Marti Dumas
Author
Series
Wildseed witch volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"While the other girls have always known they were destined to be witches, Hasani is a Wildseed---a stray witch from a family of non-witches, with no background knowledge, no way to control her magic, and a lot to catch up on. 'Wildseed' may be an insult that the other girls throw at her, but Wildseeds are more powerful than they know. And Hasani will learn that there are ways to use magic and thrive that can never be taught in a classroom"--
2) Charmed life
Author
Series
Wildseed witch volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Now back at Riverbend Middle, social media loving tween Hasani tries to prove her former friend, and fellow witch, LaToya, is responsible for the recent chaos at school."--
Author
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Jackie excels at being in charge. Her skills keep everything from gardens to five unruly brothers in line. So, when a curious chrysalis appears in Jackie's front yard, she naturally decides to take charge of it. The creature that emerges is not like anything Jackie has ever seen, and she soon realizes that she must protect it at all costs, even from her own family.
Author
Language
English
Description
Three Steps from a Mermaid's Heart
Amaya longs to swim in the sea and on her tenth birthday she finally gets her wish. Unfortunately, as these stories often go, getting her wish may be more than Amaya's heart can handle.
The Little Human is a modern story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. Fans of classic fairytales and strong female characters will enjoy this imaginative adventure that centers science, curiosity, and every...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Giant afro. Even bigger brain.
Jaden Toussaint is a five-year-old who knows it all. I mean, really knows it all. Animal Science. Great Debater. Master of the art of ninja dancing. There's nothing Jaden Toussaint can't do. The only problem is that grown-ups keep trying to convince him that, even though he's really smart, he doesn't know everything. The thing is...he kind of does.
Author
Series
Jaden Toussaint the greatest volume 4
Publisher
Plum Street Press, a division of Yes, MAM Creations
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Jaden Toussaint, 5-year-old scientist and all around cool dude, has a problem. His sister is going to sleepaway camp, and now he must survive 5 whole days with no one to keep him company but his mother, his father, and all his friends. Sissy being gone is bad enough, but now that she is, who will protect him from the Swamp Thing?"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Plum Street Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Giant Afro. Even Bigger Brain. Jaden Toussaint is a 5 year-old who know it all. I mean, really knows it all. Animal Scientist. Great Debater. Master of the art of ninja dancing. There is nothing Jaden Toussaint can't do. The only problem is that grown-ups keep trying to convince him that, even though he's really smart, he doesn't know EVERYTHING. The thing is ... he kind of does. This time our hero must use all his super-powered brain power to convince...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Kids will be inspired to embrace their inner weirdness and persevere through obstacles after reading this empowering collection of true stories from teenage Scripps National Spelling Bee champ and Guinness World Record holder Zaila Avant-garde!"--
"After Zaila Avant-garde became the first African American student to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2021, she turned into an overnight sensation. People wanted to know who she was and how she'd...