Archives: Books
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Sona and the Wedding Game
Sona’s big sister is getting married and she’s been given an important job to do. She has to steal the groom’s shoes. She’s never attended a wedding before, so she’s …
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New World
New World weaves the stories of three characters from unique backgrounds—an indigenous warrior seeking revenge against those who invaded her land, an African musician fighting for freedom against those who …
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Apple Pie Fourth of July
Shocked that her parents are cooking Chinese food to sell in the family store on an all-American holiday, a feisty Chinese American girl tries to tell her mother and father …
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Vanderbeekers of 141st St
From New York Times best-selling author Karina Yan Glaser comes one of Times’ Notable Children’s Books of 2017: “In this delightful and heartwarming throwback to the big-family novels of yesteryear, …
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I’m Going to Sing
I’m Going to Sing is a collection of spirituals songs brought to life from award winning children’s book author and illustrator Ashley Bryan. Lovingly updated and with a foreword from …
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A Suitcase of Seaweed & MORE
A Suitcase of Seaweed was published in 1996 by Margaret K. McElderry Books (Simon and Schuster) as thirty-six poems plus three prose pieces. In A Suitcase of Seaweed & MORE, …
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The Lotterys Plus One
The bestselling author of the adult novel Room bursts onto the children’s book scene with this cross between Little Miss Sunshine, Cheaper by the Dozen, and Modern Family. Sumac Lottery …
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Inexplicable Logic of My Life
Sal used to know his place with his adoptive gay father, their loving Mexican American family, and his best friend, Samantha. But it’s senior year, and suddenly Sal is throwing …
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Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change
Rosa sat so Martin could march. Martin marched so Barack could run. This unique picture book is part history, part poetry, and entirely inspirational. It takes the reader step by …
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Gondra’s Treasure
Gondra has inherited traits from both her eastern (Asian) dragon dad and western (European) dragon mom and enjoys them all. She’s especially happy that she’s a combination of both. Cheerful …
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Lumberjanes Vol 10
It’s PARENTS’ DAY at the Lumberjanes camp! Yetis, greek gods and grootslangs are old news to the Roanoke cabin, but now the Lumberjanes face their most harrowing experience yet: their …
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Stand on the Sky
It goes against all tradition for Aisulu to train an eagle, for among the Kazakh nomads, only men can fly them. But everything changes when Aisulu discovers that her brother, …
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The Oddmire, Book 1: Changeling
Magic is fading from the Wild Wood. To renew it, goblins must perform an ancient ritual involving the rarest of their kind—a newborn changeling. But when the night arrives to …
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Grandpa Cacao
This beautifully illustrated story connects past and present as a girl bakes a chocolate cake with her father and learns about her grandfather harvesting cacao beans in West Africa. Chocolate …
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Ronin Island
After a mysterious attack wipes out the major cities of 19th century Japan, Korea, and China, survivors from all three lands find refuge on a hidden island and build a …
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The Crossover
“With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. ’Cuz tonight I’m delivering,” raps twelve-year-old Josh …
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Carter Reads the Newspaper
Carter G. Woodson was born to two formerly enslaved people ten years after the end of the Civil War. Though his father could not read, he believed in being an …
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Lucky Luna
Diana López returns to her middle-grade sweet spot in this delightful novel perfect for fans of Wendy Mass, Charise Mericle Harper, and Angela Cervantes. Luna Ramos has too many primas …
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The Secret of Nightingale Wood
A beautifully tangled story of friendship, fairy tales, and family secrets. For those who loved Pax and The War That Saved My Life. Everyone is too busy to pay attention …
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Vivian and the Legend of the Hoodoos
Long ago, the Old Ones were bad. They drank all the water, ate all the pine nuts, and left nothing for the other creatures. Sinawav the coyote punished them by …
