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Fourteen-year-old Samantha Byrd is an excellent shot - she's even better than her brother at providing food for her family. Although the winds of war are blowing in Virginia, she knows that she could only ever use her skill for hunting - not for hurting another person. When the Revolutionary War finally begins, her brother is captured, and Samantha sets off to rescue him. But when she comes face to face with the enemy, will she still stand by her principles, or will she pull the trigger?

A New York Times Bestseller and #1 Indie Bestseller · A Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year · A School Library Journal Best Book of 2021 · Included in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love List · Featured in Forbes, Oprah Daily, The Cut, and Book Riot · Golden Poppy Book Award Winner ·...

Everything a young listener needs to know about pink eye: what it is, how it happens, what the symptoms are, and how it is treated. This audiobook also presents real-life stories of kids who experience pink eye.

""Ho now creates a beautiful book about family: what makes individuals and what connects us to one another. This book is a perfect addition to any children’s shelf, whether aimed at families, adoption, multicultural stories, or topics of love and ­acceptance"" —School and Library Journal...

New York Times bestselling team Joanna Ho and Dung Ho present Eyes That Speak to the Stars, companion to the acclaimed Eyes That Kiss in the Corners. “A brilliant treatise to love of self and heritage.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “A beautifully validating book that builds...

Davey's father has been murdered – and the aftermath is causing her family to fall apart. Tiger Eyes is bestselling author Judy Blume's most powerful, raw and emotional novel. From the author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Davey's heartbroken mum plucks them up and takes them to stay...

Acceptance, understanding, and hope shine through in this heartfelt coming of age story by Eleven and Holding author Mary Penney, perfect for fans of Lindsey Stoddard and Lisa Graff. After a lifetime of being homeschooled, Ham Hudson is hoping that a new year in a new school will help make him a...

Erin, January and Mouse live in a children's home, Whitegates. They often dream of escape, and frequently journey into the outside world. Running away is something they know all about. But this time January builds a raft, and the three of them head precariously down river. Towards the Black...

Being able to detect black magic isnt all tea and crumpetsand for Theodosia Throckmorton, it can be a decidedly tricky business! When Sticky Will drags Theo to a magic show featuring the Great Awi Bubu, she quickly senses there is more to the magician than he lets on, setting in motion a chain of events she never could have bargained for.

Hey, buster! Normal life is a total yawn. Break out of boredom with Ruby Redfort, the super-awesome creation from multi-million-copy bestseller Lauren Child… Want to know more? Of course you do, bozo. Here’s the low-down on Ruby Redfort: she’s a genius code-cracker, a daring detective, and...

★ 5 STARRED REVIEWS ★ ★ “Lively, interactive...truly eye-opening." —Booklist ★ “A sincere reflection on childhood...growing up in a world not built with him in mind." —Publishers Weekly ★ “A superb middle grade memoir that champions empathy and understanding on every level...

Alexandra Crane is terrible at following her family in their flying Vee. She can't help it that the world is so full of interesting and distracting sights! When it's time for the Cranes to migrate to Israel's Hula Valley for the winter, Alexandra is excited, but her family is worried. Will Alexandra stay with the group? And might Alexandra discover that a bad follower can make a great leader?

What color are your eyes? Brown is the most common color. But some people have blue, green, gray, hazel, or amber eyes. What determines your eye color? Listen to this book to find out about how your genes affect your physical features.

A lot is changing for Cici. Her parents are separating, her wacky abuela is moving in, and on her 10th birthday, she wakes up with fairy wings! Cici's new magical powers let her see people as they truly are. But what she learns about her friends and family isn't always easy to accept. She has only one day to decide whether to keep her wings. When Cici wishes life could just be normal again, will she choose to believe in the power of fairies?

As a child, Nancy Grace Roman moved from home to home. The only constant? The nighttime sky. She loved the stars and knew from a young age that she wanted to become an astronomer. But could she, during a time when many women weren’t even allowed into colleges? Nancy Grace found a way to overcome each barrier placed before her. Her persistence paid off when she was named the first female executive as Chief of Astronomy at the newly created National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA in 1959. It was here she faced her biggest challenge to date

Perfect for readers of Stuart Gibbs’s Spy School series, this is the first book in an epic series filled with gadgets, secret codes, and clandestine adventures from debut author Max Mason! Are you ready to enter the world of a super secret super spy? Maddie Robinson has always been overlooked...

Opal Watson, Private Eye introduces an exciting new middle grade mystery series based on the popular original Pinna podcast that feels like a modern-day version of Harriet the Spy. Opal Watson loves being a detective. When her neighbor’s cat goes missing or her grandmother loses her cherished...

I was dead for 13 minutes. I don't remember how I ended up in the icy water but I do know this - it wasn't an accident and I wasn't suicidal. They say you should keep your friends close and your enemies closer, but when you're a teenage girl, it's hard to tell them apart. My friends love me, I'm...

Ray is getting used to life as Rainbow Grey—she now has ALL the magical weather powers at her fingertips, although she hasn’t quite mastered them yet! When all of the cloud creatures start disappearing—including Ray’s own beloved cloud cat, Nim—Ray and her friends have a mystery to solve. Ray is sure that a dark magic is behind the disappearances. Can she work out what is going on before cloud magic is lost forever and Earth is destroyed by the ultimate storm?

Laureano ha tenido un accidente y debe pasar sesenta días en casa con la pierna escayolada. Al colegio llega Romina, una niña nueva, y ambos entablan una peculiar relación a distancia. ¿Se puede conocer verdaderamente a alguien... sin conocerle personalmente? Una deliciosa historia que enseña cómo, muchas veces, lo que impo rta es aquello que uno puede mirar y conocer en el interior de otra persona.