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Running with wolves / Our Story of Life With the Sawtooth Pack
Dutcher, Jim, 1943- author.
Format: PRINTED MATL

The Emmy Award-winning filmmakers draw on their six years spent observing and living with the Sawtooth wolf pack to reveal the complex social intelligence of wolves, the threats that challenge their survival and why the species deserves protection.

The boy who harnessed the wind
William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas.
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An adaptation for young readers of a best-selling memoir follows the experiences of 14-year-old William Kamkwamba, who built a windmill out of junkyard scraps to bring electricity to his famine-stricken Malawi village.

Something rotten : a fresh look at roadkill
Montgomery, Heather L, author.
Format: PRINTED MATL

Examines how animals killed during vehicle collisions can be useful in scientific research, from Tasmanian devil remains used in cancer research to red wolf remains used in genetic research and engineering.

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Mbalia, Kwame
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Haunted by the bus accident that ended his best friend’s life, seventh grader Tristan Strong dreads a visit to his grandparents’ Alabama farm before a bizarre living doll snatches away his friend’s notebook and draws him into a world of burning seas, iron monsters and exhausted black folk heroes.

The gauntlet
Karuna Riazi.
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Sucked into a mechanical board game and forced to defeat its diabolical architect in order to free themselves and others trapped with them, 12-year-old Farah and her two best friends receive assistance from a lizard guide and an aeronaut while battling fantastical beasts and solving difficult puzzles.

A Dash of Trouble
Meriano, Anna/ Ortega, Mirelle (ILT)
Format: PRINTED MATL

Leonora Logrono’s family owns the most beloved bakery in Rose Hill, Texas, spending their days conjuring delicious cookies and cakes for any occasion. And no occasion is more important than the annual Dia de los Muertos festival.

Stepping stones
Knisley, Lucy, author, artist.
Format: eBook

Jen moves out to the country and has to put up with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend, as well as his kids. Suddenly part of a larger family in a new place, Jen isn't sure there is a place for her in this different world.

When stars are scattered
Jamieson, Victoria, author, illustrator.
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Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp.

Echo
by Pam Muänoz Ryan.
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Decades after a man is entwined in a prophecy-based quest involving three mysterious sisters and a harmonica, three individuals from different areas of the world confront daunting challenges involving the same harmonica.

The war that saved my life
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.
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A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother.