friendship

"At the Scholomance, El, Orion, and the other students are faced with their final year--and the looming specter of matriculation, a deadly ritual that leaves few students alive after. El is determined that her group will make it out alive, but it is a prospect that is looking harder by the day as the savagery of the school ramps up. Until El realizes that sometimes winning the game means throwing out all the rules"--Provided by publisher.

"In the start of a . . . series, the . . . author . . . introduces you to a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death--until one girl begins to unlock its many secrets. Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered: There are no teachers, no holidays, and no friendships save strategic ones. Survival is more important than any letter grade, for the school won't allow its students to leave until they graduate--or die. The rules are deceptively simple: Don't walk the halls alone. And beware of the monsters who lurk everywhere. El is uniquely prepared for the school's dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out untold millions. It would be easy enough for El to defeat the monsters that prowl the school. The problem? Her powerful dark magic might also kill all the other students. So El is trying her hardest not to use her power--at least not until she has no other option"--Provided by publisher.

"A girl with social anxiety becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper"--Provided by publisher.

Aza Holmes is a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts. Presented in Spanish.

"Little River, New York, 1994: April Sawicki is living in a run-down motorhome, flunking out of school, and picking up shifts at the local diner. But when April realizes she's finally had enough--enough of her selfish, absent father and barely surviving in an unfeeling town--she decides to make a break for it. Stealing a car and with only her music to keep her company, April hits the road, determined to live life on her own terms. She manages to scrape together a meaningful existence as she travels, encountering people and places she's never dreamed of, and could never imagine deserving. From lifelong friendships to tragic heartbreaks, April chronicles her journey in the beautiful music she creates as she discovers that home is with the people you choose to keep"--Provided by publisher.

"Makoto Kowata, a novice witch, packs up her belongings (including a black cat familiar) and moves in with her distant cousins in rural Aomori to complete her training and become a full-fledged witch"--Back cover.

Jo Jo Makoons learns about how different people have different healthy eating habits, including her Mama, Kokum, and her cat, Mimi. When a snowstorm hits her Ojibwe reservation and everything gets shut down, Jo Jo decides to use her imagination and personality to help her Elders and classmates stay healthy.

Yoda sends Jedi younglings Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay, and Nubs to Tenoo for training in the planet's temple, but the group is waylaid by a band of greedy pirates.

Lupe Lopez arrives for her first day at Hector P. Garcia Elementary School ready to show everyone she's a rock star. But the teacher has rules and Lupe isn't allowed to drum on anything she wants with her pencils and no one shows up to join her fan club. The next day though, Lupe meets a couple of new friends that give her an idea for how to express her identity as a rock star.

When Poppy the pig's dream of being an ice skating star takes her to a big competition in Paris, she meets all sorts of interesting animal competitors from different sports and learns that a smile is the same in any language.