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The Global Refugee Crisis: Fleeing Conflict and Violence
According to a UN tally, more than 1 million people fled violence and persecution in 2015. Of these, more than half were children. Thousands died along the way. The Syrian civil war as well… Read More →
The Great Henna Party
If you were to name the person you loved the most, who would you choose? Noor's cousin is getting married tomorrow, and tonight, Noor's family will hold a henna party in her honor. They'll… Read More →
The Green Girls
Emma, Lily, and Fadila want to save the planet . . . but no one around them seems to care. Frustrated, they name themselves the Green Girls, take to social media, and launch a series of bold Read More →
The Heart of Mi Familia
"A child explores what being bicultural means to them in ways that feel familiar to young readers… Bicultural kids will feel seen in this sweet family story." —Kirkus Reviews Follow a young… Read More →
The Homework Squad's ADHD Guide to School Success
“A useful guide with appealing graphic-like illustrations for youth with ADHD or for anyone seeking good study techniques.”—Booklist The Homework Squad is here for kids with ADHD! This… Read More →
The Hoop and the Harm
Udoka Clendon is a first-year university student and a product of basketball systems that have produced professional players. He's been pushed relentlessly by the obsessive mentorship of his… Read More →
The Hunt Is On: Book 1
From the Series Seekers of the Aweto
Xinyue and his brother Qiliu are seekers, hunting aweto: a rare, plantlike treasure. A single aweto has the power to cure the ill. Its rarest form may even grant eternal life. To seize their… Read More →
The Intasimi Warriors — Trade Hardcover Set
From the Series The Intasimi Warriors
Set in the parallel world of a monster-filled Nairobi, Kenya, The Intasimi Warriors follows four young friends on the eve of their thirteenth birthdays as they discover they are the… Read More →
The Invisible Story
Every time a reader's eyes approached the library, our story trembled like a sheet of paper in the wind and curled its spine, repeating: "I'm a ghost, no one sees me. I'm a ghost, no one sees Read More →
The Invisible You
Everything about Howard's new neighborhood is different—the houses, the school, his teacher, and especially the kids. For the first time in his life, Howard feels like he is different, too.… Read More →
Their Great Gift: Courage, Sacrifice, and Hope in a New Land
With lyrical text and thought-provoking photography, Their Great Gift explores the experiences of immigrants in the twenty-first century, focusing on the lives of children. Images of families Read More →
The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music
A Sydney Taylor Honor Book and CBC Best Children's Book of the Year When Flory's ancestors are forced to leave Spain during the time of the Spanish Inquisition, they take with them their two… Read More →
The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music
A Sydney Taylor Honor Book and CBC Best Children's Book of the Year When Flory's ancestors are forced to leave Spain during the time of the Spanish Inquisition, they take with them their two… Read More →
The King of Cheating, Book 1: Volume 1
From the Series Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts
Coasting through life without ever spending much effort or committing to anything has made many people think less of Nilay Rao. The teenager is relatively unassuming, as he's not the most… Read More →
The King of Cheating, Book 2: Volume 1
From the Series Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts
Nilay Rao is hiding his avatar, Vyper Neo, at his home, but the little orange character is creating all kinds of havoc—and his dad still doesn't know! He is only concerned about Nilay's… Read More →
The King of Cheating, Book 3: Volume 1
From the Series Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts
Though Nilay survived his first big ghost battle, he's got to figure out where his mom is and why she sent this device. Another World of Ghosts player offers information for a face-to-face… Read More →
The King of Cheating, Book 4: Volume 1
From the Series Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts
Who will win in the epic battle between the rogue killer Gato and famed ghost Daedalus Bonn? As Nilay watches, confused and upset, he starts to see that it's not all about strength and… Read More →
The Knife and the Butterfly
After a marijuana-addled brawl with a rival gang, 16-year-old Azael wakes up to find himself surrounded by a familiar set of concrete walls and a locked door. Juvie again, he thinks. But he… Read More →
The Lady and the Octopus: How Jeanne Villepreux-Power Invented Aquariums and Revolutionized Marine Biology
Born in a small village in eighteenth-century France, Jeanne Villepreux wasn’t expected to transform marine science. Curious, creative, and clever, Jeanne ventured to Paris by foot as a… Read More →
The Library in the Woods
After a storm devastates the farm his parents have been renting, Junior moves with his family to Roxboro, North Carolina. The year is 1959, and the nine-year-old boy has to navigate the… Read More →
The Love Code
From the Series Lorimer Real Love
Astrid is a teen who has lost everything: her girlfriend to a guy and her social status when her parents lose their jobs. Determined to make her way into university, she joins a robotics club Read More →
The Lunar New Year Surprise
From the Series Holidays in Our Home
"It's the first day of the Lunar New Year—the biggest, yummiest, NOISIEST celebration of the year!" During the festivities, can Gege find the perfect moment to present his handcrafted… Read More →
The Mexican Dreidel
Danielito loves Janucá, especially playing dreidel. This year, he is old enough to visit Bobe by himself. Piñatas hang from the trees, and the kids in Bobe’s neighborhood play with Mexican… Read More →
The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez
Life is confusing for Mateo Martinez. He and Johnny Ramirez don't hang out anymore, even though they used to be best friends. He and his new friend Ashwin try to act like brave, old-time… Read More →