SEL: A Self-Awareness

Show children that playing on a sports team is an opportunity to practice having a good attitude—even when the team loses. Pairs with the fiction title A Beautiful Day. Read More →

A 2019 Michael L. Printz Honor Book Disaffected teen historian Claudia McCarthy never expected to be in charge of Imperial Day Academy, but by accident, design, or scheme, she is pulled into Read More →

Grateful American Book Prize Book of Honorable Mention As a teenager, Mary Edwards Walker determined she would no longer wear the confining corsets and long skirts society dictated women… Read More →

If I Go Missing is derived from excerpts of a letter that went viral and was also the basis of a documentary film. In her letter, Jonnie calls out the authorities for neglecting to… Read More →

What are you looking at, punk? Or are you a jock, a goth or an indie rock guy? The image we project sends signals to others about who we are. But image can also be a prison and the source of… Read More →

Growing up can be oh-so confusing! Shhh, don't be so loud. Speak up! You've got to be the BIG brother now. You're much too little to go on the big rides. No matter where you are at any moment Read More →

Shimmer, sparkle, twirl . . . I am a creative girl! It's Science Fair time! Imani wants to win, but needs to find an idea that can beat the crowd-favorite volcano. Can Imani think outside of Read More →

Seventeen-year-old Lucien has a supportive family in Toronto but wants to make a new start somewhere nobody knows him. Going to stay with his aunt in Vernon presents challenges to fitting… Read More →

When eighth grader and aspiring journalist Indigo breaks an important story, exposing an unfair school policy, she's suddenly popular for the first time. The friends who've recently drifted… Read More →

A character-driven novel about the unlikely friendship between a 10-year-old boy and an elderly woman. The old woman badgers the boy into taking her sailing, but when the weather turns bad,… Read More →

Isaac uses his senses to practice moments of mindfulness with his favorite tree: he hears the leaves, then he smells the grass, then he feels the breeze. Pairs with the nonfiction title Being Mindful. Read More →

Today's kids have lived their whole lives in a world where the topic of religious belief has become a serious social issue. The media and social media are full of stereotypes and… Read More →

Jack loves climbing, but he's not allowed to climb the new beanstalks in his garden. Will he be able to resist once the beanstalks grow high in the sky? Learn about honesty in this… Read More →

In an era of discrimination, Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson broke Major League Baseball's race barrier. Before Robinson took his place at first base, the majors discriminated against… Read More →

Seventeen-year-old Jamilah Monsour makes plans for what she's certain is the beginning of the climate change catastrophe that will end the world. Luckily, Jamilah knows what has to be done to Read More →

Have you ever felt jealous of your sibling? Have you felt sad because someone has something that you want or a friend is getting more attention than you? Read about Noah and Ava and what they Read More →

Jellyfish feels jealous when Swordfish wins the race and gets a spot on the swim team. He says some unkind things to Swordfish. What can Jellyfish do to make things right? This relatable… Read More →

In 1936, Adolf Hitler attempted to make the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, a showcase of Nazi superiority with a new stadium and the first television broadcast of the Games. He didn't… Read More →

Jimmy Carter served as the 39th US president from 1977 to 1981. In 2002 he won the Nobel Peace Prize. Read about Carter's journey from a peanut farm in Georgia to the White House. Read More →

Set in the shadows of the Spanish Inquisition, this is the coming-of-age story of José Alfaro, a young refugee who forms a powerful bond with the mysterious Pirate Captain Toledano. It’s also Read More →