur...

• Apr-2022
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One whirligig’s journey reveals the delights of the natural world A stray maple seed, sometimes called a maple key or whirligig, is picked up by the wind and begins a long, wordless journey through a local neighborhood. It twirls and flip...

• May-2022
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Sunny rain sparkling showers Water for our trees and flowers For preschoolers, rainy weather is full of possibility. A puddle in the back yard is just waiting for a stomp in rubber rain boots. A light drizzle is perfect for a search-and-rescue missio...

• Sep-2022
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In the tradition of fun cumulative stories like The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, this joyful story shows how helping someone in need can sometimes fulfill needs of our own. When Spider meets Shrew, they are both down...

• Sep-2023
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Young readers will discover the importance of the natural world in the places they call home in this new picture book from acclaimed author Deborah Kerbel. Ary smiled when she saw the trees. Their swaying branches waved to her across the rolling oce...

• Oct-2023
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A sweet wordless story about a boy’s unexpected encounters in his neighborhood. In this wordless picture book, a Deaf boy and his mother enjoy a walk through their community, greeting neighbors, spying a bird’s nest in a tree, buying cookies at t...

• Oct-2023
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A Junior Library Guild Pick! MYRCA Northern Lights Selection, 2025 Opposite Identicals is a non-stop adrenaline rush from start to finish. Deborah Kerbel has written two unforgettable characters who take turns telling the story. Kids of all ages will...

• Aug-2024
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On a visit to the ocean, a curious little girl goes searching for a seashell and meets a new eight-armed friend While at the ocean, a curious young girl goes searching for a seashell and finds an octopus friend instead. The encounter turns into an af...

• Mar-2025
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Heloise likes a lot of things: sledding, giving rocks to her friends, and eating fish popsicles. She does NOT like certain things, like crowds, close-talkers and huddles. The problem is, huddles are a big part of being a penguin. Everyone gathers...