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'A gorgeous book ... it's timeless and beautiful and it deserves to be read by people of all ages.' MELINA MARCHETTA Shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2021 A CBCA Notable Book for Younger Readers 2021 Shortlisted for the Readings Children's Book Prize 2021 Longlisted for the...

Perfect for fans of Meg Medina and Barbara O'Connor, this heartfelt novel about family, pets, and other things we hold close is one that you'll never forget. Miosotis Flores is excited about three things;fostering rescue dogs, goofy horror movies, and her sister Amarilis' upcoming wedding. But...

A moving picture book debut, adapted for audio, about depression, sensory awareness, and the power of listening, from psychologist and author of Teaching Kids to be Kind. Coen is having a sniffling, sighing, sobbing kind of day. His family thinks they know how to cheer him up. His dad wants to...

"This book made me want to step aside, hand over the mic, and listen to Wes. A must-read." --Mariama J. Lockington, author of For Black Girls Like Me Brand-new kicks, ripped denim shorts, Supreme tee-- Wes Henderson has the best style in sixth grade. That--and hanging out with his crew (his best...

Three unlikely friends become partners in heartbreak and hope during a middle school pottery class in this powerful, poignant novel—perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and Lynda Mullaly Hunt. At West Beacon Middle School, eighth graders Oscar Villanueva, Riley Baptiste, and Noah Wright become...

From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler. Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space...

This brilliant memoir-in-verse tells the moving story of how a nation learned to celebrate a hero. Through years of protests and petition, Kathlyn's story highlights the foot soldiers who fought to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a national holiday. Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me...

Twelve-year-old Golden Maroni is determined to channel his hero, soccer superstar Lionel Messi, and become captain of his soccer team and master of his eighth-grade universe...especially since his home universe is spiraling out of orbit. Off the field, Golden’s dad, once a pro soccer player himself, is now battling ALS, a disease that attacks his muscles, leaving him less and less physically able to control his body every day. And while Mom says there’s no cure, Golden is convinced that his dad can beat this, just like any opponent. They just have to try.

Vi piacerebbe frequentare il College di Topford? Colette vi aspetta al banchetto dell'accoglienza, dove non solo è importante la prima impressione, ma anche imparare a combattere i pregiudizi!

Bloomsbury presents Teacher's Dead by Benjamin Zephaniah, read by Ben Bailey Smith. The playful, obstinate and courageously humorous tone of Zephaniah's writing shines through ... hilarious and later heartbreaking' Guardian A teacher is dead, murdered by two of his students in front of the whole...

Bloomsbury presents Gangsta Rap by Benjamin Zephaniah, read by Ben Bailey Smith. A fairytale of hip-hop success ... teens will enjoy the thrilling music fantasy, while many will identify with the smart, talented boys who grow up quickly and rescue themselves' Booklist An electrifying novel from...

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade four, follows Mike Blunt, a smaller-than-average boy who becomes a batboy for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is constantly teased by the players for being so small. However, one of the players, Roberto Clemente, stands up for him and serves as a role model for how to handle discrimination and prejudice. This audio study presents concepts such as elements of plot and mood, as well as key vocabulary words.

After her brother's death from a congenital heart defect, 12-year-old Lucy is not prepared to be the new kid at school - especially in a grade full of survivors of a shooting that happened four years ago. Without the shared past that both unites and divides her classmates, Lucy feels isolated and unable to share her family's own loss, which is profoundly different from the trauma of her peers.

Mallory Estate is the last place 12-year-old Piper Peavey wants to spend her summer vacation. The grounds are always cold, the garden out back is dead, a mysterious group of children call the property home, and there’s a rumor that Melena M. Mallory - the owner of the estate and Piper’s wealthy grandmother - is a witch. But when Piper’s father falls ill, Mallory Estate is exactly where she finds herself.

Uxía, Usha para os seus amigos, escribe o relato da súa estancia en Devastana, unha vila do estado de Karnata, na India. A rapaza galega, que acompañaba a súa nai, membro dunha ONG, rememora a vida cotián da súa escola india. Alí amigou con Lakshmi e Deepak, aprendeu canarés, coñeceu novos costumes e lendas, enfrontouse con dificultades imprevistas e, sobre todo, cunha nova visión da vida, ata entón, descoñecida para ela. Usha aprendeu na India que alí o seu nome significa a primeira luz do mencer. Nunca o esquecerá.

Georgie has no idea what to expect when she, Mama, and Peaches are plopped down in the middle of small-town USA - a.k.a. Bogalusa, Louisiana - where Mama grew up and Great Aunt Vie needs constant care. Georgie wants to help out at the once famous family diner that served celebrities like the Jackson 5 and the Supremes, but everyone is too busy to show her the ropes and Mama is treating her like a baby, not letting her leave her sight. 

Das kleine Obst-Gemüsemischling Courgetta Blue lebt mit ihren Eltern, ausgestoßen von allen, an der Grenze zwischen den beiden verfeindeten Städten der Fruchtlinge und der Gemüslinge. Eines Tages schleicht sie sich aus dem Haus, um herauszufinden, wie die Welt da draußen wirklich aussieht. Zu ihrer Überraschung stellt sie fest, dass die Obst- und Gemüseleute gar nicht so unterschiedlich sind, wie behauptet wird.

So ein Umzug ist ganz schön aufregend! Inmitten von Kartons und allerlei Krempel richtet Tine ihr neues Zimmer ein. Ihre Eltern wühlen sich durch die Kisten in den anderen Räumen... Und dann taucht auch noch Teugel auf. Der ist halb Teufel halb Engel. Teugel möchte Schutzengel werden. Leider hat er bereits siebzehn Schutzengelprüfungen vermasselt. Jetzt will er seine letzte Chance nutzen: Er soll Tine 24 Stunden lang beschützen. In dieser Zeit darf dem Mädchen nichts, aber auch gar nichts passieren. Nur dann kann aus ihm ein richtiger Schutzengel werden.

Tracing the history of African Americans in Tulsa's Greenwood district, this book chronicles the devastation that occurred in 1921 when a White mob attacked the Black community. News of what happened was largely suppressed, and no official investigation into the Tulsa Race Massacre occurred for 75 years.

Charlie n'aime pas se bagarrer. Quand les autres l'embêtent, il ne dit mot, au pire, il fait le gros dos. Dans le quartier, les chats disent qu'il n'a pas de griffes... mais s'ils se trompaient ? Un texte tendre, accompagné de musique et d'une chanson adorable, pour parler de non-violence dès le plus jeune âge et réfléchir au harcèlement.