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Middle School Zone
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 3:00-5:00pm Select Wednesdays from 2:30-5:00pm Imagination Theater
Need a space to study? Join us in the Imagination Theater on non-program days to hang out with friends and do your homework. Availability of this space is subject to change, so check with library staff for the most up-to-date information!
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Game Day
Thursday, October 15 from 12:30-3:30pm Imagination Theater Join friends for tabletop card games, board games, and Nintendo Switch video games! |
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Middle School Advisory Group (MAG) Meeting
Wednesday, October 21 at 4:00pm Imagination Theater Join the Middle School Advisory Group (MAG) to give library staff valuable feedback and assistance for programs, resources, and more! Get the chance to make a difference for middle school students at the library and earn volunteer experience.
For more details, please email Children's Librarian Amanda Coleman at acoleman@arcadiaca.gov |
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Making It: Halloween Luminaries
Wednesday, October 28, 4:00pm
Imagination Theater
Get a little spooky with us! Create your own Halloween-themed jars featuring ghosts, mummies, pumpkins, and more! Then fill your jar with battery-powered lights and candy.
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Shook
by Julian Randall
Malik Page--though unless you're his mama, call him Shake--dreams of making the Marshall Grove varsity basketball squad as an eighth grader. Then he'll be on his way to joining the ranks of Chicago legends like his pops and late Uncle Kenny. But when Shake fractures his ankle in a championship game, he's sidelined for the first time since his first dribble. As his world is turned upside down, Shake feels like there's ginger ale bubbling in his chest and sweat slicking on his palms. With a best friend who's getting more distant by the day, a growing silence between him and his dad, and varsity tryouts fast approaching, Shake will have to cross up every obstacle to find a way back onto the court--and back to being himself. Thankfully in Marshall Grove, the sky is always full of hope.
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Beware the Jacks
by Laura Lavoie
A lot of things have changed in twelve-year-old Dahlia Reid's life. Her best friend moved away, her mom got remarried, and now Dahlia has a stepbrother, Levi, who isn't very nice. The one thing she can count on staying the same is Harvest Festival--the big scary event held every Autumn Equinox in the town of Wilcott Head. But when a new family arrives and grows a massive pumpkin patch, some people in town think it's bad news, even saying the pumpkin farm is cursed. Dahlia, on the other hand, thinks it's great. She even befriends the new girl, Penelope. After all, they're both being bullied by the same boy, Julian, at school. But on the evening of the equinox, the famous jack-o'-lanterns that line the path to the bonfire begin to disappear, and then people begin to disappear too. Dahlia thinks the pumpkins might be cursed after all . . . especially when they come to life. Dahlia, Penelope, and Levi band together to fight the jacks, undo the curse, and save the town before it's too late.
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Roi and Me and the Double V: A WWII Story
by Sandra W. Headen
As WWII rages overseas, best friends track star Marvel and future journalist Roi face injustice much closer to home. They do what they can to support the war effort--growing Victory gardens, collecting scrap--but these contributions don't feel like much of a victory when no one is fighting to protect their freedom. Patriotic Black recruits are turned away from the army, food shortages abound, and the military moves into their neighborhood. When an industrial developer threatens to destroy the local park where Marvel runs track, this Olympic hopeful fears she'll never make it to the starting line. Galvanized, Marvel and Roi learn about the Double V campaign challenging the irony and hypocrisy of racial inequality: V for Victory Abroad and Victory at Home. With the help of their journalist teacher, can two kids support their community in an activist movement to win the battle against injustice at home?
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Sing Me a Story: Short Stories in Verse by Latine Authors
by Book Author
All of your favorite Latine kidlit verse novelists have contributed stories to this powerful collection that pays tribute to the power of various forms of music, from bachata to hip hop, and Selena to dem bow. Stories written by: Andrea Beatriz Arango, David Bowles, Stephen Brise o, Margarita Engle, Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, Juan Felipe Herrera, JP Infante, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Jasminne Mendez, Rico Pabon, NoNieqa Ramos, Yaccaira Salvatierra, Ari Tison, Aida Salazar, John Santos, and Elisabet Velasquez.
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Rialto
by Kate Milford
Ivy and Dahlia Vicar know this summer's trip to visit friends in Rialto, Missouri, is going to be different from their usual family vacations.Twelve-year-old Dahlia, an artist who lives with anxiety, is looking forward to something new. Rialto, after all, has its own abandoned theme park! But mystery-loving, fourteen-year-old Ivy is struggling with how to be the right kind of big sister to Dahlia, and longs for the way things--especially vacations--were when they were younger.In Rialto, it quickly becomes clear that this vacation will also be different in totally unexpected ways. For one thing, the town stands in the middle of an improbable forest that, according to local legend, swallowed it overnight decades before. Then there are Dahlia's even more improbable sightings of impossible creatures--a giraffe with antlers and a leopard with wings. And there's their new friend Remy, whose family inherited the house they're all staying in from an aunt who left bequests for local friends that Remy must personally distribute.When he enlists Ivy and Dahlia to help deliver these gifts, they find themselves drawn into a mystery going back to the time when Rialto Park was still open. And it begins to seem that, if they are going to help Remy solve it, they will have to find a way to believe in magic.
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The Magic Library of Waterfall Way
by Julie Abe
An Unremarkable girl with a remarkable destiny must save a magic library to find her forever home in this delightful cozy fantasy that's perfect for fans of Greenwild and Kiki's Delivery Service.
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Found Sound by Meg WolitzerWhen Felix Frank discovers a mysterious musical box while on vacation he joins forces with the eccentric girl next door, Marigold, to follow a string of clues on a sound-related scavenger hunt through town.
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Berserkers
by M. A. Larson
A modern-day hunt for Viking treasure collides with Spanish conquistadors and small-town Minnesota in this delightfully zany adventure, perfect for fans of The Goonies and Holes.
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Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home
by Zach Weinersmith
From New York Times-bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author Zach Weinersmith comes a cartoon-illustrated middle grade novel starring a ferociously inactive kid who is dragged against his will into the madcap adventures of his friends and family.
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Firesnake: The Last Cuentista Book 3 Volume 3
by Donna Barba Higuera
Itzel has never known a life on Earth. Growing up on Sagan, the granddaughter of the Cuentista, her years have been spent among the dactyls, griblets, and billow seeds of their new planet. But when a mysterious message arrives from across the cosmos, Itzel realizes that the home they thought destroyed hundreds of years ago has survived . . . and with it, another community of humans. Will she and the other Saganites brave the journey back to Earth? And what will they find? For they are not the only ones who have received this message . . .
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The Book of Jupiter
by Robin Stevenson
Thirteen-year-old Ara lives in an isolated community called Jupiter Station with her family. They abide by the teachings of Father Jupiter, their self-appointed leader, and follow the strict rules laid out in his Book of Jupiter. Ara has always believed what she's been taught, including Father Jupiter's prophecy that the family will soon become stardust and Ascend to the planet Jupiter, where they'll live together forever. But when her older brother Leo reveals his doubts about Father Jupiter, particularly his story about how they became part of the family, Ara must decide what to do, as she starts to realize he may be right.
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The Thing about Giants: (A Middle Grade Fantasy Adventure about Friendship, Courage, and Looking Beyond Appearances for Ages 8-12)
by Christopher Galvin
Twelve-year-old Jacq Dyer is the daughter of two renowned giant hunters, although she's never had much stomach for what they do. In a city built from giants' bones, people rely on hunters to keep them prosperous and safe, and everyone knows that giants are violent, senseless creatures . . . aren't they? But when an accident leaves Jacq lost and injured in the wilderness, she ends up face-to-face with Corman, a frightened young giant-. Corman has just lost his dad to hunters, and he and Jacq must learn to trust each other if they're going to find their ways home. But as they start finding out the truth about giant hunting--and the shadowy Resistance Jacq has grown up hating--they discover there's more at stake than either of them know.
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No Place on Earth
by Andrea Beatriz Arango
Since moving to Yellowstone National Park for his mom's job, Gustavo Santos Costa has had a lot on his mind.For instance: bison stampedes. Did you know that bison can run three times faster than the average person?Also: Why do people always stand so close to boiling hot springs? Finally: the bad dreams. Why have they only gotten worse since the move?And that's all before Gus somehow meets his classmate Kordell inside his dreams. While Gus avoids sleeping (and nightmares) at all costs, Kordell finds that dreams seem to be a welcome escape from his real life . . . until one day, they're no longer enough. Gus may be the only person who can help Kordell. But when most things already feel too big to take on, how can Gus find the courage to be there for his friends?
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The Travelers
by Greg Howard
When twelve-year-old Ben Turner's mom unexpectedly passes away, he's forced into the care of the only living relative he has left--a grandmother he's never met who lives in a place he's never been. Rutledge, South Carolina is worlds from bustling Nashville. Upon arriving at his grandmother's house, Ben is dumbfounded by the large, stone and brick building that greets him. Clifton House appears far more haunted mansion than house and Ben can't get over the fact that this is where his mom grew up. Inside, Ben is surprised to see clocks--clocks of all shapes and sizes on the walls, mantels and tables. What's even more surprising, is that none of the clocks tell the correct time and some even seem to be moving backwards. Before Ben can ask too many questions, his stern grandmother tells him there are two rules that must be followed at Clifton House: nevertouch the clocks andnevergo up to the third floor. But on his very first night, Ben hears footsteps and hushed whispers--all seeming to come from the third floor. Soon Ben begins to suspect there's something more to Clifton House than broken clocks and dusty old furniture. Is it poltergeists? Hidden passageways? Or something to do with the very fabric of time itself? With the help of two new friends, Ollie and Ash, Ben embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of Clifton House and quickly finds himself in a race against time to save his family and possibly even himself.
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The Third Period Comeback
by E. K. Johnston
Hayley Rilko was born to play hockey--and cursed to ruin whatever team she plays for. As long as she's still a kid, the curse's magic doesn't stick, but everyone knows her time is running out. The two things Hayley has on her side are her family--four generations of it, all carrying the same curse she does--and one last summer vacation in the Ontario Northwoods, where her great grandfather disappeared and the curse began. As the clock runs down and the magical mysteries pile up, Hayley realizes that just following the evidence isn't going to be enough. She's going to have to talk to someone who has the information she needs--even if it means raising the dead. With her cousins on her team, Hayley sets out to do what no one else has been able to: find her great grandfather's body and break the curse, no matter what it takes.
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Free online 24/7 one-to-one tutoring in English or Spanish. Sessions are available without prior appointments. A wide range of subjects are covered, including English, math, science, social studies, and writing. For students ranging from kindergarten through college. This project is supported in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. |
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World Book Online is an online encyclopedia that you can access for free with your Arcadia Public Library card! This resource offers historical timelines to information that will help you do research. |
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Comics Plus
This resource gives users unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from a wide variety of publishers.
Comics Plus for ChildrenThis link provides access to Comics Plus and includes materials for Emergent Readers (ages 3-5), Children (ages 5-7), and Kids (ages 8-10). Comics Plus for TeensThis link provides access to Comics Plus and includes materials for all of the Children's Age groups (see above), as well as materials for Teens (ages 11-14) and Young Adults (ages 15-18).
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To check on the availability of an item, click on the cover to go to our online catalog. Thanks for reading!! |
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