Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A true classic with a timeless message, The Story of Ferdinand has enchanted readers since it was first published in 1936. All the other bulls would run and jump and butt their heads together. But Ferdinand would rather sit and smell the flowers. And he does just that, until the day a bumblebee and some men from the Madrid bullfights give gentle Ferdinand a chance to be the most ferocious star of the corridaand the most unexpected comic hero....
43) Sunflower Sal
Author
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Sal, a very big girl, cannot sew a quilt like Gran's no matter how hard she tries, but eventually she finds her talents lie elsewhere.
45) Being friends
Author
Publisher
Dial
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
Two very different girls find that the joy of being friends enables them to share their various likes and dislikes.
47) Grunt
Author
Publisher
Clarion
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Teased by his older siblings about his appearance and tiny squeal, a little piggy finds acceptance with an equally odd-looking companion who teaches him to celebrate his differences.
51) Purplicious
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Formats
Description
When her classmates make fun of her for still liking the color pink, a little girl feels all alone, but then a friend shows her the power of pink.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Feeling comfortable but somewhat alone in her home by the sea, an artist's daughter is encouraged to attribute difficult health challenges to stories that inspire creativity, while a visiting stranger helps her recognize how special she is.
54) Jake and Lily
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jake and Lily are twins and have always felt the same--like two halves of one person--but the year they turn eleven and Jake begins hanging out with Bump Stubbins, everything changes.
55) Mouse was mad
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Mouse struggles to find the right way to express his anger, modeling the behavior of Hare, Bear, Hedgehog, and Bobcat, only to discover that his own way may be the best way of all.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Twelve-year-old María Luisa O'Neill-Morales (who really prefers to be called Malú) reluctantly moves with her Mexican-American mother to Chicago and starts seventh grade with a bang--violating the dress code with her punk rock aesthetic and spurning the middle school's most popular girl in favor of starting a band with a group of like-minded weirdos.
58) Suki's kimono
Author
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Formats
Description
On her first day of first grade, despite the objections of her older sisters, Suki chooses to wear her beloved Japanese kimono to school because it holds special memories of her grandmother's visit last summer.
In Interlibrary Loan
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Orem Public Library can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup. NOTE: WILL REQUIRE A POSTAGE FEE
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? You can put in a request for us to add it to the collection. Submit Request