Archives: Books
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Up from the Sea
A powerful novel-in-verse about how one teen boy survives the March 2011 tsunami that devastates his coastal Japanese village.On the day the tsunami strikes, Kai loses nearly everyone and everything …
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The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank’s Window
Told from the perspective of the tree outside Anne Frank’s window–and illustrated by a Caldecott Honor artist–this book introduces her story in a gentle and incredibly powerful way to a …
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Trailblazers: 33 Women in Science Who Changed the World
This middle-grade work, inspired by the authors’ Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science–and the World, profiles a cross-section of history’s female scientists who have made important strides in the fields of …
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Beautiful Blue World
A thrilling and moving story of children who become a key to winning a war. At twelve, Mathilde Joss is the oldest child in a loving family. Her country has …
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The Sun is Also a Star
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon is back with her second book, and just like Everything, Everything, it’s an instant classic with a love story that’s just as intense …
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The Fever Code
The book fans are waiting for. All will be revealed in the fifth book in the worldwide phenomenon, the #1 New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series. The story about how the …
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Welcome to Wonderland #1: Home Sweet Motel
A new, highly illustrated paper-over-board humor series from Chris Grabenstein, the New York Times Bestselling Author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, and co-author of I Funny, House of Robots, and Treasure Hunters! …
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Penguin Problems
It ain’t easy being a penguin. We all love penguins. They have that silly little waddle, they huddle together and it’s adorable, Morgan Freeman chronicles their epic journeys. “Shoot, I’d …
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The Case of the Secret Tunnel
Mr. Fred Grange claims to work as a clerk for a biscuit company, but he’s out and about on the London streets at odd hours, and girl detective Maisie Hitchins …
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Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White
n this stunning, first-ever fully-illustrated biography of legendary author E.B. White, Sibert medalist and Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet uses White’s letters, photos, and mementos, as well as her original …
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Lost Stars
Before her older sister, Ginny, died, Carrie was a science nerd, obsessively tracking her beloved Vira comet. But now that Ginny is gone, sixteen-year-old Carrie finds herself within the orbit …
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Ghostly Echoes: A Jackaby Novel
For the reader looking to get lost in a fantasy series full of mystery: Sherlockian detective of the supernatural R. F. Jackaby and his intrepid assistant Abigail Rook search for …
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Brightwood
Daisy Fitzjohn knows there are two worlds: the outside world and the world of her home, a secluded mansion called Brightwood Hall. But only Brightwood is real for Daisy–she’s never …
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Wrecked
Everyone has heard a different version of what happened that night at MacCallum College. Haley was already in bed when her roommate, Jenny, arrived home shell-shocked from the wild Conundrum …
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Hopping Ahead of Climate Change — Snowshoe Hares, Science, and Survival
Hopping Ahead of Climate Change describes one of the most intriguing and important studies of our time—the work of biologist Scott Mills, who is trying to answer the critical question: …
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The Orphan Keeper
Seven-year-old Chellamuthu’s life is forever changed when he is kidnapped from his village in India, sold to a Christian orphanage, and then adopted by an unsuspecting couple in the United …
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Christmas from Heaven: The True Story of the Berlin Candy Bomber
For the Reader who enjoys an inspiring biography of a hero of WW II. Christmas from Heaven is the story of the humble beginnings of what became a beacon of …
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Learning to Swear in America
An asteroid is hurtling toward Earth. A big, bad one. Maybe not kill-all-the-dinosaurs bad, but at least kill-everyone-in-California-and-wipe-out-Japan-with-a-tsunami bad. Yuri, a physicist prodigy from Russia, has been recruited to aid …
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Introducing Teddy
Errol and his teddy, Thomas, are best friends who do everything together. Whether it’s riding a bike, playing in the tree house, having a tea party, or all of the …
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One Day on our Blue Planet… in the Antarctic
From breakfast to dinner, dusk to dawn, children will love spending the day with this curious penguin chick. A new series of children’s books focused on the way our young …
