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NATIONAL BESTSELLER From New York Times bestselling author Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt comes an inspiring, empowering, and heartwarming tale about the powerful connection between animals and humans and the enduring friendships that can change a child’s life. Through beautiful...

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What is a light beam? What are photon particles? What are all things made of? These are questions young Einstein asked himself; questions that would change our world forever. Travel along with young Einstein to learn about his discoveries, still in motion today!

Mary Roget, una famosa y bella actriz de teatro, desaparece misteriosamente. Tras cuatro días sin ninguna pista, el inspector Auguste Dupin decide pedir ayuda al joven Poe, por su sagaz perspicacia. Sin embargo, la mujer reaparece de pronto, sin aclarar qué le ha ocurrido. El caso se da por...

Mariel is a young girl who is struggling with her identity. As a Chinese-American being raised by her adoptive Latino family in Miami, she doesn't understand who she really is. All of the other kids make fun of her but Mariel feels connected to her Latino culture. After a trip to China, where she was born, Mariel learns about her Chinese heritage. Seeing the orphanage and all the children who are still up for adoption allow Mariel to be happy with her life. She is finally able to accept who she really is—a "Florida chica china by the way of Fujian!"

La nouvelle collection de lecture jeunesse pour tous les fans de foot ! Lorsque Kylian M'Bappé entre dans le stade Loujniki de Moscou ce soir du 15 juillet 2018, il est sur le point de réaliser son rêve : devenir champion du monde. Voici le parcours hors norme d'un surdoué du football...

Twins Jean and Jo Weston are fifteen-year-old country girls who are just finishing their first year at boarding school in Melbourne. They receive bad news from their father: due to drought the farm at Emu Plains is struggling, and next year they will need to stay home and help around the...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: The Original 1884 Unabridged Edition by Mark Twain is a timeless American classic that follows the journey of a young boy named Huck Finn as he escapes the constraints of civilization and embarks on a raft voyage down the Mississippi River. Alongside Jim, a...

You can sparkle, shimmer, shine – just like Marsha did. This vibrant and joyful audiobook celebrates the legacy of Marsha P. Johnson, a Black trans woman and activist who played an instrumental role during the Stonewall Riots that lead to PRIDE month, written by award-winning filmmaker and...

A young Dumplin’ meets Melissa in this joyful and energetic middle grade novel about a twelve-year-old girl living her life to the fullest, celebrating her love for sports and fighting for her right to cheer. Joy, a twelve-year-old trans girl, just moved to Texas with her mother and older...

A prizewinning novel for readers of 8 to 12, told through the voice of a contemporary child, as she weaves a story about a secret child of Hitler. The bombs were falling, the smoke was rising from the concentration camps, but all Hitler’s daughter knew was lessons with Fraulein Gelber, the...

New York Times bestselling author, Food Network star, and The Pioneer Woman herself, Ree Drummond, brings us the first book in a brand-new picture book series! In Ree's own words: “I was all grown up when I moved out to the country. When I first arrived, I felt so out of place! But eventually...

It isn't how fast you get someplace, but what you do along the way: That's the philosophy behind the is story, inspired by Thoreau's Walden, about two friends who agree to meet thirty miles away in Fitchburg. Henry elects to take a very long nature walk while his friend chooses to work to earn his train fare.

Full of humor and spunk–just like Esther! "I could do that," says six-year-old Esther as she watches her mother making tea. Start her own business at the age of nineteen? Why, she could do that, too. But one thing Esther and other women could NOT do was vote. Only men could do that. With lively text and humorous illustrations as full of spirit as Esther herself, this striking biography shows how one girl's gumption propels her through a life filled with challenges until, in 1869, she wins the vote for women in Wyoming Territory–the first time ever in the United States!"