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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

Diary of a Wimpy Kid gets a little sister twist in this wildly funny and highly illustrated companion to middle grade novel Dear Sister from New York Times bestselling author Alison McGhee that brings sibling rivalry--and love--to life through a series of letters. Sister has been the overlooked younger sibling for her WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE. She knows the drill. Her brother's banjo band is praised while no one acknowledges Sister's bongo skills. Sister does the grunt work, but Brother gets the credit. But this time, the blatant injustice has gone too far. This time, America's Famous Nothing has been granted the incredible power of choosing the family pet. And what does he choose? Certainly not a dog, the pet Sister has begged and pleaded for HER WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE--a pet the whole family could love. No, Brother chooses a bearded dragon. Sister is outraged. The picture of injured dignity, she refuses to acknowledge the creature's existence. It doesn't matter how much it stares at her or bobs

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

Violet Marino 不想被同情，也不打算交朋友。她只想繼續踢足球，按照自己的方式面對視力逐漸消失的生活。直到一場醫院野餐，她遇見剛接受心臟移植、滿腦子大膽點子的 Wyatt，以及正在接受化療、說話犀利的 Noor。三個個性迥異的孩子，唯一明顯的共同點，就是各自都有必須面對的疾病。當一個幫助病童實現願望的基金會不斷聯絡他們，Wyatt 想出一個離譜計畫：三人假裝成好友，一起爭取三場難忘冒險。原本只是轉移注意力的惡作劇，卻在相處中逐漸有了不同意義。本書以幽默明快的節奏描寫疾病、友情與信任，並獲得兩篇星級書評。● Roll with It 作者推出的中階小說，以三位個性鮮明的孩子為主角● 從「假裝是朋友，一起爭取願望」的計畫出發，帶出友情逐漸改變的過程● 榮獲兩篇星級書評，Publishers Weekly 星級書評稱其為一場充滿宣洩感的歡樂旅程Two starred reviews!From the acclaimed author of Roll with It comes a “winning, cathartic joy ride” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) of a middle grade novel about three kids with big diagnoses, bigger personalities, and one outrageous plan to team up and scam a wish-granting foundation.Violet Marino doesn’t want sympathy. And she definitely doesn’t want friends. She just wants to play soccer and deal with the whole slowly-going-blind thing on her own terms.Then she witnesses a boy choke on a hot dog at a hospital picnic. Enter Wyatt: dangerously charming and full of terrible ideas, especially for a kid with a n

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

A breathtaking Classic Board Book about the relationships we share with each other and nature from New York Times bestselling storytellers Julie Fogliano and Loren Long. if I was the sunshineand you were the dayi'd call you hello!and you'd call me stay Through simple yet poetic verse and warmly evocative art, New York Times bestsellers Julie Fogliano and Loren Long explore the awe-inspiring nature of relationships, love, and connection.

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

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.

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.