Sahara is bringing an important part of home with her this Summer – her best friend, Vicky, along with the feeling that she’ll have to go up against El Ghoula and her powerful wind again. With Vicky by her side, Sahara navigates the emerging cracks in their friendship while protecting Ali Baba’s magic lamp and…
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A touching look at family and the things we do for love
“Woods, whose The Red Rose Box was a Coretta Scott King Honor Book, writes Coop’s first-person narrative with simplicity and directness.…A warm, accessible family story with credible conflicts and satisfying resolutions.” —Booklist Brenda Woods, Coretta Scott King Honor–winning author of The Red Rose Box, has crafted a beautiful story about the life-changing bond between a…
Discover all-consuming monsters; magical dolls designed to fight them; and artisans creating demon-slaying dolls
In this dark and enchanting stand-alone fantasy from debut author Lynn Buchanan–complete with black and white illustrations and a full-wrap illustrated cover–discover a world centered around destructive, all-consuming monsters; the magical dolls designed to fight this force; and the artisans tasked with creating demon-slaying dolls. A touch cozy fantasy and a touch horror, The Dollmakers…
A Thrilling and Dark Period Romance
In this fresh reimagining of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel by acclaimed author L. L. McKinney, Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason must save each other from the horrifying machinations of Mr. Rochester in this intrigue-filled, empowering young adult romance. Jane Eyre has no interest in a husband. Eager to make her own way in the world,…
Follow Chelsea Grant in her Unorthodox Summer Job
Ghost Roast delivers a paranormal adventure full of first crushes, lost histories, and the impossible task of fitting in when your dad is a professional ghosthunter. A stand-alone YA graphic novel from authors Shawneé and Shawnelle Gibbs and artist Emily Cannon! For as long as she can remember, Chelsea Grant has tried everything she can think…
A Relatable Middle-Grade Story about Rebuilding Bonds
Kayla Miller, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Click, Camp, Act, Clash, and Crunch and co-author of Besties returns with a new Olive story! Olive is less-than-excited to be spending Spring Break stuck with her dad…will she be able to make the most of her trip, or will everything break apart? Spring Break is full of possibilities…but not for Olive. This year, Olive is…
An Empowering Tale Celebrating Chinese American Culture
A smart, funny, and heartfelt middle grade novel about Lily Hong’s attempts to save her parents’ Chinese school and the town’s community center using all the resources she has—devoted friends, ingenuity, a passion for filmmaking, mediocre dance moves (at best), and perhaps even her archnemesis. If there’s one thing Lily Hong can’t stand, it’s being…
A Lovely Picture Book Introducing the Spring Lantern Festival to Kids
Celebrate the Spring Lantern Festival! This gentle picture book explores the special bond between children and their grandmothers, all against the backdrop of Chinese mythology and holiday celebration. A must-read for fans of Drawn Together or I Dream of Popo! There’s nothing Lili loves more than celebrating the Spring Lantern Festival with her family. But this will be…
Refugee Children Share their Stories in an Empowering Book
In this photographic picture book, the authors record and transcribe the words of displaced children, raising up their voices—who they are, where they came from, and the many different reasons that they had to leave their home countries. My parents told me we had to leave to stay safe. I was scared. We left in…
An Adorable Story Shows the Importance of Imperfection
A sweet picture book that focuses on creating outside of the box without striving to be perfect as perfectionism can often lead to disappointment or feelings of inadequacy. Abril has created a relatable main character in Pintro, a robot who has been programmed to do everything perfectly but is striving to tap into his imperfection….
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