The Sky Over Rebecca’s stylistic restraint and vividly drawn characters will intrigue young readers and help them easily follow narrative shifts between horrifying, wartorn 1944 and the less deadly present.
Christina Wyman demonstrates an impressive ability to conjure up both the pain and the delight of middle school with immediacy and empathy.
Kim Taylor’s portrayal of a girl witnessing the first Juneteenth, accompanied by exquisite quilted artwork, is filled with a spirit of jubilation and freedom.
An American Story provides a stellar framework for young Americans ready to learn about an essential part of our national origin story.
An American Story provides a stellar framework for young Americans ready to learn about an essential part of our national origin story.
Just Jerry is a moving and vivid reminder that young people can have successful lives in the arts if they receive the tools and support they need.
This fast-paced novel uses staccato sentences like feinted boxing jabs to draw readers in, then rocks them with explosive uppercuts of words and emotions.
This love story between two girls who can’t seem to stop almost kissing at inopportune moments is rich with friendship, family and the messiness of grief.
Classic folkloric creatures collide with the mundanities of contemporary high school life in this imaginative and urgently paced fantasy novel.
This tender, compassionate picture book invites readers to ponder how we’re all connected by “our beating hearts / strong and steady and sure.”
Author Anne Wynter’s prose lights like a little blue bird on moments that matter in this sweet, spare picture book.
The Swifts celebrates the wonders of wordplay and the complexity of identity while serving up a compelling murder mystery and a twisty treasure hunt.
To celebrate Corina’s birthday, her abuela helps her choose meaningful blooms to incorporate into a special flower crown in this moving and vividly illustrated picture book.
To celebrate Corina’s birthday, her abuela helps her choose meaningful blooms to incorporate into a special flower crown in this moving and vividly illustrated picture book.
Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell packs entertaining textual and visual details into Evergreen, an epic home-and-back-again adventure about facing your fears.
Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell packs entertaining textual and visual details into Evergreen, an epic home-and-back-again adventure about facing your fears.
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