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Tarn grapples with the loss of her brother at Dunkirk as she faces the threat of Nazi invasion in the Cumbrian countryside in this gripping wartime tale from Tom Palmer. July 1940 – as Tarn struggles to come to terms with the loss of her beloved brother in the chaos of the British retreat at...

You look as if you've seen a ghost!' Jade is so used to living in the shadow of Vicky, her loud, confident best friend, that when a tragic accident occurs, she can hardly believe that Vicky's no longer around. But Vicky's a sparky girl who's not going to let a small thing like being dead stop her from living life to the full! Whether Jade is in lessons, out running or tentatively trying to make new friends, Vicky is determined to make her presence felt ...

In the fall of 1955, twelve-year-old Dawn Rae Johnson learns she will be the only one of her friends attending a previously all-white school. However, not everyone supports integration and Dawnie must endure the realities of racism firsthand. In time, Dawnie learns that the true meaning of justice comes from remaining faithful to the integrity within oneself.

An inspiring debut middle grade novel-in-verse about Rain, who must overcome sadness after her all-star brother is badly beaten up at a frat party. Genesis Begins Again meets Brown Girl Dreaming in this powerful story of perseverance, family, and hope. ""A gorgeous debut: a necessary, cathartic...

""A satisfying, well-written, and authentic sequel highlighting the ways healing and self-love are ongoing processes."" —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ""Comrie again proves skilled in discussing topics of harassment, mental health, and (via a subplot about a friend’s uncle) the deportation...

In this amazing true story, Colton Burpo shares his comforting and exciting experience in heaven, where he saw Jesus, lost loved ones, and other miracles. During a surgery, four-year-old Colton visited heaven, and he wants everyone to know how wonderful it is there! Following the runaway...

A avogada Rossana Marinetti é unha muller implacable e amargada que denunciou a case todo o mundo. A súa vida cambia o día en que Omar H, un neno refuxiado (parece que sirio) cae da póla da súa nogueira. O neno transforma a súa vida por completo e, para poder quedar con el, di que é unha noz e que, segundo unha antiga lei, todo froito que caia da súa árbore no seu xardín pertencelle. O xuíz e o fiscal, incrédulos, escoitan as testemuñas: o veciño botánico (a quen lle ensina Omar a coidar as plantas), a modista (unha anciá solitaria que bota de menos).