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Another Band's Treasure: A Story of Recycled Instruments
In a small village in Paraguay, Diego dreams of giving music lessons to the children he sees each day. The only problem: there aren't enough instruments to go around. But when he and… Read More →
An Unlikely Ballerina
Young Lily Marks loves to stand on her tiptoes. When her parents notice weakness in her legs, her doctor suggests dancing lessons to strengthen them. Lily falls in love with ballet—but can… Read More →
Any Body: A Comic Compendium of Important Facts and Feelings about Our Bodies
An honest, humorous and factual book for children and early teens who want to understand and feel at home with their own bodies. Sometimes we feel uncomfortable in our own skin, sometimes… Read More →
A Perfect View: Book 3
From the Series Cici: A Fairy's Tale
Cici is ready for all her favorite camping activities! She has everything planned for the trip with her dad, her sister, and her friend Kendra. But with Cici's new fairy powers, nature has… Read More →
A Pocketful of Goobers: A Story about George Washington Carver
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
There wasn't anything that George Washington Carver couldn't grow. He took the common goober--today's peanut--and created hundreds of useful products from it, turning goobers into a very… Read More →
A Pocketful of Stars
Safiya and her mother have never seen eye to eye. Her mother doesn't understand Safiya's love of gaming, and shy Safiya doesn't think she has anything in common with her vibrant, sometimes… Read More →
Apple Black — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Apple Black
Long ago, humans acquired fruits called "Black" that turned humans into sorcerers. Apple Black follows the young sorcerer Sano as he struggles to fulfill his prophesied destiny as the… Read More →
A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah
Henrietta Szold took Queen Esther as a model and worked hard to save the Jewish people. In 1912, she founded the Jewish women's social justice organization, Hadassah. Henrietta started… Read More →
A Ramadan to Remember
From the Series Holidays in Our Home
Ramadan is almost here! It's Zain's favorite time of the year. Well, it usually is. After a recent move and with no mosque or Islamic school in his new neighborhood, will Zain find a new… Read More →
Arm in Arm: The Grimké Sisters' Fight for Abolition and Women's Rights
Sisters Sarah and Angelina Grimké grew up in wealth and privilege in early nineteenth century Charleston, South Carolina. Following the standards of the time, they should have known nothing… Read More →
Artie and the Wolf Moon
“A heartfelt, magical family drama you can really sink your teeth into.” —Nilah Magruder, M.F.K. After sneaking out against her mother's wishes, Artie Irvin spots a massive wolf—then watches… Read More →
A Scarf for Keiko
It's 1942. Sam's class is knitting socks for soldiers and Sam is a terrible knitter. Keiko is a good knitter, but some kids at school don't want anything to do with her because the Japanese… Read More →
A Special Invitation: All Kinds of Religions
From the Series All Kinds of People (Early Bird Stories ™)
David visit his friend Zach's synagogue to celebrate his bar mitzvah. He keeps learning about his friends' religions and how to be respectful of them. Regardless of what you celebrate, we can Read More →
A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette—an enslaved person who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. After his… Read More →
A Story About Afiya
From the Series Lantana Global Picture Books
Every day, Afiya wakes to a brand new day and a clean white dress, ready for her adventures to begin… Some people have dresses for every occasion but Afiya needs only one. Her dress records… Read More →
As You Are: A Hope for Black Sons
A mother’s love. A son’s light. A message the world needs to hear. Every Black mother sees her son as brilliant, worthy, and full of promise. But as he grows, she worries the world may not… Read More →
A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma
A Gentle Story to Help Children Talk About Difficult Feelings After a Traumatic or Confusing Event Some experiences are hard to talk about, especially for children. A Terrible Thing Happened… Read More →
Athletes Who Made a Difference — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Athletes Who Made a Difference
This graphic nonfiction series presents true sports stories of grit, leadership, and resistance. Dynamic visuals highlight impactful events on and off the field, as legendary athletes inspire Read More →
Attention, Girls!: A Guide to Learn All about Your AD/HD
Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist, Juvenile Non-Fiction Moonbeam Children's Book Award for Health Issues (Gold) An Honors NAPPA (National Parenting Publications Awards) winner… Read More →
Attention Hijacked: Using Mindfulness to Reclaim Your Brain from Tech
Technology surrounds us every day: a phone alarm wakes us up, an electronic calendar tracks assignment deadlines, GPS directs us to the new dentist’s office, social media keeps us connected… Read More →
Auma's Long Run
Auma loves to run. In her small Kenyan village, she's a track star with big dreams. A track scholarship could allow her to attend high school and maybe even become a doctor. But a strange new Read More →
Aunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer
From the Series On My Own Biography
As a successful former slave, Clara Brown used her money to help other freed slaves get a new start in life. In 1859 Clara bought her own freedom and headed west to Colorado to find her… Read More →
Autism
From the Series Dealing with Disorders and Disease
You probably know someone with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) because it is relatively common. In the United States, one in 68 children has been identified with ASD, more commonly known as… Read More →
Autism, The Invisible Cord: A Sibling's Diary
Silver Medal, Mom's Choice Awards for Young Adult Body, Mind and Spirit Sure, everyone at school knows about Ezra. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure it out. But I don't talk… Read More →