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102) Devil on my heels
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
In 1957 fifteen-year-old Dove, the daughter of a prosperous orange grower in Benevolence, Florida, feels increasingly uneasy after learning of acts of racism against the African American orange pickers by those close to her.
Author
Publisher
Sylvan Dell Pub
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Felina the Florida panther loved growing up in her forest home--until the forest started to shrink. Learn whether Felina and the other forest animals adapt to the new human presence and what children can do to keep wild animals safe, happy, and healthy. Includes "For Creative Minds" section.
106) A manatee morning
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A mother manatee and her baby swim in the warm waters of the Crystal River in Florida.
108) Untwine
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Identical twin teenagers Giselle and Isabelle Boyer have always been inseparable, and expected to stay that way even though their Haitian American parents are separating--but when when the entire family is caught in a car crash, everyone's world is shattered forever.
109) Zora and me
Author
Series
Zora and me volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A fictionalized account of Zora Neale Hurston's childhood with her best friend Carrie, in Eatonville, Florida, as they learn about life, death, and the differences between truth, lies, and pretending. Includes an annotated bibliography of the works of Zora Neale Hurston, a short biography of the author, and information about Eatonville, Florida.
110) The time capsule
Author
Series
Publisher
Dell Laurel-Leaf
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Reminded of what life was once like by the opening of a first-grade time capsule, seventeen-year-old Alexis now faces the pressures of senior year in high school, her parents' total focus on work, and the recurrence of her twin brother's leukemia.
111) Crocs
Author
Series
Sharks Incorporated volume 3
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
After a summer of tagging sharks off the west coast of Florida, Sabina, Maribel, and Luke have a new assignment: searching for "survivor trees" that are resistant to the disease that is destroying the state's citrus trees; the search takes them to the remote mangrove islands of Sanibel Island, where they discover Spanish oranges, a grave, an immense saltwater crocodile, a reclusive woman who believes that the ghost of a dead king, beheaded by Spanish...
112) The one and only
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Growing up in the 1950s, nine-year-old Maryellen longs to stand out, but in a family with five brothers and sisters, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle!"--
113) The trouble in me
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Fourteen-year-old Jack falls under the spell of a delinquent Florida neighbor and gets way more trouble than he bargained for"--
Author
Series
Piper Reed volume 4
Publisher
Square Fish
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader Piper and her sisters are thrilled about their first-ever camping trip until they learn it will be at Halloween, but other Navy families join them, including an annoying new member of the Gypsy Club.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Maggie Diaz of Miami is excited to start seventh-grade with her best friends, Zoey and Julian, and finally getting a cellphone of her own; but after school her friends are wrapped up in their various clubs, her mother is attending college, and her older sister Caro has her sports and tutoring, so Maggie decides that she will find a club to join as well--but trying out ALL the different clubs while still juggling school work is exhausting and confusing--and...
116) A kiss in time
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Princess Talia persuades seventeen-year-old Jack, the modern-day American who kissed her awake after a 300-year sleep, to take her to his Miami home, where she hopes to win his love before the witch who cursed her can spirit her away.
117) Dolphin tale
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by the amazing true story of a brave dolphin and the compassionate strangers who banded together to save her life. Swimming free, a young dolphin is caught in a crab trap, severely damaging her tail. She is rescued and transported to the Clearwater Marine Hospital, where she is named Winter. But her fight for survival has just begun. Without a tail, Winter's prognosis is dire.