The 21st book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes tells the story of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the U.S. who helped draft the Declaration of Ind
A National Book Award FinalistBoston Globe Best Book of 2021TIME Best Children’s Book of 2021Washington Post Best Children's Book of 2021New York Public Library Best Book for Kids of 2021Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book for 2021NPR Best Book of 2021 PW Best Book of 2021Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2021Kirkus Best Book of 2021School Library Journal Best Book of 2021"A gentle, glowing wonder, full of love and understanding." –The New York Times Book ReviewIt's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning how to put on makeup, and deciding which boys are cuter in their yearbook photos than in real life. But none of this is all that appealing to Bug, who doesn't particularly want to spend more time trying to understand how to be a girl. Besides, there's something more important to worry about:
We can all be heroes. That's the inspiring message of this New York Times bestselling picture book biography series from historian and author Brad MeltzerEach picture book in this series is a biograph
In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Disney World, but self-conscious Huda worries her family will stand out too much. Huda and her sisters can't believe it when her parents announce that they're actually taking a vacation this summer . . . to DISNEY WORLD! But it's not quite as perfect as it seems. First Huda has to survive a 24-hour road trip from Michigan to Florida, with her sisters annoying her all the way. And then she can't help but notice the people staring at her and her family when they pray in public. Back home in Dearborn she and her family blend right in because there are so many other Muslim families, but not so much in Florida and along the way. It's a vacation of forced (but unexpectly successful?) sisterly bonding, a complicated new friendship, a bit more independence, and some mixed feelings about her family's public prayers. Huda is proud of her religion and who she is, but she still sure wishes she didn't ca