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1. Jumbo: The Making of the Boeing 747 by Chris Gall

Jumbo details the incredible story and innovative design of the world's first wide-body passenger jet, which could hold more people than any other plane at the time. The Boeing 747 introduced new technologies to the aviation industry and played a pivotal role in expanding travel overseas.

Call Number: 629.133 GAL

2. Gridiron: Stories from 100 Years of the National Football League by Fred Bowen

Stories from the last 100 years of the NFL, from its scrappy beginnings to its greatest players, coaches, and games.

Call Number: 796.332 BOW

3. Pepper & Boo: A Cat Surprise! by Charis Mericle Harper

Pepper and Boo are two dogs who live in the same house as The Cat. When The Cat gets in Boo's bed, they are in for a few surprises. 

Call Number: JR HAR

4. Marsha is Magnetic by Beth Ferry

Marsha tries scientific experiments to attract friends she can invite to her birthday party, but concludes that the best way to draw others is by being herself. 

Call Number: BLUE FER

5. A Wolf for a Spell by Karah Sutton

The witch Baba Yaga and a wolf switch bodies and form an unlikely alliance to save the forest from an evil tsar. 

Call Number: FAN SUT

6. Too Small Tola by Atinuke

Three delightful stories about Too Small Tola, a young girl who, though small, is very determined. Tola lives in a flat in Lagos with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmummy, who is very bossy. Tola proves to be stronger than she seems when she goes to market with Grandmummy and manages to carry home a basket full of yams and vegetables, chilli peppers and fish. When the taps in the flat don't work, it's Tola who brings water from the well, and it's Tola who saves the day when Mr Abdul, the tailor, needs his goods to be delivered quickly. 

Call Number: REA ATI

7. Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic by Wauter Mannaert

Yasmina isn't like the other kids in her city. Maybe it's the big chef hat she wears. Or the fact that she stuffs her dad's lunchbox full of spring rolls instead of peanut butter and jelly. She might be an oddball, but no one can deny that Yasmina has a flair for food. All she needs to whip up a gourmet meal is a recipe from her cookbook and fresh vegetables from the community garden. But everything changes when the garden is bulldozed and replaced with a strange new crop of potatoes. Her neighbors can't get enough of these spuds! And after just one bite their behavior changes--they slobber, chase cats, and howl at the moon. What's the secret ingredient in these potatoes that has everyone acting like a bunch of crazed canines? Yasmina needs to find a cure, and fast!

Call Number: GRA MAN

8. Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable 

Twelve-year-old Katie is dreading the boring summer ahead until she realizes the mysterious neighbor who hired her to catsit is one of the city's greatest supervillains. 

Call Number: GRA VEN

9. Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly 

In this adaptation of the fairy tale Snow White, the huntsman follows the queen's order to kill Sophie, but the princess is brought back to life by the seven men of the woods, who, along with other brave friends, help Sophie overcome the story's true villain and reclaim her throne. 

Call Number: YA DON

10. Deepfake by Sarah Littman 

Dara Simons and Will Halpern are head of the senior class at Greenpoint High, competitors for valedictorian, but also dating each other, a fact that they kept secret until Rumor Has It, an anonymous gossip site, spilled the beans--but worse is to come because the site posts a video that seems to show Dara accusing Will of paying someone to take the SAT for him and suddenly Will is under investigation and his relationship with Dara is on the rocks, even though she denies ever having said anything of the sort, and it becomes imperative to find out who is responsible for the fake video and why they are trying to wreck two lives. 

Call Number: YA LIT