Karen Romano Young

Based on a True Story

Sybil Ludington: Revolutionary War Rider (Feb-2016)

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  Video
  

  • Oct-1999
  • / Suspense
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  When Mr. Lincoln gives his eighth-grade class an observation project, it sounds roll-your-eyes dumb to Janine and Eric. Especially since Janine can't come up with anyone interesting to observe and Mr. Lincoln won't let Eric record his observations wi...

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  The Beetle and Me
  

  • Mar-2001
  • / Romance
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  Fifteen-year-old Daisy Pandolfi wants more than anything to rebuild her parents '57 Volkswagon Beetle.For Daisy the Beetle has always been special, almost magical. It must run again, and it will be her very own set of wheels if it does. But she's det...

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  Doodlebug
  

  • Jul-2010
  • / General Fiction
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  Moving is tough. Being the new kid in school is even tougher. But the hardest thing of all about the move that Doreen “Dodo” Bussey’s family is making is that she suspects it might be because of her. She got into trouble at her last school. ...

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  Cobwebs
  

  • Apr-2011
  • / General Fiction
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  A girl walks across the Brooklyn Bridge, a backpack full of knitting slung over her shoulder, a green fish kite in her hand. A boy balances on the bridge's crisscross webbing, waiting for the girl to pass. Are they angels? Spiders? In love? Or ...

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  Outside In
  

  • Apr-2011
  • / General Fiction
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  Cherie Witkowski is twelve, and she doesn't want to turn thirteen this year. This is the year, 1968, that everything--absolutely everything--seems to be changing. At home her parents are expecting a new baby, her mother is fixing up the house so they...

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  Stuck in the Middle (of Middle School)
  

  • Mar-2013
  • / General Fiction
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  She doesn't just love doodling, she needs it. . . . Moving is tough. Being the new kid in school is even tougher. But the hardest thing of all about the move that Doreen "Dodo" Bussey's family is making is that she suspects it might be because of her...

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  Watching Whales
  

  • May-2013
  • / General Fiction
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  Find out what happens on a whale watch, why whales are important and what different types of whales can be seen in this beautifully-illustrated graphic novel by Karen Romano Young.

  • Collins Big Cat Progress books are specifically designe...

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  Bears: Green/Band 5
  

  • Dec-2014
  • / General Fiction
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  Once, coyotes only lived in the country. Now, they’ve moved into cities, where they go hunting at night.

  • Green/Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters

  • Text type: An information book

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  Sybil Ludington: Revolutionary War Rider
  

  • Feb-2016
  • / Historical
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  Based on a True Story
  

  What would you do if your country was counting on you to deliver a message? That's sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington’s urgent mission. In 1777, Sybil and her family believe the American colonies should be free from British control. Sybil’s fath...

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  Hundred Percent
  

  • Aug-2016
  • / General Fiction
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  The last year of elementary school is big for every kid. In this novel, equal parts funny and crushing, utterly honest and perfect for boys and girls alike, Christine Gouda faces change at every turn, starting with her own nickname -- Tink -- which j...

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  Whale Quest
  

  • Aug-2017
  • / General Fiction
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  Decades of commercial whaling nearly decimated a variety of whales considered a keystone species. Keystone species are indicators of the overall health of Earth's habitats. While whales have made a comeback through an international ban on commercial ...

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  A Girl, a Raccoon, and the Midnight Moon
  

  • Jan-2020
  • / Mystery
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  In this “enchanting” tale of a girl trying to solve a mystery and save a local library, “the magic of reading is given a refreshingly real twist” (Kirkus Reviews).   A New York City library branch has been designated for possible closure...

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