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New kid / by Craft, Jerry,author,illustrator.; Callahan, Jim,colorist.;
This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comic books, strips, etc.; Comics (Graphic works).; Graphic books.; Banned book sanctuary.; Schools; Private schools; Parent and child; Race; Cartoonists; African American artists;

We meet again / by Pastis, Stephan.;
Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Failure, Timmy (Fictitious character); Boys; Private investigators; Polar bear; Friendship; Schools;

Private label / by Yang, Kelly.;
LSC
Subjects: Love stories.; High school students; Chinese American teenagers; First loves; Fashion designers;

Tales from a not-so-talented pop star / by Russell, Rachel Renee.;
When scholarship student Nikki Maxwell, whose father is the school exterminator, decides to enter the talent show at her expensive private school, her nemesis MacKenzie threatens to reveal Nikki's status to the rest of the school."Ages 9-13"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Diary fiction.; Talent shows; Friendship; Popularity; Schools; Diaries;
© 2011., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,

Tales from a not-so-talented pop star [sound recording] / by Russell, Rachel Renee.; Quintal, Lana.;
Read by Lana Quintal.When scholarship student Nikki Maxwell, whose father is the school exterminator, decides to enter the talent show at her expensive private school, her nemesis MacKenzie threatens to reveal Nikki's status to the rest of the school.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Diaries; Friendship; Middle schools; Popularity; Schools; Talent shows;
© p2011., Simon & Schuster Audio,

Dork diaries : tales from a not-so-fabulous life / by Russell, Rachel Renee.;
Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes in her diary of her struggle to be popular at her exclusive new private school, then of finding her place after she gives up on being part of the elite group.LSC
Subjects: Diary fiction.; Popularity; Friendship; Artists; Schools;
© 2009., Aladdin Paperbacks,

Bad Genius. by Lee, J.C.,film director.; Wong, Benedict,actor.; Liang, Callina,actor.; Banks, Jabari,actor.; Braun, Samuel,actor.; Redmond, Sarah-Jane,actor.; Hickson, Taylor,actor.; Vertical Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Benedict Wong, Callina Liang, Jabari Banks, Samuel Braun, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Taylor HicksonOriginally produced by Vertical Entertainment in 2024.Genius scholarship student Lynn Kang starts a cheating operation at her elite private school to fund her college dreams, giving her a unique opportunity to challenge the American education system, and her morals, in the process.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Crime.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;

Dead poets society [videorecording (DVD)] by Weir, Peter,1944-; Williams, Robin,1951-; Leonard, Robert Sean,1969-; Hawke, Ethan,1970-;
Director of photography, John Seale; editors, William Anderson, Lee Smith, Priscilla Nedd; music, Maurice Jarre.Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen.Inspired by their new, unconventional teacher, a group of private boys' school students discovers the joys of literature and the rewards--and challenges--of expressing their individuality.MPAA rating: PG.NTSC 1.DVD stereo., Dolby digital surround sound.
Subjects: Teacher-student relationships; Teachers; Video recordings for the hearing impaired; Feature films;
© [1998], Touchstone Home Video,

Gone / by Grant, Michael,1954-author.;
In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Supernatural; Good and evil;

Spy x family. [graphic novel] / by Endo, Tatsuya,author,illustrator.; Loe, Casey,translator.;
"Not one to depend on others, Twilight has his work cut out for him procuring both a wife and a child for his mission to infiltrate an elite private school. What he doesn't know is that the wife he's chosen is an assassin and the child he's adopted is a telepath"--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Manga.; Spies; Assassins; Psychic ability; Marriage;

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