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1) Grounded: a novel

Author

Saeed, Aisha

Language

English

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Waltham 2024 Summer Reading (Grades 3-5)

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Playaway Audiobook

Description

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When a thunderstorm grounds all flights following a huge Muslim convention, four unlikely kids are thrown together. Feek is stuck babysitting his younger sister, but he's rather be writing a poem that's good enough for his dad, a famous poet and rapper. Hanna is intent on finding a lost cat in the airport--and also on avoiding a conversation with her dad about him possibly remarrying. Sami is struggling with his anxiety and worried that he'll miss...

2) Young Cam Jansen and the Molly shoe mystery

Author

Adler, David A

Series

Young Cam Jansen mysteries volume 14
Puffin easy-to-read. Level 2
Viking easy-to-read. Level 2
Penguin young readers. Level 2

Language

English

Description

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When Cam, her father, and friend Eric go to the airport to meet Cam's Aunt Molly, they help her find her missing shoes.

3) Capture the flag

Author

Messner, Kate

Series

Silver Jaguar Society volume 1
Capture the Flag

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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When the original Star Spangled Banner is stolen, seventh-graders Anne, José, and Henry, all descendants of the Silver Jaguar Society, pursue suspects on airport carts and through baggage handling tunnels while stranded at a Washington, D.C., airport during a snowstorm.

4) You are here: connecting flights

Language

English

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Cary Library's Best Books of 2023 - For Children

Formats

Book, Large Print, Playaway Audiobook

Description

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"In a crowded Chicago airport, an incident at TSA impacts twelve young Asian Americans, all strangers to one another before this day. As events cause their journeys to intertwine, they discover the challenges of friendship, the perils of younger siblings, the power or words, and the unexpected significance of a blue Stratocaster electric guitar. Twelve virtuoso authors draw from their own experiences to explore themes of identity and belonging in...

5) Flight 1-2-3

Author

Van Lieshout, Maria

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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A boy counts his way through the airport and onto the plane as it flies towards its destination.

6) Cam Jansen and the Spaghetti Max mystery

Author

Adler, David A

Series

Cam Jansen mysteries. Main series volume 33
Cam Jansen adventure volume 33

Language

English

Description

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While at the airport waiting for her father to pick up his best friend from childhood, Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to help a distressed father find his missing daughter.

7) Five trucks

Author

Floca, Brian

Language

English

Description

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Five different trucks do five different jobs to get an airplane ready for takeoff.

8) Construction site: taking flight!

Author

Rinker, Sherri Duskey

Series

Goodnight goodnight construction site

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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"When an airport needs an expansion, the Construction Site crew is on the job! With help from fun new vehicles from the airport, they'll build new roads and runways, prep planes for their trips, and clean up after a surprise snowstorm. The airport is a busy place--Belt Loader, Tractor, Snowplow, and many other vehicles pull the planes, pump the fuel, move the luggage, maintain the runways, and much more. Working together, the team will get all the...

9) I am Tucker, detection expert

Author

Stier, Catherine

Series

Dog's day volume 6

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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Spend the day in the life of a detection dog! Tucker the beagle is more than just a friendly face at the airport. As part of the "Beagle Brigade," he helps keep out invasive species that could hurt the environment. It's a job that would be almost impossible for humans--but for Tucker, it's all in a day's work.

10) Cam Jansen: the mystery of Flight 54

Author

Adler, David A

Series

Cam Jansen mysteries. Main series volume 12
Cam Jansen adventure volume 12

Pub. Date

2004

Language

English

Description

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Fifth-grade sleuth Cam Jansen and her friend Eric combine wits to solve the disappearance of a young French girl.

11) The chaos of standing still

Author

Brody, Jessica

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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Ryn, eighteen, trapped by a massive blizzard in the Denver airport, meets some unique characters who help her cope with survivor's guilt on the first anniversary of her best friend's death.

12) Mr. Pants: trick or feet!

Author

McCormick, Scott

Series

Mr. Pants volume 3

Publisher

Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

Description

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As Halloween approaches Mr. Pants, his mom and sisters, share a series of adventures as they choose costumes and get stuck at the airport when they miss their flight.

13) The purr-fect getaway

Author

Harbo, Christopher L

Series

Tom and Jerry wordless graphic novels

Publisher

Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone

Pub. Date

[2021]

Language

English

Description

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In a nearly wordless beginning graphic novel, housecat Tom's dream of a peaceful Hawaiian vacation are shattered when Jerry the mouse pops out of his suitcase at the airport.

14) Babies come from airports

Author

Dealey, Erin

Publisher

Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

Description

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"Babies come from airports" tells about the adventures of a boy when his mommy brings home his new sister. Calling that special day the "Gotcha Day". He knows just exactly what to say: "We met you at the airport." He waved at planes above. But right now, all she needs to know is ... Babies come from love.

15) Maisy goes on a plane

Author

Cousins, Lucy

Series

Maisy first experiences books

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Maisy is off on a journey to see her friend Ella, but Ella lives such a long way away. Maisy must go by plane and what an exciting trip it is! As she makes her way through security and steps on board, Maisy peeks in at the captain: what a lot of lights and buttons it takes to make a plane go! Maisy soon makes friends with Mr Percy and Betsy; and after drinks, magazines and a tricky toilet stop, the journey is over in no time!

16) Layover

Author

Bell, David

Language

English

Formats

Book, Large Print

Description

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"In this high-concept psychological suspense novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Somebody's Daughter, a chance meeting with a woman in an airport sends a man on a pulse-pounding quest for the truth.... Joshua Fields takes the same flights every week for work. His life is a series of departures, arrivals, and airports. But during yet another layover, Joshua meets Morgan, a beautiful stranger with whom he feels an immediate connection. When...