Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=3+7517+4294967112 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682518 Painting in her grandmothers studio and riding her favorite horse, Georgia, helps fourth-grader Saige cope with missing Mimi and sparks an idea for funding the school art program, but more creativity will be needed to keep Georgia from being sold. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729327 When Joey has to compete with his best friend, Zach, for a single spot on an elite baseball team, he is forced to decide how far he is willing to go to win-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697903 Vowing to meet eleven years after sealing letters they wrote to each other in an old metal box, best friends Ellie and Nolan both have reservations about seeing each other again as loneliness, personal tragedies, and a lack of faith haunt both of them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732044 Fifth-grader Sadie and her friends in the cupcake club face their toughest challenge yet when they compete in the televised Battle of the Bakers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1736015 With her Hollywood dreams long gone, Abigale now has a nice, neat, uncomplicated life--until the day her perfect fianc needs to talk. Dumped, a little more than shattered, and totally confused, Abigale turns to Zach, her best friend since forever, to help her pick up the pieces. He does it with the gift of a journal. She can vent her frustrations, and sketch out a new plan. Zach just hopes hes part of it. Because hes been in love with Abigale his entire life. When the journal falls into Zachs hands, he discovers Abigale wants a new man. And fast. Nothing more than a hot distraction. Zach has a strategy, too. Hes going to be that man. Its his last chance. Abigale might be out to shake up her life, but Zachs out to reinvent it. Now, all he has to do is convince Abigale that life can go as planned.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674798 Bruno the orca is stranded on the beach--can his friends come up with a plan to rescue him in time? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704750 A plucky duckling attempts to befriend a cat that just wants to be left alone. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1745449 Placed under a temporary retstraining order for torching her former boyfriends car, seventeen-year-old Rosie embarks on a cross-country car trip from New Jersey to Arizona while waiting for her court appearance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696513 Jamie Kelly writes in her diary about how her flawless friend, Angeline, discovers the real reason why Jamie and her best friend, Isabella, agree to join extracurricular clubs at the school. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729351 When alone, a young girl enjoys dancing, singing, growling, and cheering but when anyone other than her best friend is watching, she is quiet and shy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1730863 Everyone knows that minnows and sharks cant be friends! Can Nugget and Fang be different?-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1730828 Mickey and his friends plan a picnic in the park. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711348 While the seagulls are fishing, Hudson the penguin discovers his best friend Gregory the gull is missing. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705171 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713899 Acquiring superpowers through a genetics experiment gone awry, four best friends including girly Cheri, tough Scarlet, shy Opaline and peacemaker Iris become fashionable champions for justice while their scientist mothers diligently work in the secret lab where their powers were created. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732844 Lenny Norbeck and his friends The Mikes set out to investigate the suspicious death of a young pitcher at a Phillies game-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729622 While Lena navigates the increasingly dangerous Wilds, her best friend, Hana, lives a safe, loveless life in Portland.-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706211 Caroline worries that British spies may be lurking in Sackets Harbor, but when strange things start happening at Abbotts Shipyard Caroline wonders if a spy, either someone she has known all her life or Papas long-lost friend, is responsible. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735576 Monkey and Elephant are very good friends who have a lot in common. They both like morning time. They both like shiny rocks. And they both like to hear their own voices: TAH. TAH. TAH. But Monkey is Monkey and Elephant is Elephant. They are not exactly the same. So when Elephant starts to sneeze--achoo!--Monkey has her own ideas of what will make him feel better. And when Monkey gets the sniffles, Elephant has his own ideas of what will make her feel better.--Dust jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713345 School is over and Kylie Jean and her cousin Lucy are going to summer camp for a week of fun, but a girl named Miley seems determined to spoil the experience for everyone, and Kylie decides to discover what her problem is. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1671639 Arno the lobster is always grumpy and his friends are starting to avoid him--can he change or will he always be alone? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742936 When musical prodigy, Elvis Ruby, completely freezes up on television, he is forced to hide out in the Pinelands of New Jersey and try to find his way back to the music once again with the help of a new friend-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1736360 Katie the dog learns that sharing can be fun when she becomes friends with the playful puppy next door. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704543 An epic lunch period leads to a fateful showdown as small, skinny seventh-grader Sams former best friend--now a popular athlete--promises to beat Sam up at recess in exactly thirty-three minutes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1730968 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735628 After her fathers sudden death and a break-up with her best friends, seventeen-year-old Lexi has no choice but to leave New York City seeking her long-absent mother, rumored to be in Florida with a traveling circus, where she just may discover her destiny. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693534 All kinds of embarrassing rumors are swirling around TJs class and mostly he thinks they are pretty funny, until he becomes the target of the gossip--then he needs to find out who started the rumors, and why. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1745164 With things to do, places to go and people to visit, theres just so much for the little ones to enjoy. An adorable and stylish first book for the very young! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693950 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715672 In 1970s San Francisco, Julie is excited to take care of Ivys talking parrot while her friend is on vacation, but strange things are happening at Ivys house and an old friend of Julie may be to blame. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743411 Hugo Hippo is trying to demonstrate through his water ballet that he is unique, but Bella Bird insists on copying his every move. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1741787 When ordinary third-grader Ed finds a coin with the words strange and stranger on both sides, weird things start happening around him--but when his friends start blaming him for all the weirdness Ed wonders if this coin is not too strange for comfort. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696330 Rabbit makes a list of the things he loves about Pig, but needs Pigs help deciding what to write. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1741774 Fourteen-year-old Camden Fisher arrives at a boarding school after a falling-out with her best friend, but Lethe Academy is a strange place, where students disappear suddenly, and as she searches for answers Camden begins to fear what she will find. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1716044 It is the first day of third grade and sassy Sydney and the new boy Sidney are not only neighbors, they are in the same class, so mix-ups are inevitable--but they soon find they share some common interests, including a love for Halloween. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735845 Tired of being picked on at school for being a furrin Immigrant because he is Jewish, twelve-year-old Sammy Greenburg learns the legend of the golem from his bar mitzvah coach, but discovers that friends--and forming a klezmer fusion band--can be better than magic in defeating bullies. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695619 Still living large off their incredible football championship win just weeks before, Ben McBain and his crew must now prepare for basketball season. Ben is known as the best point guard throughout the league. And now that Shawn OBrien has joined their team, they are a shoo-in to win it all. But there is a new kid in town, Chase Braggs, a point guard like Ben who seems to be better, stronger, and faster. Refusing to let his team down, Ben hits the courts hard to practice. Bens rivalry with Chase seems to take the fun out of playing ball with his best friends. Will Ben be able to pull it together for his team and for himself? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732155 A young man comes to terms with his life in the process and aftermath of making his first film, in particular with his relationships with family, friends, lovers, and adversaries. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735305 Becoming friends with Josef Weber, an old man who is particularly loved in her community, Sage Singer is shocked when one day he asks her to kill him and reveals why he deserves to die, causing her to question her beliefs. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735332 A beginning reader book containing three stories featuring Frog and his friends where Frog joins a singing group, helps rescue a baby bird, and is scared by a nighttime story--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698384 Best friends Monkey and Robot, who laugh and jump up and down when they are happy, enjoy a variety of activities. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695712 When Olivia sells cookies for her Young Pioneers troop, she hopes her lucky tights help her to sell more boxes of cookies than Francine. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711724 Omar is still troubled by his vision of the future, but when another vision sends the Revolution to a forgotten pyramid in Egypt to recover a new Fragment, and two of the teens are trapped inside the pyramid, they must all put aside the suspicions and conflicts of the past few months and work as a team if any of them are going to survive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1741827 To break his curse of invisibility, a boy is helped by a girl, who is the only one who can see him-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743429 After moving to California, seventh-grader Devin is afraid she will not make the soccer team but finds, instead, a team is so bad that she is compelled to take the lead and turn it into something the players and coach can all be proud of. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714504 When the animals on the farm pair up for games on a bright and sunny day, Peepsqueak the little chick is unable to find a friend of his own and searches in the woods, where he finds a great big new friend. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682517 Upset that her New Mexico school can only afford music and art teachers in alternate years, fourth-grader Saige works with her grandmother, Mimi, to plan a fundraiser but when Mimi has an accident, Saige relies on new friend Gabi to help. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705391 During a fourth-grade field trip to Portwaller History Museum, Penelope fears that she is losing her best friend, Patsy Cline Roberta Watson, and decides to start her own secret museum so that she will never forget anyone important to her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695678 In this latest misadventure, Nate, the all-time record-holder for detentions, gets to see how the other half lives as he follows his best friend Franciss example and becomes a total neat freak; has Nate totally flipped out?-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711394 Secrets can be funny things. We think they keep us safe, but more often than not, they spill out when we least expect and make a mess out of everything. Its a truth Scarlett Jo Newberry knows all too well--a truth Grace Shepherd and Zach Craig are about to learn the hard way. As the lives of this boisterous pastors wife, polished news anchor, and beleaguered divorce attorney intersect in the tree-lined streets of Franklin, Tennessee, scandal threatens to topple their carefully constructed worlds. Grasping at survival, they embark on a journey of friendship and courage, desperate to find a way back to laughter, love, and life--Page 4 of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693123 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693384 When Livvy chooses a goldfish as the class pet, some of the other children decide to freeze her out, and TJ has to choose between his friend and being frozen out himself--or find a way to make them see that their bullying behavior is wrong. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697532 Emmy Spencer and Lizzy Draper have been best friends since birth, but now that theyre in seventh grade, theyve begun to drift apart. Lizzy, insistent on being called Liz now, has a new group of friends, and she has gone out of her way to exclude Emmy from them. Its almost as if Lizzy doesnt want Emmy hanging out with her anymore. But then Emmy comes into possession of a doll that can change all that--a voodoo doll that will put Emmy in control of Lizzys every move. Can she use the doll to save their friendship--or will it end up controlling them both? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693964 TJs former best friend, Danny, has just returned from London, but TJ finds that he has changed--he is constantly one-upping everybody, and when he uses his cell phone to send an embarrassing picture of TJ to other kids Danny takes it one step too far. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696043 After being caught in the middle of a love triangle which led to a devastating betrayal, Kiera pledged to learn from the mistakes shed made. She was determined to never again inflict that kind of pain on anyone, especially the soulful, talented man who held her heart. But life offers new challenges for every relationship, and when Kieras love is put to the ultimate test, will it survive? Love is easy-- trust is hard.--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693145 With her knack for seeing the positive, six-year-old Violet anticipates extraordinary results after getting her tonsils removed, such as making a special new friend and turning her everyday voice into an opera voice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706210 Marie-Grace is excited that a well-known English opera company will perform at the very theater where she takes singing lessons from Aunt Ocane, but as she and her friend Ccile help out backstage, the make disturbing discoveries. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698880 A shark has been spotted in Trident City! Pearl Swamp is so scared, she needs a shark Guard to escort her to and from school. She doesnt trust anyone who likes these terrifying creatures, especially Kiki Coral, who isnt nearly as frightened as Pearl. And to make matters worse, Pearl accuses Kiki of stealing her precious pearl necklace! Will the sharks destroy the peace of their sparking city? Or will the mergirls have to swim in dangerous deep-sea waters? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708647 Pug and Doug are best friends, even when their differences lead to a misunderstanding. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693158 Paulina, Miko, Tally, and Ivy are settled in back at school after their big trip to New York City, and things are busier than ever. Miko is feeling the pressure more than anyone. She has schoolwork, 4 Girls, and an audition for a spot at an exclusive music conservatory. Will she be able to do it all? And while trying to be supportive friends, Paulina, Tally, and Ivy are also trying to get the next issue of 4 Girls ready, under the supervision of a new faculty advisor. What if her vision doesnt match theirs? Will they be able to keep publishing?-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743402 Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743435 Heidi is excited about spending two weeks with Lucy at Camp Dakota, but Lucys friends from last year ignore Heidi and make her feel unwelcome, leading Heidi to cast a friendship spell on them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1743320 When Violet, a high school senior, learns that an underground group has been carrying out murders on the order of their Charles Manson-like leader, she is pulled into a deadly hunt, where even her ability may not save her-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744921 Ghoulfriends Just Want to Have Fun introduces three new monster characters: Robecca Steam, Rochelle Goyle, and Venus Mcflytrap. As new students, the trio must navigate the bewildering array of cute monster boys, established cliques, and monster-rific subjects like Mad Science, Ge-ogre-phy, and physical deaducation. As if that werent hard enough, something strange and sinister seems to be happening at the school. Can the new GFFs solve the mystery?-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704836 Polarhog takes his reluctant best friend on a walk while a surprise is brewing. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696517 A little polar bear cub ventures out of her den for the first time and meets a new friend. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711735 Stuck at Camp Wy-Mee, cowardly Rodney Rathbone is forced to try to make friends and finds himself once again in the unlikely roll of camp hero. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708676 The Collective is on the move, determined to recover its agent Tommy Goff who is being held captive by the Revolution, but one Collective agent has more ambitious plans--to kill team leader Eldrick Otus and destroy the Revolution completely. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1703856 When she wins the lead role in a school play, second-grader Ellie neglects her friends in the Critter Club and their new animal shelter. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712892 Sick of being at the mercy of adult conspiracies, Emily Webb forms a plan with the Deviants: They will destroy BioZenith.-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706133 In these four previously published stories, Katie celebrates Valentines Day, the Fourth of July, Halloween, and Thanksgiving with her friends. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735246 Bored with her ho-hum routine with her best friend Ollie, Claire secretly plans a new adventure with a mystery person. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1677542 What is love, anyway? Ninako Kinoshitas friends tell her its one thing, but Ninako wonders what this mysterious feeling really is. When she meets Ren Ichinose, the handsome, enigmatic guy that all the girls worship, her life takes an unexpected turn. With just a few words and a smile, he changes her world... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1722548 Lottie Paris goes to the library, her favorite place in the world, and makes a new friend for whom the library is also a special place. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727095 Schools out and the girls of Heartlake City are off on their latest adventures. Go along with the LEGO Friends as they spend their summer exploring the city in this new reader from DK! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1745034 Little monsters become friends, laughing and playing, but also teasing, arguing and making up in this book about relationships. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693383 When TJ cheats on a history test and gets chosen to represent his school in a contest, he feels horribly guilty--worse, he finds himself being blackmailed for money by one of his classmates. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697593 Teens Jack, Marco, Aly, and Cass begin a quest to find seven pieces of Atlantiss power that were hidden long ago and that will, if returned to Atlantis, save them from certain death due to the genetic abnormality that also gives them superior abilities. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1745503 Teru and her friends sneak aboard a yacht in order to save Rena and foil Morizonos plan to sell the new Jack Frost virus. The rescue mission turns out to be more than anyone bargained for, however, when Kurosaki runs into a man who makes his blood turn cold -- from publishers web site. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735335 Like many amateur magicians, Hedgehog finds that his tricks dont always proceed as planned. Mouse doesnt quite disappear, Rabbit (being larger than Hedgehog) is difficult to pull from the hat, and Duckling is not quite brave enough to endure a turn as magicians helper. But when Hedgehogs friends see how sad he is, they provide a surprise that results in everyone agreeing that Hedgehog is very good at magic after all. Preschoolers will delight in the sweet illustrations and in seeing what Hedgehog doesnt--his friends helping to make his day magical.--Dust jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694395 Struggling to maintain a boundary between her Alchemist teachings and the urgings of her heart, Sydney meets Marcus Finch, who pushes her to rebel, while Sydneys encounter with an evil magic user compels her to embrace her inner magic. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1741813 In this original version of the traditional tale, the three little pigs are in their usual trouble with the somewhat bad wolf--who is really just very hungry and frustrated that the pizza parlor will not serve him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698390 When Mallory wins Fashion Frans design contest, she and Mary Ann are headed to New York City! But as they share the sights, sounds, and tastes of New York, theres just one problem. Only Mallory gets to appear on the Fashion Fran show, even though she pinky-swore with Mary Ann that theyd both go on. Can Mallory find a way to share the spotlight with her best friend before the pinky-swear she made ruins the trip of a lifetime--and their friendship?-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704420 Chester has a good time coloring Easter eggs and hiding them for his friends, one by one, but even he is surprised when the eggs are found and brought together. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735245 Penguins tired of the snow and cold--so he decides to go on vacation! But where should he go? And what new friends will he meet along the way?-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1730946 A beginning reader tale inspired by Kenneth Grahames beloved characters finds Mole scraping up the courage to leave his underground home and make a new friend in Water Rat, who composes an ongoing poem. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1686135 The Halloween plans of monster enthusiasts Nick, Carter, and Angelo are thrown into turmoil when a magical amulet acquired from Nicks voodoo queen aunt turns Nick into a zombie and prompts an uproarious effort to break the curse. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739223 Jasper is a small white gosling who likes to be tidy and his friend Joop is a small gray gosling who likes to be messy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694784 When Olivia sells cookies for her Young Pioneers troop, she hopes her lucky tights help her to sell more boxes of cookies than Francine. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704302 CeCe Jones and Rocky Blue are best friends, neighbors, and background dancers for the hit television show, Shake It Up, Chicago. The show cast is headed to Alabama for an environmental cleanup project but CeCe rather go to Los Angeles to audition for a new dance-themed reality show. Rocky will spend her days doing volunteer work if CeCe does not convinces her to do the audition. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694366 An unlikely teenager risks all to expose the truth about a heralded moon landing. What if the football hadnt gone over the wall. On the other side of the wall there is a dark secret. And the devil. And the Moon Man. And the Motherland doesnt want anyone to know. But Standish Treadwell--who has different-colored eyes, who cant read, cant write, Standish Treadwell isnt bright--sees things differently than the rest of the train-track thinkers. So when Standish and his only friend and neighbor, Hector, make their way to the other side of the wall, they see what the Motherland has been hiding. And its big.--Dust jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1744651 Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1740410 High school junior Vee Bell realizes that someone knows about and shares her ability to slide into other peoples minds when she suddenly finds herself in strange and very dangerous situations but her sister Mattie, best friend Rollins, and an aunt she never knew provide insights. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1697613 To make ends meet, twelve-year-old Ivys mother goes to work as a waitress and takes in a boarder, a strange boy named Caleb who Ivy is sure is a liar. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1716201 Illustrations and rhyming text follows two animal friends as they play pretend games, fly down a slide, flop in a puddle, and run around a tree. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1732965 For Ruby Pepperdine, the center of everything is on the rooftop of Pepperdine Motors, stargazing from the circle of her grandmother Gigis hug. Thats how everything is supposed to be--until it goes spinning out of control. Now Rubys best friend, Lucy, is mad at her. Her new friendship with Nero is pretty bumpy too. Worst of all, Ruby regrets what happened with Gigi. How Ruby didnt listen. And now its too late to make things right. But Ruby has one last hope. It all depends on what happens on Bunning Day, when the entire town will hear her read her winning essay. And it all depends on her twelfth birthday wish-- unless she messes that up too. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696006 Becoming friends with Josef Weber, an old man who is particularly loved in her community, Sage Singer is shocked when one day he asks her to kill him and reveals why he deserves to die, causing her to question her beliefs. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696568 Theres a large black rabbit chasing him, and no matter where he runs, the shadowy rabbit follows, but finally in the deep, dark wood, Rabbit loses his nemesis only to encounter a real foe. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1730949 A wordless picture book about the inspiring friendship that develops between a bluebird and a young boy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1716075 Jules is an ordinary seven-year-old girl, concerned with school and friends and other ordinary things--until a chance meeting with a casting director leads to an audition for a television commercial.