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Cover: Edgy Fashion

What's Your Style?

Find out all about five of today’s hottest fashion styles—from hipster to boho chic—in this fun series that profiles celebs who have each look and explain how readers can get the look and make it their own. View →

 
Cover: Wheels of Change

Wheels of Change

Racial intolerance, social change, and sweeping progress make 1908 Washington, D.C., a turbulent place to grow up in for 12-year-old Emily Soper. For Emily, life in Papa’s carriage barn is magic, and she’s more at home hearing the symphony of the blacksmith’s hammer… View →

 
Cover: When Creature Met Creature

When Creature Met Creature

Creature-of-No-Words didn’t know what to call being happy, or sad, or angry, or lonely—he just felt them. But then one day, he meets Creature-of-Words, who very soon helps him to fill in all the gaps… A collaboration between… View →

 
Cover: When Dad's Hair Took Off

When Dad's Hair Took Off

One day, Dad’s hair decided it was tired of being brushed and combed. It wanted a life of its own, to see the world. It took off. Out of the bathroom, into the kitchen, and before you could say, “Hairsta la vista, baby!” it was gone. Dad… View →

 
Cover: When Lightnin' Struck

When Lightnin' Struck

It’s 1928 in Odessa, Texas, and eleven-year-old James is struggling to find his purpose in life and to uncover a family secret. With his father struck dead by lightning and his mother in jail, he is taken in by his grandparents. Treated as a pariah at school, James is taunted as being… View →

 
Cover: Where Are the Women?: The Girl Scouts' Campaign for the First Statue of Women in Central Park

Where Are the Women?

When a group of New York City Girl Scouts learn in 2016 that there are no statues of women in Central Park, they organize and combine forces in a quest to change that shocking fact. The girls raise funds, spread awareness, provide testimony, and convince city… View →

 
Cover: Where I Belong

Where I Belong

A Pura Belpré Honor Book An immigrant teen fights for her family, her future, and the place she calls home. In the spring of 2018, Guatemalan American high school senior Milagros “Millie” Vargas knows her life is about to… View →

 
Cover: Where is Rusty?

Where is Rusty?

A sweet picture book about a curious young dog, Rusty, who gets lost in a big department store. When Rusty goes shopping with his mother, Henrietta, and Toby, his nose leads him astray and on a new adventure. View →

 
Cover: Where We Come From

Where We Come From

“Outstanding in all ways, this title deserves a place in most collections and adds a wonderful opportunity for upper elementary students (and higher!) to unpack our complicated histories.”—starred, School Library Journal We come from… View →

 
Cover: Whisper to the Rescue

Whisper to the Rescue

Whisper is a quiet dragon who notices everything. When he sees that his family’s fires are damaging their forest neighborhood, he knows he must persuade them to change their ways. But nobody will listen to him. How will he get his message across? It will… View →

 
Cover: Who Is a Scientist?

Who Is a Scientist?

Scientists work hard in the lab and in the field to make important discoveries. But who are they really? It turns out they are just like us! Scientists can be any race. And any gender. They can wear lab coats, jeans, or even tutus. And they are people… View →

 
Cover: Taking Action to Help the Environment

Who's Changing the World?

Meet people who turned their frustration about injustice and inequality into motivation to take action and improve the world. These inspiring individuals noticed pollution damaging Earth, sick and injured people who needed help, and unfairness in schools, and they decided to make a… View →

 
Cover: Who Was Here?: Discovering Wild Animal Tracks

Who Was Here?

What animal was here? Can you solve the mystery? Study the picture and read the clues to figure out who left each set of tracks. Then turn the page to find out about animals from around the world. Watercolor and collage illustrations show the many kinds of trails that animals leave… View →

 
Cover: Why I Was Late for School Again

Why I Was Late for School Again

Danny is always late for school. If he’s not stopped by pirates, then zombies chase him. He escapes from trolls only to be cornered by gruff billy goats. Good thing Danny has a quick imagination. He may be late for school, but he does get there! From one ridiculous adventure to the View →

 
Cover: The Case of the Poached Egg: A Wilcox & Griswold Mystery

Wilcox & Griswold Mysteries

Wilcox and Griswold are Missing Food Investigators, tracking down stolen food on the farm. Using clever word play and simple logic, these early readers offer fun mysteries to solve. View →

 
Cover: Wild Animal Neighbors: Sharing Our Urban World

Wild Animal Neighbors

What would you do if you found an alligator in your garage? Or if you spotted a mountain lion downtown? In cities and suburbs around the world, wild creatures are showing up where we least expect them. Not all of them arrive by accident, and some are here to stay. As the human population View →

 
Cover: Wildfire: The Culture, Science, and Future of Fire

Wildfire

Discover the history of large-scale fire and what its future may look like in Wildfire. Wildfire is a natural process that takes place worldwide. In dry conditions, a single spark can transform into a megafire that sweeps across the landscape, burning… View →

 
Cover: How Did the Creature Cross the Road?

Wildlife Rescue

Children are naturally curious about animals and are often interested in ways to save disappearing species. Each of these books shows simple yet innovative ways people around the globe have created safe spaces that make the world safer for… View →

 
Cover: Wild Song

Wild Song

The Philippines, 1904 Sixteen-year-old Luki is the best hunter in her village, but she has to keep it a secret. Hunting is a man’s skill. She’s expected to marry and raise a family instead. Chafing against these restrictions, she impulsively accepts an… View →

 
Cover: Wishes, Dares, and How to Stand Up to a Bully

Wishes, Dares, and How to Stand Up to a Bully

In this poignant novel in verse, eleven-year-old Jack misses his dad who is MIA in Vietnam. The last thing Jack wants to do is spend summer with his grandparents. He’s expecting the worst summer of his life—until he meets Jill. Things change as it… View →

 
Cover: A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun?

Words Are CATegorical ®

The best-selling Words Are CATegorical® series introduces young readers to different types of words through rhyming verse and illustrations of comical cartoon cats. Offering a lighthearted perspective, each title shows readers the fun and entertaining world of language. View →

 
Cover: Yam Uas Zoo Nkauj Tshaj Plaws (The Most Beautiful Thing)

Yam Uas Zoo Nkauj Tshaj Plaws (The Most Beautiful Thing)

Zaj dab neeg sov siab thiab hmov tshua uas muaj tseeb hais txog ib tug ntxhais hluas uas pom qhov kev zoo nkauj los ntawm qhov uas nws ib txwm xav tias yuav ntsia. Muab los ntawm tus neeg sau Kao Kalia Yang lub keeb neej me nyuam yaus tam li yog ib tug neeg Hmoob… View →

 
Cover: Salvar a la Campana de la Libertad (Saving the Liberty Bell)

Yo solo: Historia (On My Own History)

With striking, full-page illustrations, real and fictionalized characters, and stories featuring events that really happened, these histories engage readers’ interests and imaginations View →

 
Cover: You Do You: Figuring Out Your Body, Dating, and Sexuality

You Do You

Teen sex. STIs. Sexting. Rape. Sexual harassment. #MeToo and #YesAllWomen. Today’s teens launch into their sexual lives facing challenging issues but with little if any formalized learning about sex and human reproduction. Many of them get their sex ed from online porn. Through… View →