Cynthia Lord
1) Rules
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Language
English
Description
Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic.
Author
Language
English
Description
When her blind dog slips his collar, twelve-year old Lily meets Salma Santiago, a young Hispanic girl whose migrant family are in Maine for the blueberry-picking season, and, based partly on their mutual love of dogs, the two forge a friendship while painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather--but as the Blueberry Queen pageant approaches Lily and Selma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life.
Author
Language
English
Description
On the last night of summer, Emma and her Maine game warden father rescue a small domestic rabbit stuck in a fence; the very next day Emma starts fifth grade after years of being home schooled, excited and apprehensive about making new friends, but she is paired with Jack, a hyperactive boy, who does not seem to fit in with anyone--except that they share a love of animals, which draws them together, because of the rabbit.
4) Touch blue
Author
Language
English
Description
When the state of Maine threatens to shut down their island's one-room schoolhouse because of dwindling enrollment, eleven-year-old Tess, a strong believer in luck, and her family take in a trumpet-playing foster child, to increase the school's population.
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lucy, with her mother and her photographer father, has just moved to a small rural community in New Hampshire, and with her new friend Nate she plans to spend the summer taking photos for a contest, but pictures sometimes reveal more than people are willing to see.
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Series
Book buddies volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Description
"Ivy was Anne the librarian's doll when she was a young girl. But now she has moved to Anne's library to be its newest Book Buddy--a toy that can be checked out just like a book. Ivy isn't sure she wants to be borrowed, though. She'd rather go back to just being Anne's favorite toy. Fern, a child who visits the library with her stepfamily, also wishes things could go back to the way they were, when Fern had her dad all to herself. When Fern takes...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From Newbery Honor author, Cynthia Lord, comes the heartwarming true story of the author's own journey in fostering two amazing bunnies, illustrated with photos and drawings"--
Author
Series
Book buddies volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
68 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Originally a soft, mouse-shaped Christmas ornament, Marco Polo becomes a Book Buddy (a doll or stuffed toy to check out from the library). A brave explorer, he's thrilled when a boy named Seth chooses him to take to Ben's house to bolster his courage for his first sleepover. All goes well until a cat picks up Marco Polo during the night and stashes him away. Undeterred, the intrepid mouse finds his way back to Seth along with Ben's long-lost monster...
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
212 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Mia is spending her summer with her grandmother in a small Maine town, expecting it to be an oasis of stability in her changing life, but there is a new know-it-all boy next door, and soon she finds herself competing with Cayman in identifying an injured bird of prey--and pretty much everything else.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colored illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
During their trail ride on all-terrain vehicles, Hot Rod Hamster and his friends stop to help Grandpa Dog and two puppies, whose vehicle has tipped over and gotten stuck in the mud.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Hamster and his friends go looking for some cool, wet, wild fun at the Water Kingdom waterpark, Hamster and his new friend, Holly, challenge two dogs to a race down the waterslide. Can they win?
Author
Series
Book buddies volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
66 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Dazzle is a snow-white unicorn with a twisty horn, a sparkly pink tail, and a tag that says unicorns can grant wishes. He isn't sure whether he can make a wish for himself, but he does so anyway, hoping for a child and a home of his own. Instead, Dazzle gets sold at a yard sale and becomes one of the Book Buddies, friendly toys that children can check out of the library just like books. Meanwhile, Maya has just moved to town and decides to borrow...
16) Jelly Bean
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Series
Shelter Pet Squad volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
125 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
No pets are allowed in the apartment where Suzannah and her family live, so she volunteers at a local pet shelter and plays with the dogs and cats there--but when a child whose family is moving brings in her pet guinea pig, Jelly Bean, Suzannah promises that she will find him the perfect home.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fearless Franco's famous Monster Truck Mania has come to town, and Hot Rod Hamster and his friends are searching for the very best ride at the fair.
19) Merlin
Author
Series
Shelter Pet Squad volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
125 pages : illustrations, 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Book buddies volume 4
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
73 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Roger the chick almost never gets the chance to do things on his own--he's always attached by Velcro to his mother, Olive the hen, who prefers a quiet nap to any excitement. The two Book Buddies even come as a pair when they're borrowed from the library, so Roger doesn't go on many solo adventures. One day, a boy named Liam is persuaded by his little sister to borrow Roger and Olive before picking up Grandpa from the airport. While Liam is preoccupied...