Lola Levine and the Halloween Scream

Lola Levine and the Halloween Scream
Author: Monica Brown
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2017-07-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316506400

Lola Levine is ready to celebrate her favorite holiday in the sixth book in this charming chapter book series by acclaimed author Monica Brown. It's Halloween--Lola and Ben's favorite holiday. She loves pumpkins, scary costumes, monsters, and ghosts--and she likes to scare people, too. But when Lola plays a scary joke on her super best friends, Josh Blot and Bella Benitez, it doesn't go as planned. Can Lola learn from her mistake and still have a happy halloween?

Lola Levine Is Not Mean!

Lola Levine Is Not Mean!
Author: Monica Brown
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2015-11-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316258385

Lola Levine likes writing in her diario, sipping her mom's cafe con leche, eating her dad's matzo ball soup, and playing soccer with her team, the Orange Smoothies. So what if she doesn't always fit in? Lola is fierce on the field, but when a soccer game during recess gets too competitive, she accidentally hurts her classmate Juan Gomez. Now everyone is calling her Mean Lola Levine! Lola feels terrible, but with the help of her family, her super best friend, Josh Blot, and a little "pencil power," she just might be able to turn it all around. In this first book in a series, young readers will be inspired by Lola's big heart and creative spirit as she learns to navigate the second grade in true Lola style!

Lola Levine and the Vacation Dream

Lola Levine and the Vacation Dream
Author: Monica Brown
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 61
Release: 2017-04-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316506354

The Levines are jetting off on a family vacation to Peru in the fifth book in this heartwarming chapter book series by acclaimed author Monica Brown. Lola is named after her tía Lola, who lives in Lima, Peru. Lola misses her aunt and dreams of visiting her. After Lola's dad has a successful art show, Lola's dream comes true. The Levines are going to Peru! Thousands of miles from home, Lola and Ben discover all the new adventures Lima has to offer. But will Lola and Ben manage to stay out of trouble? With Lola's and Ben's wit and talent for mischief, we can expect some international trouble in this adorable chapter book.

Lola Levine: Drama Queen

Lola Levine: Drama Queen
Author: Monica Brown
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2016-01-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316258393

Seven-year-old Lola Levine is fierce on the soccer field. She can do a slide tackle (although she's not supposed to) and even likes gooey worms. Nothing scares Lola! That is, until she is auditioning in front of EVERYONE for her class play. After Lola is overcome with stage fright, she's cast as Squirrel #2, a non-speaking part! Lola is more than a little disappointed, and she looks to her bubbe for advice and comfort. But on opening night, the curtain rises, and she finds herself smack in the middle of an exasperating turn of events. In this fun and heartfelt chapter book, can Lola give Squirrel #2 her own special stamp and make it a play to remember?

Yasmin the Farmer

Yasmin the Farmer
Author: Saadia Faruqi
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2022
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1666331406

On her family's visit to a farm, Yasmin is thrilled to play with the baby chicks, but when she forgets to close the pen door and one goes missing, Yasmin has to scramble to find it.

Lola Levine and the Ballet Scheme

Lola Levine and the Ballet Scheme
Author: Monica Brown
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 61
Release: 2016-07-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316258458

When new classmate Bella, a ballet dancer, walks into Lola's class at Northland Elementary, all Lola can see is pink everywhere--pink ribbons, a pink sweatshirt, and pink tennis shoes. Yuck! Pink is Lola's least favorite color. Plus, Ballet isn't nearly as hard as soccer, is it? Lola and Bella can't seem to stop squabbling. But when a mishap during class lands them in Principal Blot's office, Lola's mom comes up with a scheme--a ballet scheme--that just might make these classroom rivals realize that ballerinas and soccer players have more in common than they ever thought possible. But is it too late for Lola to make a new friend?

Sarai and the Meaning of Awesome (Sarai #1)

Sarai and the Meaning of Awesome (Sarai #1)
Author: Sarai Gonzalez
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2018-09-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338291319

The first book in a brand-new illustrated chapter book series inspired by the life of 11-year-old viral video star and social activist Sarai Gonzalez. Sarai Gonzalez is AWESOME. Fourth grader Sarai Gonzalez can do anything. She can bake, dance, and run her own cupcake business. But when Sarai's grandparents are forced to move, even Sarai's not sure what to do. So she hatches a super-awesome plan with her younger sisters and cousin to buy back the house. But houses are more expensive than she ever thought, her sisters won't listen, and she's running out of time. Will Sarai find a way to save the day?Inspired by the life of viral video sensation and social activist Sarai Gonzalez with the help of award-winning children's book author Monica Brown.

Beautiful, Wonderful, Strong Little Me!

Beautiful, Wonderful, Strong Little Me!
Author: Hannah Carmona Dias
Publisher:
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2018-09-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781632331694

Dark skin, curly hair, freckles, and full lips. Smart, strong, funny, and friendly. Lilly knows that she does not look like her friends, and others have noticed. Through playful, lyrical lines, Lilly speaks up for every child who has been asked What are you? in this celebration of self-love and acceptance.

Cinema of Confinement

Cinema of Confinement
Author: Thomas J. Connelly
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2019-02-15
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0810139235

In this book, Thomas J. Connelly draws on a number of key psychoanalytic concepts from the works of Jacques Lacan, Slavoj Žižek, Joan Copjec, Michel Chion, and Todd McGowan to identify and describe a genre of cinema characterized by spatial confinement. Examining classic films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Rope and Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, as well as current films such as Room, Green Room, and 10 Cloverfield Lane, Connelly shows that the source of enjoyment of confined spaces lies in the viewer's relationship to excess. Cinema of Confinement offers rich insights into the appeal of constricted filmic spaces at a time when one can easily traverse spatial boundaries within the virtual reality of cyberspace.