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José and El Perro
José loves his family- his Papi, Mami, and little sister, Sofi. But something is missing-he dreams of having a dog, un perro of his own. Finally Jose gets to pick el perro perfecto, the perfect dog, from a shelter. But when he tries out commands like “¡Siéntate!” (sit) and “¡Échate!”…
Speak Up, Santiago!: a Hillside Valley graphic novel
Santi is excited to spend the summer in Hillside Valley, meeting the local kids, eating his Abuela’s delicious food, exploring! There’s just one problem-Santi doesn’t speak Spanish that well and it feels like everyone he meets in Hillside does. There’s Sol (she’s a soccer player who really loves books), Willie,…
Efrén Divided: a novel
Efrén Nava’s Amá is his Superwoman–or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother often prepares. Both Amá and Apá work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efrén and his younger siblings Max and Mía feel safe and loved. But Efrén worries about his parents;…
The Brilliant Ms. Bangle
It’s a new school year, and something is different. The students’ beloved librarian, Ms. Stack, has retired. The new librarian, Ms. Bangle, is not the same! She has different ways of doing, well, everything! How will the students ever adjust? Change isn’t easy, but it can be a positive experience….
Mixed-Up
Stella knows fifth grade will be the best year ever. Her closest friends, Emiko and Latasha, are in her class and they all got the teacher they wanted. Then their favorite television show, Witchlins, announces a new guidebook and an online game! When the classwork starts piling up, Stella struggles…
Barakah Beats
It’s Nimra Sharif’s first time going to public school. Nimra’s nervous, but as long as she has her best friend, Jenna, by her side, she figures she can take on just about anything. Unfortunately, middle school is hard. The teachers are mean, the schedule is confusing, and Jenna starts giving…
Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art
This striking nonfiction picture book investigates who created ancient wall art that’s been discovered around the world — the exact answers may be out of reach, but the investigation is half the fun.
Cave Paintings to Picasso: The Inside Scoop on 50 Art Masterpieces
Introduces fifty celebrated works of art, including King Tut’s sarcophagus and Andy Warhol’s paintings of Campbell’s soup cans, with historical and interpretive information for each piece.
How to Draw Epic Fantasy Art by Steve Beaumont
This book offers readers of all skill levels detailed instructions on how to draw, learning specific techniques such as shading, coloring, and storyboarding while developing interesting characters along the way.
Strong
In this autobiography, Rob dreams of becoming a champion strongman. He wants to flip huge tires, lug boulders, and haul trucks — and someday be the strongest man in the world! But he feels like he can’t fit in with his bright leggings, unicorn T-shirts, and rainbow-dyed hair. Will Rob…
Like a Hurricane
In this novel in verse for middle readers, a young teen struggles with revealing who he really is to those he loves. Originally published in French under the title Comme un ouragan.
Tegan and Sara: Junior High
Before Tegan and Sara took the music world by storm, the Quins were just two identical twins trying to find their place in a new home and new school. From first crushes to the perils of puberty, surviving junior high is something the sisters plan to face side by side,…
Danbi’s Favorite Day
Written by Anna Kim, an Asian Pacific American Honor Award winner for children’s literature. Danbi is a Korean/American child who takes on the world with courage, ingenuity and optimism. In this book, Danbi is excited about sharing her favorite holiday, Children’s Day, with her friends, but what she plans for…
Magnolia Wu Unfolds it All
Chanel Miller tells the story of ten-year-old Magnolia Wu, whose Chinese immigrant parents own a laundromat in New York City. She has gathered up all of the lost socks from the laundromat that nobody has claimed, and decides to solve the mystery of each missing sock. While exploring the streets…
A Two-Placed Heart: A Memoir in Verse
Written by Vietnamese/American Doan Phuong Nguyen, this book is a memoir told in verse, written by 12-year-old Bom to her sister, chronicling their long, difficult journey from Vietnam to the United States. Bom is afraid that her younger sister has lost contact with her roots and is completely American, while…
Hurry Up! A Book About Slowing Down
For one busy boy, life is all hurry up, hurry down, hurry round and round and round! That is until he takes a big breath…and a big break…and slows down to see all the wonderful things in the world around him. This playful yet powerful picture book reminds us to…
Poetry Prompts: All Sorts of Ways to Start a Poem
Everybody has a poem inside them! Writing one is not as hard as you think. You just need to know how to get started. Discover all sorts of ways to write and perform your very own poems, from found poems, to haikus, to tanka poems, to tongue-twisters!
The Red Ear Blows Its Nose
This debut poetry collection from award-winning poet, Robert Schechter, is often hilarious and always thoughtful. All ages will enjoy bouncing through the vivacious rhythms and the breadth of surprising, marvelous ideas. These are for reading out loud, to laugh at, to muse on and to grow up with.
The Girl Who Figured it Out
The uplifting true story of Minda Dentler, the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship triathlon, showing us all how persistence and determination in the face of setbacks can inspire people to rethink what’s possible!
Hoops
This graphic novel, loosely based on the story of the 1976 Warsaw High School girl’s basketball team, is about the ongoing battle of women striving for equality in sports.
Climate Champions: 15 Women Fighting for Your Future
These 15 women contemporary climate champions are on the frontlines of science working to create a sustainable future on Earth.
Parker Takes a Trip
Parker and her family fly to Portugal to visit her grandparents where they enjoy the local food and take a boat trip.
Because of You, John Lewis: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
When young Tybre Faw discovers Congressman John Lewis and his heroic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the fight for the right to vote, Tybre is determined to meet him. Tybre’s two grandmothers take him on the seven-hour drive to Selma, Alabama, where Lewis invites Tybre to join him…
Black Star
Twelve-year old Charley, who dreams of becoming the first professional female pitcher, must navigate adolescence during the turbulent segregation era and the beginning of the Great Migration.
Stacey Speaks Up
The third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling and NAACP Image Award-winning Stacey’s Stories picture book series, from Stacey Abrams and artist Kitt Thomas. Stacey and her friends can’t wait for lunchtime on Friday, also known as TacoPizza FryDay! But when Stacey discovers that some of her classmates…
The Aristokittens: Welcome to the Creature Cafe
For fans of Unicorn Princesses and Purrmaids, this illustrated chapter book series follows kittens Marie, Berlioz, and Toulouse from Disney’s The Aristocats as they embark on their next adventure–opening a Parisian critter café! Meet the Aristokittens, a trio of siblings with big (and delicious) plans! One day, while chasing each other through…
The First State of Being
When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed forever. It’s August 1999. For twelve-year-old Michael Rosario, life at Fox Run Apartments in Red Knot, Delaware, is as ordinary as ever–except for the looming Y2K crisis and his overwhelming crush on his fifteen-year-old babysitter,…
Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius: A True Story About an Amazing Swimmer
Inside every loggerhead turtle is genius: the ability to find their first home, no matter how far away. Follow one from her birth on a beach in Australia to her trip across an ocean filled with sharks and seahorses; to her rescue from a net by a fisherman who names…
The Cricket War
It’s 1980 and 12-year-old Tho Pham lives with his family in South Vietnam. He spends his afternoons playing soccer and cricket fighting with his friends, but life is slowly changing under the Communists. His parents are worried, and Tho knows the Communist army will soon knock on their door to…
Puzzled: A Memoir of Growing Up with OCD
Pan Cooke is ten years old when anxious thoughts begin to take over his brain like pieces of an impossible puzzle. What if he blurts out a swear word while in church? What if he accidentally writes something mean in his classmate’s get-well card? What if his friend’s racy photo…
A Letter for Bob
Ever since the day Mom and Dad brought Bob home from the car dealership, Bob has been a part of Katie’s family. Bob has taken them all over, from powwows to vacations to time spent with faraway family. Bob has been there in sad and scary times and for some…
Healer of the Water Monster
When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he’s in for an uneventful summer, with no electricity or cell service. Still, he loves spending time with Nali and with his uncle Jet, though it’s clear when Jet arrives that…
Two Tribes
In this graphic novel, Mia is still getting used to living with her mom and stepfather, and to the new role their Jewish identity plays in their home. Feeling out of place at home and at her Jewish day school, Mia finds herself thinking more and more about her Muscogee…
How this Book Got Red
When Red discovers a new book about pandas, she can’t wait to read it! Except red pandas are completely left out! So Red decides to take matters into her own paws and write her own book.
Butt or Face?: Can You Tell Which End You’re Looking At?
Entertaining for the entire family, decide whether the picture is showing you a butt or face of a creature before turning the page.
How to Build a Hovercraft: Air Cannons, Magnet Motors and 25 Other Amazing DIY Science Projects
From the Coke and Mentos fountain makers who found initial fame via Maker Faire and YouTube (more than 150 million views!) comes this collection of DIY science projects guaranteed to inspire a love of experimentation.
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