It is 1896. Cuba has fought three wars for independence and still is not free. People have been rounded up in reconcentration camps with too little food and too much illness. Rosa is a nurse, but she
Born in the hospital on the same day, Gemma and Alice were destined to be best friends and have always appreciated each other for their unique qualities, but when Alice has to move away with her famil
The Melendy family moves to a house in the country where a secret room, a cupola, a stable, and a brook provide Mona, Rush, Randy, and Oliver with adventures far different from the city life to which
Welcome to Elsewhere. It is warm, with a breeze, and the beaches are marvelous. It’s quiet and peaceful. You can’t get sick or any older. Curious to see new paintings by Picasso? Swing by one of Elsew
Liberty Street has always been ruled with severity by the General and Mrs. Pinch, thus when the Araboolies move in and new life is brought to the neighborhood, the General calls in the army to get thi
Maurice Sendak greeted teh publication of the first book by this unique author-and-artist team with an astonishing review in The New York Times Book Review, which began: "Sid and Sol is a wonder--a pi
International author-illustrator superstar duo Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton are back, and this time they've cooked up a hilarious book of 13 standalone stories to complement their beloved chapter book series. A lot of stuff happens in our ever-expanding treehouse. Not everything gets into the books. These are some other things that happened to us... Surreal, funny and supremely silly--all with the spirit of the Treehouse--come on up to hear some Tales from the Treehouse.
The team who brought us Chocolate Me!, Taye Diggs and illustrator by Shane W. Evans, return with an upbeat story about a mixed-race boy in this heartfelt picture book. Mixed Me!.Mom and Dad say I'm a
A girl and her father attempt to save a memory box in a park about to be demolished in this contemporary middle-grade novel about grief and love from the critically acclaimed author of Good Dog, Dan G
Love and loss coexist in this memorable young adult debut about a girl who moves to a new country to live with a father she's never met and how new friends help her leave the past behind.Seventeen-yea
Freya is a goddess from a centuries-old mythology. And she’s about to make one hell of a comeback. Blending elements of fantasy and scifi in a modern-world setting, this first novel in a new young adu
When Kenna uses her ability to drain the life from another human being to save her mother and twin sister from an attacker, her mother reveals the origin of her power, and Kenna is forced to choose be
Ann Hodgman's basement is home to three guinea pigs, a cage full of birds, a big gray rabbit, a prairie dog, a bulbul (look it up), two little rabbits, a hamster, and twenty-six pygmy mice. And that's
It's over. Dean, Alex, and the other survivors of the Monument 14 have escaped the disaster zone and made it to the safety of a Canadian refugee camp. Some of the kids have been reunited with their fa
HARDY-HAR-HAR!Meet Otis Dooda. Yes, that’s his name. Go on and have a good laugh. He’s heard it all before. He’s been called things like Otis Poopy Stink and Otis Toilet Twinkie. That’s right, yuck it
Buster isn’t fluffy or pretty like other cats—he’s a crazy orange cat with attitude. And Mr. Larsen is the exact right person for him. Every morning Buster and Mr. Larsen sit on their porch in the sun
Sent to live with a great uncle he has never met in beautiful Sierra Nevada when his mother goes to jail, traumatized young Tony bonds with his Tio and a search-and-rescue dog named Gabe while making
Emma has just learned that her mother is a long-lost Poseidon princess and now struggles with an identity crisis: As a Half-Breed, she’s a freak in the human world and an abomination in the Syrena rea
An early reader adaptation of the picture book Leopard & Silkie recounts the true story of a seal pup and the boy protector who guards the seal from people and dogs while it rests on the shore bet
Emily and her dog, Zack, have a special bond. But it’s more than that—they can read each other’s minds. Even more surprising, Zack knows when people are in trouble. Now, Emily and Zack are able to use
Bertie, who is blessed with word magic, and her fairy sidekicks seek to save Nate, who has been kidnapped by the Sea Witch, but Bertie is torn between Nate and Ariel, an air spirit who loves Bertie en
When Sol and Connie Blink move to Grand Creek, one of the first people to welcome them is an odd older woman, Fay Holaderry, and her friendly dog, Swift, who carries a very strange bone in his mouth.
After a fire destroys the farm where he was born, a young border collie acquires a series of owners and learns about life as he seeks a home and longs to fulfill his life's purpose of herding sheep.
Raised as a chastelaine-in-training, Doucette discovers when she is sixteen years old that she has magic in her blood, and she must brave her mother's wrath--and the loss of the man she loves--in orde
A tribute to Florida, fishing, and familyAll Skeet Waters wants is to catch a big, beautiful tarpon on his fly rod - and to keep everything else in his life in Florida the way it's always been. But on
It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing
A positive and affirming look at skin color, from an artist’s perspective.Seven-year-old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when she and her mo
If you were a fuzzy caterpillar crawling through the tall, tall grass on a sunny afternoon, what would you see? Beginning as the sun is high in the sky and ending as fireflies blink and the moon rises
Three times a voice comes to Isaac in his dreams and tells him to go to the capital city and look for a treasure under the bridge by the royal palace. Feeling a little foolish perhaps, but determined
A middle-grade adventure about a boy and a giant―and a friendship that defies all odds.Jat is a boy who wants more from life than collecting coal from the Fire Sea. Newton is a misfit giant, cast out
The author of the beloved Love Letters to the Dead returns with a parallel YA story of a mother and daughter each at age seventeen. The mother's tale recounts the summer she fell in love and set out o
On your mark! Get set! Kiss?! Becky and her friends love playing tag at recess. Then one day they make up a new rule that ruins everything: Whoever gets caught, gets a kiss! It's all fun and games unt
In a world of infinite risk, the stakes have never been so high.Beyond the pull of life and death lies the Immortal game. Edie Kramer has leaped back to put things right and save the boy she loves. Al
As the long day comes to an end, Mother Sky fills a tub with falling stars and calls, "Bath time for Little Night!"Little Night answers from afar, "Can't come. I am hiding and you have
Roland the pig plays the lute and sings so sweetly that his friends never have enough of listening to him. He has bigger dreams, though, so he decides to take his show on the road and share his music
Sarah has always been on the move. Her mother hates the cold, so every few months her parents pack their bags and drag her off after the sun. She's grown up lonely and longing for magic. She doesn't k
The great northern forest--the boreal forest--is home to a unique ecosystem of animals and plants. It covers one-third of the earth's total forest area and is home to so many birds that it is known as
Tess and Lizzie are sisters, sisters as close as can be, who share a secret world filled with selkies, flying horses, and a girl who can transform into a wolf in the middle of the night. But when Liz
Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (
JUST THE RIGHT MIX OF SWEET AND SCARY for the youngest trick-or treatersAt the edge of town lives a clever girl with a spooky problem: Her house is haunted! Luckily, she happens to be a witch and know
