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1) Like Vanessa
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Language
English
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Description
"It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first black Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but with a dysfunctional family (mother in jail, father withdrawn, drunken grandfather, gay cousin) the odds are against her--until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter." --
Author
Language
English
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Description
After moving to Northfield with her family in 1984, Elyse Nebbit faces the challenge of finding her place in a new school, one dominated by social status and Friday night football. When Elyse's effortlessly beautiful older sister Jayne starts dating Charlie Bingley, the captain of the school football team, Elyse finds herself curious about Charlie's popular and brooding best friend, Billy Fitz. Elyse's body insecurities eventually complicate her relationship...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In 1984 in the barrios of Newark, Beatriz Mendez is looking forward to dancing at her fifteenth birthday, because dancing is her true passion in life, but when her brother Juni, gang-leader of the Puerto Rican gang the Diablos, is killed by the rival Haitian Macoute gang she finds herself thrust into the role of gang-leader and drug dealer--until she meets Nassar, a dorky Haitian boy who shares and reignites her passion for dancing." --
1984, in...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's the 1980's. Mia and her best friend, Lara, have known each other since kindergarten. But even though they both live in the same cul-de-sac in the coastal fishing town of Prince Rupert, Mia's life is very different from her non-Indigenous, middle-class neighbor.... Their differences never matter to the two friends, but Mia begins to notice how people treat her differently just because she is Indigenous. Teachers, shopkeepers, even Lara's parents...
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Spotlight
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Johnny continues to mess with Daniel in hopes of winning Ali back, but when he and his friends attack Daniel at a Halloween party, an old man comes to the new kid's aid and causes a stir at the Cobra Kai dojo" -- Publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Spotlight
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Thirty years after the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, Johnny seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo and tells his students about his rise to fame and how a new kid in town stole his ex-girlfriend" -- Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Greenleaf Book Group LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When life supplies eleven-year-old Tommy Grant with some unfavorable circumstances intruding on his otherwise tranquil life in Ohio, he retreats into the spell-binding Order of Cosmic Champions. When he discovers that the largely successful animated program and toy line is holding a nationwide "Create-A-Character" contest where applicants submit their action figure designs, Tommy knows he has to enter as surely as he knows his own name. But when...
Author
Series
Stranger things ; 1
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"When Will Byers finds himself in the Upside Down, an impossible dark parody of his own world, he's understandably frightened. But that's nothing compared with the fear that takes hold when he realizes what's in that world with him!"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Dustin, Lucas, Max, and their friends want to rent videos one night. But when a blackout changes their plans, they swap seven twisted tales based on their hometown. What secrets lurk in an old asylum? Does a mutant creature live at the bottom of Lovers' Lake? Is a harmless teddy bear actually controlled by a supernatural force? These are just a few of the monstrous mysteries in this creepy collection that is sure to thrill fans of Stranger Things...
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Spotlight
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The Scoop Troop discovers that Erica Sinclair smuggled out a dangerous object from the Russian faculty below Starcourt Mall and they must once more come together to find a safe solution before government authorities discover the threat they pose." --
Author
Series
Stranger things ; 4
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Dustin arrives at Camp Know Where to navigate the new social hierarchy without the support of his Hawkins adventuring party. While also faced with nerdy bullies, a new menace haunts the young scientists and camp counselors. A mysterious figure with sinister intent arrives to disrupt the serene woodland scene. When camp counselors start to disappear, the solution won't take rocket science, but Dustin will have to get on the same wavelength as Suzie...
Author
Series
Stranger things ; 6
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Long before the dreaded Demogorgon took one of them to the Upside Down, Mike, Lucas, and Will bond with Dustin for the first time over the game that would define their childhood as they come together through communal stories and perilous quests to learn important lessons about friendship."--
Author
Series
Hello neighbor ; 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Ever since her older brother disappeared, Jen has been searching for answers. The ruins of Bosco Bay, the theme park where he was last seen, are due to be demolished any day now, but Jen can't let go of the feeling that a clue to her brother's fate still remains there. But Jen's investigation gets complicated when her cousin Allie comes to live with her family for the summer. Allie's mom has tasked her with helping Jen come to terms with her brother's...
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Series
Stranger things ; 5
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"It's January 1985-the Hawkins crew have survived their battle with the mind flayer, but Will and Joyce are still reeling from the recent death of Bob Newby. After he and Mr. Clarke discover a mysterious map Bob left in a box of old nerdy memorabilia, Will rallies the crew to investigate-but with a blizzard coming, they're afraid to follow"--
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Beyond Hawkins Lab, Starcourt Mall, Dungeons and Dragons, Monsters, and Mindflayers, the powerful children that have escaped from Hawkins Lab are out in the world, trying to live normal lives, but it comes at a steep cost. Nine was left behind in Hawkins Lab, comatose and alone. Now she lives in a fractured reality of her own creation under the watchful eyes of doctors who have no idea about the psychic volcano building insider her that erupt at...
19) '80s baby
Author
Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It's the eighties, baby! This adorable, electric board book features everything from neon legwarmers to totally rad rock music, and plenty of eighties slang!"--
Author
Series
Stranger things ; 2
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of ABDO/Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The Upside Down, a place only seen before in psychic visions and nightmares. Will Byers doesn't know what to call the shadowy realm he finds himself in, but he is certain that he is alone and far away from anything close to safe. A strange shrieking monster lurks around every corner and familiar voices drift through the air from the other side. To survive, Will holds onto the lessons he's learned in the camaraderie of his friends, and the hope that...
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