Firefly. Cricket. Vole. Peter. Can four creatures from four very different Nations help one another find their ways in a world that can feel oh-so-big? Delve into this “wise and lovely reading adventu
In this poetic memoir that’s “nothing short of enchanting” (Booklist, starred review), Margarita Engle, the first Latina woman to receive a Newbery Honor, tells of growing up as a child of two culture
The startling realities of teen prostitution are revealed in this eye-opening, heartbreaking story from the author ofAmerica, which Booklist called “a piercing, unforgettable novel” andKirkus Reviews
When two brothers decide to prove how brave they are, everything backfires—literally—in this piercing middle grade novel by the winner of the Coretta Scott King – Johnson Steptoe Award.Genie’s summer
Acclaimed film producer/director Adam Shankman and coauthor Laura Sullivan pen a sparkling, witty, romantic mystery inspired by Nick and Nora Charles and Hollywood glamour.Not too long ago, Lucille O’
Set in 1967, Cyrus Nygerski's summer will be like none he has ever had as he encounters werewolves, a psychic named Cassandra, and other interesting characters along his exciting and sometimes dangero
Coworkers beware—Violet’s here to “help” at the office in this lively picture book that puts a fun-loving spin on the grown-up work world.When Violet visits her mom’s office on Take Your Child to Work
Fancy Nancy meets Martha Stewart in Crafty Chloe, the adorable DIY star of a new picture book series!When another girl has already purchased the most perfect birthday gift for Chloe’s friend Emma, Chl
Don't miss The Rise of the Guardians, soon to be a major motion picture in theaters November 2012.Forget the bunny trail. E. Aster Bunnymund is on a warpath. In this second chapter book in William Joy
Join the search for Typhoid Mary in this early twentieth-century CSI. Now in paperback!Prudence Galewski doesn’t belong in Mrs. Browning’s esteemed School for Girls. She doesn’t want an “appropriate”
Ruby Lu returns—in paperback! Can this spunky middle-grader solve her family’s money troubles?Ruby is starting third grade, and she can’t wait! She’ll get to join fun clubs, learn cursive, and play in
It’s a factual face-off in this superhero picture book from all-star Peter Catalanotto.Question Boy wants answers. He lives for them. But none of the town’s action heroes—Oil Man, Paperboy, Police Wom
If Hugo Hippo and Bella Bird are going to make it to their costume party, they simply must learn to agree! A bright and cheerful picture book about friendship and compromise.Hugo Hippo has a best bird
A picture book biography that will inspire readers to dance to their own beats!Singer, dancer, actress, and independent dame, Josephine Baker felt life was a performance. She lived by her own rules an
Growing up at the foot of Mount Everest, a Sherpa boy named Tenzing Norgay dreamed about one day being the first to climb the giant in his backyard. For years he practiced, carrying loads of rocks in
IF YOU COULD ASK A NOBEL PRIZE WINNER ANYTHING YOU WANTED... Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has honored the world's great geniuses in the most important fields: physics, chemistry, medicine, literature
Daisy, otherwise known as Daze, hears her dead mother’s voice—and this time it’s not coming from an old home movie her brother is watching, or from her own troubled mind. This time Daze has discovered
Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had wh
There are few things more exciting than the sound of a train chugging through the country-side. First, steam engines hissed billowing clouds into the air, then gleaming diesel locomotives pulled boxc
Everything you always wanted to know about Islam -- but didn't know to ask!What does it mean to be Muslim in America? Ask ten different people and you'll probably receive ten different answers. Islam
Gertrudeis Gertrudeis Gertrudeis Gertrude.And Alice is Alice.And Gertrude and Alice are Gertrude and Alice.And you are welcome to join them for tea. But beware, for there you will find a bear in a ch
Six masterful children's authors have become master playwrights in this collection of one-act plays that might just make you want to ACT OUT!In The Raven, Sharon Creech spoofs a publishing office whi
One of nature's most perfect relationshipsEvery spring the monarch butterfly migrates thousands of miles in search of the ideal milkweed plant. When she finds it, she lays her eggs on the plant, so w
You may never haveheard of a lightship.Once, lightshipsanchored on watersacross America,on the oceansand in the Great Lakes,floating where lighthouses could not be built.Smaller than most ships,but m
Look out! Mikey Elsinger's in love! Mikey never does anything halfway, so it's no surprise that when she develops a not-so-secret crush on Shawn Macavity, the heartstoppingly gorgeous star of the sch
Here are a few things that sometimes happen: HAPPY THINGS An unpopular Black Crayon proves to a Little Girl how useful he really is. SAD THINGS On a very hot day, an Ice-Cream Cone waits...and wai
IN THIS FIRST BOOK IN THE HAUNTING YORK TRILOGY, DAN TRIES TO SHED SOME LIGHT UPON THE SHADOWS ON THE WALL... Dan is confused but thrilled when his parents decide to take a family vacation to York, E
Nicholas Allen has plenty of ideas. Who can forget the time he turned his third-grade classroom into a tropical island, or the times he fooled his teacher by chirping like a blackbird? But now Nick's
An inspiring chronicle of the immigrant experience recounts the history of Ellis Island from 1892 to 1954, the period during which more than seventeen million immigrants passed through its doors in se
There is perhaps no better loved, no more universal story than Cinderella. Almost every country in the world has a version of it, but the favorite of story-tellers is the French version by Charles Pe
Many African stories, whether or not they are about Kwaku Ananse the "spider man," are called, "Spider Stories." This book is about how that came to be. The African storyteller begins: "We do not real
"No one shall tell me that I was once a mouse!" roars the tiger. But an old hermit, mighty at magic, does tell him; for it was he who first changed the tiger from a wretched little mouse to a stout ca
Join the Chicken Squad for their many (mis)adventures with the first four chapter books in the hilarious series that has been called “lip-bitingly funny” (School Library Journal) by the be
Based on a true story, a young girl skips the second grade to go with her family on an adventure to Italy to perform in her family's theater troupe, "The Mystic Paper Beasts", for a year where she get
Combines everyday objects such as Coke bottles, toy airplanes, and rubber bands, with twenty-three memorable portraits, filled with strange and amusing stories, of such famous sports stars as Tiger Wo
“The world needs this story. And you will want to read it. Trust me.” —Laurie Halse Anderson on this taut, thought-provoking novel that deals with rape from the accused’s point of view, repackaged as
