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YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist One of the Best Books of the Year: Chicago Public Library, School Library Journal, Science Books & Films Bright white teeth.… Read More →

In the early nineteenth century, enslaved Africans are not allowed to gather together in groups. For Simmy and his family, that means they must worship in secret. If they are caught, the… Read More →

Back in grade school, Maxie and Rick were best friends. Rick would design crazy inventions, and Maxie, the artistic one, would draw them. Then something terrible happened to Rick, and he… Read More →

Alice enjoys playing soccer and working on her go-kart. But when she moves to the suburbs, Zen, the boy down the street tells her she has no hope of fitting in at her new middle school unless Read More →

Inspiration for the Netflix series Chico Bon Bon! Whether you need a beebersaw or a chisel, Chico Bon Bon's your monkey. He can build or fix just about anything—from a dock for the ducks to… Read More →

Meet an unusual family with some very special children: Alan, Ellen, Iris, Otto, and Ursula. Sometimes they're visited by their very special aunt, Cyndy. As each child is born, the family… Read More →

Waiting for Christmas sure can be hard! But Anna helps out her new baby brother by telling him all of the signs that Christmas is coming—like making frost on a window, decorating with lights, Read More →

Strange things are happening in Rith's house at night. First a spiral staircase replaces the regular stairs. The new stairs lead to a living room that isn't his, a cat that isn't his either,… Read More →

In a hockey match unrivaled in prehistory, the Meat-Eaters take on the Veggiesaurs. Fans go wild in the stands as T. Rex and Triceratops face off, and the game is off to a rip-roaring start.… Read More →

Coriander is a contrary, stubborn hen, with a mind of her own. When she decides to plant herself in the middle of the road causing a chaotic traffic jam of cars, trucks, and buses, Farmer… Read More →

Simon, age 14, is obsessed with weaponry, survival tactics, and hunting. Against his mother's wishes, he secretly orders a BB gun over the Internet and begins to practice with it. During a… Read More →

It's summer vacation, and Loudmouth George is too busy having fun to do his chores. Now the house is a mess and his mom won't let him go to the movies with Harriet. So George comes up with a… Read More →

The Taj Mahal is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular buildings of the world, renowned for its architectual magnificence and aesthetic beauty. It is a rare book that can do justice to such Read More →

What kind of birthday present is a TENNIS RACKET? For the boy who tells this winning story, it seems awfully boring at first. It doesn't beep or buzz or do anything cool. And who plays… Read More →

As a distant howl echoes through the forest, animals quickly stop what they're doing and run for home. Look out—Wolf's coming! As the shadowy figure gets closer and closer and the day draws… Read More →

After eleven-year-old Jane-Ery loses her father in a sawmill accident, Grandpap comes down from Salter’s Mountain to live with her and her mother. To Jane-Ery’s surprise, Grandpap’s funny… Read More →

Louanne trips and sprains her ankle as she and her friends cut through the yard of the spooky house on the top of the hill. Suddenly the witch lady appears and yells, "Scat!" Harriet, George, Read More →

Two boys, best friends, are torn between opposing sides of bloody war in 1862. Johnny is white, and Chaska is part Dakota. The boys have seen whites treat the Dakota with injustice and… Read More →

“Goodnight, Edwin!” Edwin Dupree is sent up to bed, and it’s the last place he wants to be. He’s sure that more important, more exciting things are going on downstairs. When he creeps down to Read More →

Curtains up! Harriet loves her ballet class, but when Miss Betty announces a recital, Harriet succumbs to a bad case of stage fright. She worries about falling. She's afraid her costume will… Read More →

Sam Bennett needs new shoes. His old ones are full of holes. And Sam is growing up. With new shoes, he will now be able to help his pa plow the fields and sheer the sheep. Yet when Sam’s new Read More →

A sweetly told tale about the friendship between a boy named Will and a squirrel named Squill. They do just about everything together until Will's parents surprise him with a kitten, and she… Read More →