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The gripping fourth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations series that began with Amari and the Night Brothers! Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and Nevermoor. In the wake of the extreme losses to the...

A sparkling debut novel featuring a Chinese American girl doing her best to stay true to herself in a world that often judges Some days Ping-Ping feels like she just can’t win. She was born in the US, so it’s frustrating when people are surprised by how American she is, but her Chinese...

From award-winning creators, Derrick Barnes, Frank Morrison, and Dr. Christian Gregory comes the true story of comedian and activist Dick Gregory’s remarkable Food Run of 1976. 1 man. 1,011 hours. 3,200 miles. 7 million steps. What would you do? In April of 1976, Dick Gregory sets off on a...

This powerful picture book biography spotlights Septima Poinsette Clark, the civil rights leader who taught Black adults how to combat Jim Crow-era voting regulations. Written by Septima’s granddaughter, Yvonne Clark-Rhines, along with acclaimed author Monica Clark-Robinson, this is a...

First there was Bird. Then there was Bird-Bird. And now, Third Bird. Magnolia’s daddy won the beloved cockatiel Third Bird at a carnival, just before he died in a car accident. Magnolia promised to always take good care of Third Bird . . . but then she loses him, when she accidentally allows the bird to fly from his cage at her mama’s beauty salon. Magnolia’s grief, for her father and for her lost bird, opens up a whole new world of friends as they search not only for Third Bird, but for acceptance and healing.

Pura Belpré Award-winning author Ernesto Cisneros takes readers “back to the future” in this funny and heartfelt time-travel tale about family, grief, and love that stretches across the years. Give to readers who love Erin Entrada Kelly, Gordan Korman, and Jason Reynolds! Quetzalcóatl...

Auf Schloss Löffelburg ist alles in bester Ordnung. Nur vermisst Prinz Lämpchen immer noch seine verschollene Mutter. Als Hilda Hasenherz erfährt, dass Maria Mümmel gar nicht davongehoppelt ist, sondern von einem Adler entführt wurde, beschließt sie, die verlorene Hasenkönigin zurückzuholen. Zusammen mit ihren Freunden macht sie sich auf den Weg zum Meer, denn dorthin ist der Adler geflogen. Doch Hilda braucht nicht nur Hilfe, um das große Wasser zu überqueren – auf einer fernen Insel warten noch ganz andere Abenteuer auf sie.

Rosa María y el Cristal de los Deseos es el libro 2 de la serie. Los Cuentos Leunam son suaves libros infantiles sobre el amor y la pérdida, historias líricas que exploran el tiempo, la familia y el valor de enfrentar la muerte con gracia.

There are times we all feel we need more than one heart to get through. When Briana’s father dies, she imagines she has a new heart growing inside her. It speaks to her in her Dad’s voice. Some of its commands are mysterious. Find Her! it says. Be Your Own! How can Briana “be her own” when her grieving mother needs her to take care of her demanding little brother all the time? When all her grandpa can do is tell stories instead of being the “rock" she needs?

Overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the protest, Hope is unsure of how she fits into this movement and how she can make her voice heard—after all, she didn’t seem to have any power when her teacher discriminated against her in class. But when she and Mama join a group of Black women protesters, Hope sees herself in them and discovers that one voice, no matter how small, can make powerful change.

Fizzlebert Stump lives in a travelling circus. But although he gets to hang around with acrobats, play the fool with clowns, and put his head in a lion's mouth every night, he's the only kid there - and he's bored. But then Fizz decides to join a library, and life suddenly gets a lot more exciting, when a simple library card application leads to him being kidnapped by a pair of crazed pensioners! Will he ever see the circus again?

Renowned author Nikki Grimes and debut picture book writer Stacy Wells (Choctaw) lend their resonant voices to award-winning artist E. B. Lewis’s (Lenni Lenape) rich watercolors in this story of a Black Choctaw boy who finds strength in the example and history of his ancestors. When Dante...

This powerful biography follows Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s road to the Supreme Court as the first Black woman to be confirmed, for middle grade readers from New York Times bestselling author Garen Thomas and The Washington Post reporter Lori Rozsa. This inspiring story features key...

Outlaw Princess of Sherwood is award-winning author Nancy Springer's third delightful tale of Rowan Hood. Her popular adventure novels provide a fresh new vision of the medieval period. When Princess Ettarde refuses to marry the man her father, King Solon, has chosen for her, she flees to Sherwood Forest and joins Rowan Hood's band of outlaws.

Danilo vai um pouco além do estereótipo do garoto-problema na escola, mas a questão é que ele não faz nada por querer; ele só é hiperdistraído. Já Ariadne é uma boa aluna e adora as aulas de português, tanto que decide fazer vídeos para postar sobre suas leituras na internet. Porém, logo começam a aparecer comentários violentos e racistas de algum anônimo. Enquanto Danilo e Ariadne enfrentam seus conflitos, a vida escolar não para, exigindo desses estudantes protagonistas muito foco quando tudo o que eles querem é desistir.

Layla veio de Alepo, no norte da Síria. Ela e sua família tiveram que deixar o país por causa da guerra, assim como quase todos os seus amigos e familiares, obrigados a procurar um lugar seguro para viver. Neste emocionante livro, Layla conta histórias do período tão conturbado que viveu antes de finalmente chegar ao Brasil. Através de sua sensível narração, o leitor entrará em contato com um mundo completamente diferente, com outros cheiros, sabores, cores e dores. Como será ficar longe de tudo e todos que conhecemos, viver com tantas lembranças tristes, ter que recomeçar do zero.

Sharkita “Kita” Hayes is always waiting. Waiting for her mama to mess up. Waiting for social services to be called again. Waiting for her and her siblings to be separated. Waiting for her worst fear to come true. But Mama promises things are different now. She’s got a good job, she’s stopped drinking, stopped going out every night—it’s almost enough to make Kita believe her this time. But even as Kita’s life is going good, she can’t shake the feeling that everything could go up in flames at any moment.

Una commovedora història de superació. El Nil fa un temps que no està bé. Li costa concentrar-se a l'escola, i amb els amics i companys la cosa tampoc no rutlla gaire, a excepció del Roc, el seu millor amic, i de la seva gossa Lily, que sempre li fa costat. Ja fa més d'un any que va morir...

Flora and her brother, Julian, don't believe they were born. They've lived in so many foster homes, they can't remember where they came from. And even now that they've been adopted, Flora still struggles to believe that they've found their forever home. Though Flora is trying her best to trust two new people, when she finds out that there will be a new baby, she's worried that there won't be enough love for everyone. So along with their new mother, Flora and Julian begin a journey to go back and discover their past—for only then can they really begin to build their future.

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.