Archives: Books
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Kids Who Are Changing the World
Forty-five young people from around the world (including twelve from the U.S. and four from Canada) are doing something every day to make the world a better place. They discovered …
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Rebels by Accident
After attending her first high school party lands her in jail, Mariam thinks things can’t possibly get worse. So when her parents send her to live with her grandmother in …
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Dream On, Amber
As a half-Japanese, half-Italian girl with a ridiculous name, Amber’s not feeling molto bene (very good) about making friends at her new school. But the hardest part about being Amber …
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Dara Palmer’s Major Drama
All Dara Palmer wants to do is act—but when The Sound of Music is selected for the school musical and she’s not cast as Maria, she is suspicious that it’s …
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Lexie’s Little Lie
Lexie is part of a colorful Greek Cypriot family who live in London. She is wonderful, spirited, funny, and devoted to her frail cousin of the same age, Eleni, who …
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Illegal
ILLEGAL introduces us to brothers Ebo and Kwame, and their journey as they flee from Ghana, across Africa and over the Mediterranean Sea to find a safe haven in Europe. …
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Mi abuelo y yo
Desde Estados Unidos hasta Brasil, desde Japón hasta Escocia, existen tantas maneras para los abuelos y sus nietos pasarlo bien.
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Grandpa’s Favorite
All around the world, there are so many ways for grandpas and their grandchildren to have fun!
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Mi abuela y yo
En todo el mundo, en todos los idiomas, en todos los países, lo que más les gusta a las abuelas es… ¡estar con sus nietos!
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Grandma’s Favorite
Because whatever it is your grandma enjoys most, wherever in the world she may be, her favorite is always you.
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Anna Hibiscus
Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa. She lives with her whole family in a wonderful house. There is always somebody to laugh and play with. Featuring warm, loving multi-generational …
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Recess at 20 Below
Experience from a kid’s perspective what it is like playing during recess when it is really cold: how the world sounds outside, how it tastes outside, how it looks, and …
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Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates
Inspired by the 1863 Egg War and the mad rush for murre eggs on the Farallon Islands near San Francisco, Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates is a high-seas adventure …
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Children of the First People: Fresh Voices of Alaska’s Native Kids
Young readers can discover what its like to be a kid in Alaska in author Tricia Brown and photographer Roy Corral‘s upcoming book, Children of the First People (available everywhere …
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How Raven Got His Crooked Nose
2019 Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Notable Chulyen the trickster raven loses his nose one day, but he vows to get it back. Luckily he has some special …
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Manjhi Moves a Mountain
Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel, grit, determination, and twenty years to carve a path through the mountain separating his poor village from the nearby village with schools, markets, …
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Silver Meadows Summer
Just right for fans of Pam Muñoz Ryan, this story of moving out and moving on is a touching portrayal of the experience of leaving one’s home country and making …
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Moomin and the Brigands
Moomin’s pushy relations have come to stay, and in the process of getting them out, he unwittingly embarks on a quest for fame and fortune with his sly friend Sniff. …
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Leonardo da Vinci Gets a Do-Over
After being dead for nearly 500 years, the great Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci is back! Seventh graders Max, Tad, and Gina discover the reincarnated da Vinci on their class …
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If My Mom Were A Platypus: Mammal Babies and their Mothers
All over the world, in all kinds of habitats, mothers bring forth new life. For many animals, such as reptiles and amphibians, mothering responsibilities end before the babies are even …
