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In the tradition of Wonder and Out of My Mind, this big-hearted middle grade series tells the story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy--all three books now together in a collectible paperback boxed set. Ellie's a girl who tells it like it is. That surprises some people, who see a kid in a wheelchair and think she's going to be all sunshine and cuddles. The thing is, Ellie has big dreams: She might be eating Stouffer's for dinner, but one day she's going to be a professional baker. If she's not writing fan letters to her favorite celebrity chefs, she's practicing recipes on her well-meaning, if overworked, mother. But when Ellie and her mom move so they can help take care of her ailing grandpa, Ellie has to start all over again in a new town at a new school. Except she's not just the new kid--she's the new kid in the wheelchair who lives in the trailer park on the wrong side of town. It all feels like one challenge too many, until Ellie starts to make her first-ever friends. N

桑妮．派克最愛住在德瑪花園公寓，那裡不僅是家，也是她與鄰居們共同生活、互相扶持的社區。她從未覺得這樣的住處有什麼不同，直到市政府提出興建新平價住宅，卻遭到富裕社區居民強烈反對，讓她第一次體會到「低收入」原來會被看不起。爸爸要她安分低調，但看著鄰居們受到輕視與誤解，桑妮決定挺身而出，為自己與這群可愛的人發聲。這是一部節奏明快、幽默中帶有真誠情感的成長故事，描寫一位女孩如何在偏見與社會壓力中，勇敢為正義與歸屬感奮戰，也讓人重新思考什麼才是「家」的真正意義。A determined girl spends the summer before middle school learning to stand up for her low-income community in this funny, fast-paced read just right for fans of Kelly Yang's Front Desk. Sunny Parker loves the Del Mar Garden Apartments, the affordable housing complex where she lives. And she especially loves her neighbors. From her best friend, Haley Michaels, to Mrs. Garcia and her two kids--developmentally disabled son AJ and bitter but big-hearted daughter Izzy--every resident has a story and a special place in Sunny's heart. Sunny never thought living at the Del Mar Garden Apartments made her different--until the city proposes turning an old, abandoned school into a new affordable housing complex and the backlash of her affluent neighborhood teaches Sunny the

This “hauntingly atmospheric” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), heart-stopping middle grade novel follows three of the Wolfskinder, German children left to fend for themselves in the final days of World War II, as they struggle to hold onto themselves and each other while surviving in the wild.Sometimes it’s good to be wild. Sometimes, you have to be.When the Russian Army marches into East Prussia at the end of World War II, the Wolf family must flee. Being caught by the Russians or the Americans would be the end for them. Liesl, Otto, and baby Mia’s father has already been captured, and they get separated from their mother in a blizzard after only a few days on the run.Liesl had promised Mama that she’d keep her brother and sister safe, no matter what. They’ll forage in the forests if they have to. Little do they know that there are hundreds of other parentless children doing the very same thing. And they far too quickly learn that, sometimes, to survive, you have to do bad things.Dan

本書為 Sparrow Being Sparrow 的續作，延續溫暖細膩的日常視角。暴風雪將至，Sparrow 的父母前往醫院迎接新生兒，她卻在窗外發現一隻受傷的鴿子。出於對動物的本能關懷，她與好友 Paloma 悄悄將牠帶進屋內照顧。然而，照料野鳥遠比想像困難，家中還有好奇的小貓讓情況更複雜。隨著照顧的負擔加重，Sparrow 開始思考：若向大人求助，是否就必須放手？本書以平實筆調描寫孩子在責任、不安與成長之間的學習，也回應面對家庭變化時，如何理解「請求幫忙」同樣是一種勇氣。In this sequel to the "uplifting" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) Sparrow Being Sparrow, Sparrow rescues an injured animal but soon wonders if she's taken on more than she can handle alone. A blizzard is coming, and Sparrow's parents are leaving for the hospital to welcome Sparrow's new baby brother, but all Sparrow can think about is investigating the strange thwack she heard coming from her bedroom window. When she goes outside, she finds an injured pigeon getting buried in the snow. She has to save it! Sparrow and her best friend, Paloma, bring the bird inside while the grown-ups are busy, determined to nurse it back to health. But soon, Sparrow realizes that helping the bird recover--especially with curious kittens around the house--will be

十二歲的王尤金，因為媽媽超迷信「四」等於「死」，所以她從來沒在四月四號正日過生日。而且她媽媽不只超迷信，還喜歡管東管西！對媽媽來說，畫畫根本是浪費時間，所以不准王尤金去參加她夢寐以求的夏日漫畫營。今年，尤金尼亞決定要來個大反攻！她不只要報名漫畫營、要在生日當天辦派對，還要順便邀請她心中那位可愛到不行的天菜！不過...王尤金在體育課上被一顆飛來的運動鞋K到頭之後，怪事就接連發生。她開始看到各種不祥的幻覺，全都跟她快到的生日有關。這到底是腦震盪的後遺症，還是她對十三歲的「青春期焦慮」在作祟？隨著幻覺越來越失控，連她的畫都受到影響，王尤金懷疑，是不是有什麼神秘力量在警告她。如果她真的被什麼東西纏上了，那她最好趕快搞清楚是怎麼回事！不過，還有比這更恐怖的事，那就是...她可能必須承認…她媽媽所說的一切或許才是對的。In this hilarious and heartfelt debut graphic novel, a girl born on a day considered unlucky in Chinese superstition starts to wonder if she really is cursed when she's troubled by visions of doom set to occur on her thirteenth birthday. Twelve-year-old Eugenia Wang has never celebrated her birthday on her actual birthday, April 4th, because of her mom's belief in the Chinese superstition that four is an unlucky number. And that's not the only thing Mom's strict about; she won't let Eugenia go to a summer comic art camp because she thinks art is a waste of time. This year, Eugenia is determined to defy her mom by applying for the camp

本書描寫一名充滿活力、總是停不下來的四年級女孩 Sparrow Robinson。她喜歡跳舞、喜歡提問，也特別喜歡貓。剛搬到新城鎮、新學校的她，卻因父母忙碌而感到自己格格不入。唯一讓她感到安心的，是隔壁鄰居 Mrs. LaRose，以及她收養的七隻貓。當 Mrs. LaRose 因受傷必須搬進安養機構、無法再照顧貓咪時，Sparrow 決定替牠們尋找新家。在一次次奔走與嘗試中，她暫時忘記自己的孤單，也逐漸在行動中找到被需要的感覺。本書以溫暖寫實的方式，描寫孩子如何在幫助他人的過程中，慢慢找到屬於自己的位置。An endearingly energetic fourth grader takes on the big job of finding new homes for her neighbor's seven cats in this "uplifting" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) illustrated middle grade novel for fans of Patricia MacLachlan and Sharon Creech. Sparrow Robinson loves to dance and leap around. She loves cats. She has a million questions about the world, and she's not afraid to ask them. But she's just moved to a new town and a new school, and her busy parents have no time for her to get "carried away." Suddenly, she feels totally out of place. Sparrow's favorite thing in all this newness is her neighbor, Mrs. LaRose, who has seven cats and always has cookies and lemonade to share. But after Mrs. LaRose breaks her hip, she decides t

巴茲與妹妹達莉亞自父母過世後厄運連連，逃離社工後流落紐約街頭。饑寒交迫時，一位昔日名廚向他們伸出援手──提供甜點與庇護，似乎是命運的轉機。然而，看似美好的「克雷文甜點店」，其背後竟藏有不可告人的祕密……幽默中帶著驚悚，讓人欲罷不能的黑色童話！Two orphan siblings with truly terrible luck battle an evil celebrity chef in this “bitingly humorous and appealingly weird” (Publishers Weekly) illustrated middle grade romp in the vein of A Series of Unfortunate Events.It’s hard to imagine things could get worse after one’s parents die in a greenhouse explosion. But that is precisely what happens to Basil and his younger sister, Dahlia. They escape from the social worker who wants to split them up to different foster homes by jumping off a moving train, only to find themselves wounded (Dahlia) and bedraggled (Basil) and without a soul to care for them. What’s more, they’re lost in the wilds of New York City.Famished and alone, they wander into Cravings, the delectable bakery owned by Laurel Fox, disgraced celebrity chef with a soft spot for poor, hungry orphans. When she offers them luxurious accommodations and all

In the spirit of Lane Smith and Jon Klassen, this delightfully irreverent picture book dives into the world of Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," where a boy with a unique vision gives some creative feedback to the famed poet. When Robert Frost writes, "Whose woods these are I think I know," he paints a picture of a serene winter night in the deep woods, surrounded by blankets and blankets of snow. But the tranquil scene is interrupted by a little boy! This wildly imaginative interloper generously offers to tweak the poem to make it more exciting. Instead of riding a horse, why not a hippo? And replace the snow falling from the sky with cookie dough! As Robert Frost sputters in dismay, the boy unleashes poetic mayhem, but when his edits get away from him, the self-possessed poet and chaotic kid have to put their heads together to make a clean getaway.

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wants him to grow up tough and unfeeling in this stunning middle grade novel in verse from the Newbery Honor-winning author of Genesis Begins Again. It's the summer before high school and Isaiah feels lost. He thought this summer was going to be just him and his homies Drew and Darius, hangin' out, doing wheelies, and watching martial arts movies--a lot of chillin' before high school and the Future. But more and more, Drew will barely talk to him--barely even look at him--and though he won't admit it, Isaiah knows it's because of Darius, because Darius is...gone. And Isaiah wasn't even there when it happened, with his best friend in his final moments. But he's going to be there now. Him and Drew both, they're gonna spend the summer breaking every single record they can think of, for Darius, for his dream of breaking world records. But Drew's not the same Drew, and Isaiah being Isaiah isn't

A determined girl spends the summer before middle school learning to stand up for her low-income community in this funny, fast-paced read just right for fans of Kelly Yang's Front Desk. Sunny Parker loves the Del Mar Garden Apartments, the affordable housing complex where she lives. And she especially loves her neighbors. From her best friend, Haley Michaels, to Mrs. Garcia and her two kids--developmentally disabled son AJ and bitter but big-hearted daughter Izzy--every resident has a story and a special place in Sunny's heart. Sunny never thought living at the Del Mar Garden Apartments made her different--until the city proposes turning an old, abandoned school into a new affordable housing complex and the backlash of her affluent neighborhood teaches Sunny the hard way that not everyone appreciates the community she calls home. Her dad, the Del Mar's manager-slash-handyman, wants Sunny to lay low. But as hurtful rhetoric spreads and the city's public hearing approaches, Sunny realize

A New York Times bestseller!Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novel Out of My Mind.Melody, the huge-hearted heroine of Out of My Mind, is a year older, and a year braver. And now with her Medi-talker, she feels nothing’s out of her reach, not even summer camp. There have to be camps for differently-abled kids like her, and she’s going to sleuth one out. A place where she can trek through a forest, fly on a zip line, and even ride on a horse! A place where maybe she really can finally make a real friend, make her own decisions, and even do things on her own—the dream!By the light of flickering campfires and the power of thunderstorms, through the terror of unexpected creatures in cabins and the first sparkle of a crush, Melody’s about to discover how brave and strong she really is.

The 2024 New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's BooksA gorgeously illustrated picture book biography about Brazilian photojournalist, humanitarian, and environmental advocate Sebastião Salgado.As a young boy, Sebastião Salgado loved exploring his parents’ farm in the forests of Brazil, always dreaming of what might lie beyond his view. When he went away to school, he met Lélia, who showed him how to use a camera. As he looked through the lens, Sebastião realized he could use photography to capture how the world fits together.Sebastião used his pictures to tell the stories of people who might not otherwise be seen. But after witnessing too much destruction, he put away his camera and returned to his childhood home. The land was in ruins.So Sebastião and Lélia decided to rebuild the rainforest and photograph the beauty of the world to save it. Through art and activism, they would show that everyone was responsible for caring for the planet and that hope endu

A teen's fight for suffrage turns into one of survival when her crew's Antarctic expedition ship gets stuck in the ice in this historical novel told in journal entries perfect for fans of Gary Paulsen and The Downstairs Girl. November 1914. Clara Ketterling-Dunbar is one of twenty-eight crew members of The Resolute--a ship meant for an Antarctic expedition now marooned on ice one hundred miles from the shore of the continent. An eighteen-year-old American, Clara has told the crew she's a twenty-one-year-old Canadian. Since the war broke out, sentiment toward Americans has not been the most favorable, and Clara will be underestimated enough simply for being a woman without also giving away just how young she is. Two members of the crew know her nationality, but no one knows the truth of her activities in England before The Resolute set sail. She and her suffragist sisters in the Women's Social & Political Union were waging war of a different kind in London. They taught Clara to figh

In the spirit of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners and I Talk Like a River, this lyrical picture book from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner tells the story of a child in swim therapy and celebrates the ways differently abled bodies can move in the water. Under here, there isno top or bottom, no left or right--only fields of water to wander inas topsy-turvy as I like. Underwater, everything looks different--and every body moves differently, too. During swim therapy, a child discovers he can be anything: a catfish, a seahorse, a starfish cartwheeling across the universe. He finds the magic of moving in wholly new ways, just like he does on land in his trusty wheelchair.

Three starred reviews!2025 SLJ Best Middle Grade BooksA Horn Book Best BookA girl with cerebral palsy navigates loss, grief, and the aftermath of trauma following a school shooting in a world that wasn't built for her in this "intimate, lyrical" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) novel in verse from Jamie Sumner, the acclaimed author of Roll with It. There is a Before and an After for sixth grader Bea Coughlin. Before the shooting at her school that took the lives of her classmates and teacher and After, when she must figure out how to grieve, live, and keep rolling forward. But as her community rallies in a tidal wave of marches and speeches and protests, Bea can't get past the helplessness she felt in her wheelchair as others around her took cover. Through the help of therapeutic horseback riding, Bea finally begins to feel like herself again. And as she heals, she finds her voice and the bravery to demand change.

在本書中，故事從「現在」往回推移。Neon 正躲在浴室裡，心跳快得像要跳出胸口。二十四秒後，他與 Aria 將跨出重要一步。但真正讓他緊張的，不只是那一刻，而是他是否準備好成為一個溫柔、負責的人。於是時間倒轉：二十四分鐘前、二十四天前、二十四個月前——每個片段都拼湊出他們的相遇與相愛。Jason Reynolds 以流暢的意識獨白，描寫男孩面對親密關係時的慌張與真誠。本書榮獲 Coretta Scott King Author Award，並登上《The New York Times》暢銷榜，獲多家媒體星級推薦。這不只是關於「第一次」，更是關於尊重、溝通與被好好愛著的可能。A Coretta Scott King Author Award WinnerA New York Times BestsellerSeven starred reviews! "Jason Reynolds has done it again!...Fresh from start to finish...This is what it could be, should be, if only we were all as lucky as Aria. Girls (and everyone) wait for your Neon!" --Judy Blume, New York Times bestselling author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. and Forever... #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds tackles it--you know...it--from the guy's perspective in this stream of consciousness story of a teen boy about to experience a huge first. "Reynolds's foray into romance is as spectacular as expected...Undoubtedly, a story for everyone" (Booklist, starred review). Twenty-four mon

在一年一度的萬聖節裡，小女孩終於受夠了被安排成可愛角色。今年，她決定翻轉形象，宣布：「本書」的主角要當一個真正嚇人的 witch。她細心設計帽子與長髮，調製藥水、練習咒語，連「讓人石化」的表情都不放過，只為完成心中理想的模樣。沒想到，當她在鏡中看見成果時，連自己都被嚇了一跳。本書以輕快節奏描繪孩子渴望獨立、又需要依靠的微妙心情。父親在一旁溫柔支持，讓這場變身既戲劇化也溫暖動人。Zoey Abbott 以RISO與risograph技法呈現霓虹色調與大面積留白，帶出六〇年代流行感。獲《Kirkus》、《School Library Journal》、《BookPage》與《Publishers Weekly》四項星級書評肯定，是一部兼具幽默與理解的節慶之作。Four starred reviews! In this "inspiring...delightful" (School Library Journal, starred review) picture book offering a twist on the trick-or-treat trope, a feisty little girl has had enough of her parents picking cutesy Halloween costumes for her--this year, a witch! A little girl has been every adorable thing you can imagine for Halloween, and she is done with being cuddly, sweet, and precious. This year, she's rebelling big-time and going for a totally different vibe: the spookiest thing out there. She's going to be...a witch! With only a little help from Dad, she works hard on her witchy locks, brew, spells and enchantments, and power to petrify. But what

以希臘神話為靈感的《Cronus Chronicles》首部曲， 推薦給喜愛《Percy Jackson and the Olympians》的讀者。故事從一連串看似無關的怪事展開：神祕小貓、忽然來訪的表親，以及形跡可疑的黑衣人。當同學接連染上怪病，Charlotte 與表親 Zee 踏上尋找解方的旅程，意外進入冥界，捲入牽動生死秩序的神話事件。故事節奏明快、幽默感十足，將希臘神話巧妙融入現代生活，描寫冒險之餘，也細膩刻畫友情與責任。"The perfect series for fans of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians books." --School Library Journal Two cousins venture into the Underworld to save their classmates from a mysterious illness in this "entertaining in the most pleasingly frenetic of ways" (Publishers Weekly) first book in the middle grade Cronus Chronicles series inspired by Greek mythology--now with a new look! Something extraordinary is about to happen to Charlotte Mielswetski. Oh, it's not the cute kitten that appears out of nowhere. It's not the sudden arrival of her cousin Zee, who believes he's the cause of a mysterious sickness that struck his friends in England. And it's not the men in tuxedos who follow Charlotte everywhere. What's so extraordinary is not any one of these things. It's

在幽暗的洞穴裡，兩個小岩柱——鐘乳石 Stalactite 與石筍 Stalagmite——默默觀察著世界的變化。從三葉蟲、恐龍到樹懶與蝙蝠，它們靜靜見證數百萬年的歷史。作者以輕鬆幽默的筆觸與節奏明快的文字，讓時間的流動化為一場奇妙的觀察秀。當兩者終於長到可以相觸的那一刻，讀者也將感受到友誼、時間與存在的深意。畫風簡潔、節奏鮮明，讓孩子在笑聲中思考「等待」與「陪伴」的價值。A hilarious and thought-provoking picture book about two little cave rock formations who witness the entire history of the world, perfect for fans of Oliver Jeffers, Jon Klassen, and Mac Barnett. DRIP. DRIP. DRIP. Time flies for two charming little cave nubs, Stalactite and Stalagmite. Over millions of years, creatures and things pass in and out of their cave, everything from a trilobite, an ichthyostega, and a triceratops, to a ground sloth and a bat. When you are an ageless rock formation, it's nice to have a friend who's always there. But what will happen when the two nubs grow enough to finally touch?