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When four orphaned siblings must flee their town in the middle of the night to avoid being split up, a boxcar in the woods becomes their new home. Thanks to their practical skills, a helpful stray dog, and the kindness of strangers, the brothers and sisters are able to build a new life together. Acclaimed voice actor Jim Weiss reads Gertrude Chandler Warner's 1924 novel with warmth and humor.

A laugh-through-your-tears middle grade novel about what it’s like to lose something precious. For fans of the Three Rancheros series by Kate DiCamillo. A necklace. A bugle. A lion statue. What do they have to do with each other? Absolutely nothing unless you’re Tildy, Leon, or Nell. These...

Equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking, Wrong Way Summer is a road-trip journey and coming-of-age story about one girl’s struggle to understand when a lie is really a lie, and when it’s something more: hope....

A gripping new novel in verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish, featuring a poverty-stricken boy who bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him Joe Oak is used to living on unsteady ground. His mom can’t be depended on as she never stays around long once she...

Mai, a young Hmong girl, and Kiara, a young Black girl, are best friends. They do everything together—riding the bus, eating lunch, playing at recess. But one day Kiara misses school and Mai goes looking for answers. When she learns that her best friend is protesting an act of police violence against the Black community, Mai decides to join the protest too. Her parents at first want to protect her by keeping her at home, but she shows them that standing together makes all of us stronger.

Three months after his adventures in Doveport, Ben and his friends have been sweeping the island of Lucella for the Infected, administering the newly created cure and reuniting families. However, the only real cure to their problems will be finding out how this infection started, and putting a stop to it. The search for answers will bring our heroes face-to-face with their deepest secrets and darkest fears—and pull them into a battle for the island of Lucella itself.

Während Antonia und Emma Urlaub an der Nordsee machen, bleiben Franky und Jaron zuhause. Dabei wird es ihnen allerdings nicht langweilig. Denn sie beobachten eine merkwürdige Veranstaltung in der Seeburg, bei der Produkte für ein glückliches Leben verkauft werden. Schnell kontaktieren die Jungs Antonia und Emma, die der Sache an der Nordsee weiter auf die Spur gehen, denn dort ist der Hauptsitz der Firma. Wenig später beginnt Jarons Mutter, sich seltsam zu verhalten. Jaron und Franky werden misstrauisch.

Seventh grader Freya June Sun has always believed in the Chinese superstitions spoon-fed to her since birthbut ever since her dads death a year ago, shes become obsessed, believing that her father is sending her messages through signs from the beyond. Like how, on her way to an orchestra concert...

Bloomsbury presents Shark Teeth by Sherri Winston, read by Dõe Sebanakitta. From National Book Award longlisted author Sherri Winston comes an important middle grade novel about a girl's tumultuous journey to keep her family together, even when she's falling apart. Sharkita “Kita” Hayes is...

From Judy Blume, author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Iggie's House is a moving novel that tackles racism and neighbourhood prejudice. Dear Iggie. How are you? I hope you're fine because nobody around here is . . . Winnie's best friend, Iggie, has just moved away – and Winnie's...

Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself, is an insightful, historical story about imagination, dreams and starting somewhere new. From Judy Blume, the bestselling author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Sally J. Freedman loves making up stories – stories in which she is always the star...

With inspiration from Langston Hughes and deep love for her grandparents, Yolanda King shows the world that young people are strong enough to carry on their elders' legacy while creating a new path for themselves. Her words are meaningful and universal, painting an expressive tableau of the issues facing young people today—racial equality, bullying, gun violence, climate change, disease, community, empowerment, inclusion, and more.

Some days, ten-year-old Margarita Sandoval feels as if the wind might blow her away. The country has been gripped by the Great Depression, so times are hard everywhere. Then she has to leave her familia in New Mexico—especially her beloved Abuelita—to move to Fort Steele, Wyoming, where her father has taken a job on the railroad. When Margarita meets Caroline, she's excited to have a friend her own age in Wyoming. But it often seems like Caroline, like many other people in town, doesn't understand or appreciate the Sandovals' Hispanic heritage.

A professora de Geografia tem um desafio: fazer a turma do quinto ano integrar os quatro novos alunos estrangeiros, que vieram de Angola, Peru, Bolívia e Síria. Eles são tão diferentes que a galera acha graça de suas roupas, nomes e sotaques, fazendo-os se sentirem mal. Ainda bem que a professora é atenta e sensível, e coloca em ação um projeto para transformar a curiosidade das crianças em aprendizado e respeito. Neste livro, não há lugar para o preconceito, e o leitor vai viajar para outros países e culturas através das ricas ilustrações.

Aliya's grandfather is her only family, but lately he has been acting strangely. He's forgotten her birthday and keeps disappearing. So when a mysterious gift arrives that seems to grant her wishes, Aliya uncovers a secret - she's from a long line of illustrious time travellers. Whisked off by flying carpet to the Infinite City in a parallel Egypt, Aliya enrols at an extraordinary academy where she makes new friends at last. But the threat of magic is looming - rumours of the return of Dorian Dark, a devious master of time. And with Aliya's special skills, he can twist history forever.

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made is a children's book that teaches children to be open-minded to learning from different backgrounds and cultures, encouraging them not to judge others.

When Grief first arrives, it is an elephant—so big that there is hardly room for anything else. But over time, Grief becomes smaller and smaller—first a deer, a fox, then a mouse, and finally a flickering firefly in the darkness leading us down a path of loving remembrance.

This powerful and compassionate book follows a family’s journey through the turbulence of parental addiction—and the moments of connection and healing that break through the dark days. Reese is a seventh-grader in rural North Carolina who loves drawing, basketball, his hardworking mom, and...

“A poignant and powerful reminder that homelessness is not hopelessness.” —Kirby Larson, author of Newbery Honor book Hattie Big Sky Two sisters struggle to keep their father’s disappearance a secret in this tender middle grade novel that’s perfect for fans of Katherine Applegate and...

Bloomsbury presents Plague-Busters! by Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal, read by Hunter Johns. Smallpox! Rabies! Black Death! Throughout history humankind has been plagued by . . . well, by plagues. The symptoms of these diseases were gruesome—but the remedies were even worse. Get to know...