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Glittering. That’s how Katie Takeshima’s sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira because its color is deep but see-through at the same time. The sea is kira-kira for the same reason. And so are people’s eyes. When Katie and her family move from a Japanese community in...

Paddington Bear has been delighting adults and children alike with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures for over sixty years. Here you can listen to six hilarious Paddington stories, read by Stephen Fry. Paddington is now a major movie star! Paddington Bear had travelled all...

Five starred reviews! In this beautifully reimagined story by NSK Neustadt Laureate and New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee Creek), Native American Lily and English Wendy embark on a high-flying journey of magic, adventure, and courage to a fairy-tale island known...

* An instant New York Times bestseller * An empowering and big-hearted sequel to the bestselling and critically acclaimed From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks! Two years ago, Zoe Washington helped clear Marcus’ name for a crime he didn’t commit. Now her birth father has finally...

A stunning new classic from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo for readers of 9+, in the vein of PRIVATE PEACEFUL and THE BUTTERFLY LION This is a landmark new novel form the nation’s favourite storyteller, set in the unique landscape of the Camargue in the South of France during WW2. There...

Fans of Jason Reynolds and Sharon M. Draper will love this oh-so-honest middle grade novel from writer and educator Maurice Broaddus. Thelonius Mitchell is tired of being labeled. He’s in special ed, separated from the “normal” kids at school who don’t have any “issues.” That’s...

Under en sommardag upptäcker de fyra vännerna, Vilma, Ella, Wendy och Betty en gammal karta som leder dem ut på ett äventyr till Skuggviken och dess gömda skatt. Trots varningar och egna tvivel beslutar de sig för att utforska vikens hemligheter. Beväpnade med en gammal karta och en...

Det vilar en hemsk och mörk förtrollning över Älvornas dal. För att finna trollformeln som kan återställa ljuset måste flickan Älva bege sig ut på en magisk resa genom förtrollade världar. Vi får följa med Älva till godislandet där träden bär polkagrisar, till de talande...

Ellebæt gav et forskrækket hyl fra sig, idet en kæmpestor skællet, blå vinge ramte træet, hun havde gemt sig bag. Vingen trak sig hurtigt tilbage og lagde sig som et skjold om væsnet, så hun ikke kunne se andet end et par store, grove fødder med enorme kløer. “Hvem er du?” buldrede...

”Jeg vil give dig min datters hånd og det halve kongerige, dersom du har held med dit forehavende. Men hvis det ikke lykkes, skal skarpretterens økse skille dit hoved fra kroppen!” Der var engang en konge, som ikke kunne grine. Han så misundeligt på sine gæster, der uden problemer slog...

Graci Kim is back with the final book in her exciting and fantastical Slinger duology where dragons and phoenixes roam the skies of Seoul; meals magically appear based on your mood; and dreams literally come to life. “A mind-blowingly original fantasy adventure—Graci Kim has done it again...

Amari and the Night Brothers meets Pokémon in this thrilling start to Graci Kim’s brand-new fantasy series where dragons and phoenixes roam the skies of Seoul; meals magically appear based on your mood; and dreams literally come to life Fourteen-year-old Aria Loveridge lives at the Resthaven...

Best friends Marvel and Roi help out on the WWII home front, but when racial injustice threatens their community, they must turn to activism for a victory of their own in this empowering middle grade novel. As WWII rages overseas, best friends track star Marvel and future journalist Roi face...

As a young boy prepares with his family to leave their home—and the koi fish he's always cared for—his world fills with questions. What will happen to his fish? Will they be safe and happy in their new home? Through his wonder and worry, listeners glimpse the universal feelings that come with any life transition: curiosity, uncertainty, and the hope that we will be okay.

The author of the Walter Award–winning Man Made Monsters and the Caldecott Medal–winning Chooch Helped delivers a thriller that reads like Holes for a new generation: a murder mystery interwoven with Cherokee history and culture. Diane and her family have moved onto their grandfather's ranch...

পদৱী যিমানেই উচ্চ নহওক, অজ্ঞানী লোকৰ বাবে সেই পদত থকা নথকা একেই কথা। জ্ঞান নথকাৰ বাবে ৰজা হৈও জৰদগৱৰ কি পৰিণতি হ'ল?...

Cuando hace tanto calor como para hacer estallar los hidrantes, eso solo significa una cosa: ¡por fin llegó el verano! Liberados de la escuela y disfrutando de su libertad, los niños de una cuadra de Brooklyn hacen de las calles su patio de recreo. Desde la mañana hasta la noche, crean su...

Los creadores del best seller número 1 del New York Times The Day You Begin se unen de nuevo para deslumbrar a los lectores con una historia que rinde homenaje al poder que hay en cada uno de nosotros para soñar algo y hacerlo realidad. En un día triste y aburrido, un hermano y una hermana...

Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature A Coretta Scott King Honor Winner! Melanin Sun has a lot to say. But sometimes it?s hard to speak his mind, so he fills up notebooks with his thoughts instead. He writes about his mom a lot? they?re about as...

For fans of The Wild Robot and Rebecca Stead, a middle grade novel that explores what makes us human—and what it means to be irreplaceable. Summer 2.0 is not here to replace Summer Dillon. As an android, she’s a little different: a control panel instead of a brain, a mechanical heart instead...