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Series: Addy's Cup of Sugar (A Stillwater and Friends Book) (Based on a Buddhist story of healing) Hardcover Jon J Muth 9780439634281 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 20, 2020

A new, enlightening companion tale to Caldecott Honor Book, Zen Shorts.* "A master class of picture-book storytelling." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Addy has moved to a new neighborhood with her beloved kitten, Trumpet. They are best friends, and inseparable. But when Trumpet is hit by a car, Addy seeks her wise friend, Stillwater. She is sure he will know how to bring Trumpet back to life. Stillwater tells Addy she will need to find a special medicine. To do this, she must go to everyone in the neighborhood and collect a cup of sugar... + Read More
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Series: Zen Shorts (A Stillwater and Friends Book) Hardcover Jon J Muth 9780439339117 $19.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Mar 01, 2005

Stillwater, the beloved Zen panda, now in his own Apple TV+ original series! Jon J Muth, author of the best-selling book, The Three Questions, has crafted another profound and winning picture book."Michael," said Karl. "There's a really big bear in the backyard." This is how three children meet Stillwater, a giant panda who moves into the neighborhood and tells amazing tales. To Addy he tells a story about the value of material goods. To Michael he pushes the boundaries of good and bad. And to Karl he demonstrates what it means to hold ... + Read More
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Series: Binny's Diwali Hardcover Thrity Umrigar 9781338364484 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 01, 2020

Binny woke up happy but nervous. It was her day to share about Diwali, the Festival of Lights!Binny is excited to talk to her class about her favorite holiday. But she struggles to find the words.Taking a deep breath, she tells her classmates about the fireworks that burst like stars in the night sky, leaving streaks of gold and red and green. She shares with them delicious pedas and jalebis. And she shows them clay lamps, called diyas, which look so pretty all the children ooh and aah.Featuring a heartwarming story by Thrity Umrigar, ench... + Read More
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Series: My Bindi Hardcover Gita Varadarajan 9781338598810 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Aug 16, 2022

In this universal story about embracing who we are and where we come from, a young girl finds the magic, power, and history of wearing a bindi for the first time, in this moving and lyrical picture book debut from Gita Varadarajan.There in the mirror, I see a shining star.My mother’s joy, my father’s pride.And then I see something else:I see me.Divya is scared to put on the bindi for the first time. What if she gets made fun of? What will it feel like? But Amma assures her that her bindi will bring protection. After Divya looks inside Amma... + Read More
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Series: My Grandfather's Coat Hardcover Jim Aylesworth 9780439925457 $19.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 21, 2014

A rollicking, rhyming, fun rendition of a favorite folksong about a many-times recycled coat -- by the award-winning, bestselling team of Jim Aylesworth and Barbara McClintock.Sydney Taylor Award Winner"A moving tale of love and regeneration." --The New York TimesWhen my grandfather came to America he made himself a handsome coat!Then he wore it and he wore it and he wore it--until it was all worn out!So what did he do? He snipped and he clipped-- and he stitched and he sewed. . . and out of the still-good cloth o... + Read More
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Series: Anne Frank: The Girl Heard Around the World Hardcover Linda Elovitz Marshall 9781338312294 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Sep 15, 2020

An evocative and accessible picture book about Anne Frank and how she found her voice in a world determined to silence her.All her life, Anne Frank wanted to be heard.Really, truly heard.Linda Elovitz Marshall introduces readers to the story of Anne Frank in this powerful book about family, war, and the importance of finding your voice.During her two years in hiding from the Nazis, Anne Frank poured her soul into a red plaid diary named Kitty. She wrote honestly of the reality of Nazi occupation, of daily life in the annex, and of her long... + Read More
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Series: The Tower of Life How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs Hardcover Chana Stiefel 9781338225891 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Oct 04, 2022

A moving biography of the woman who created The Tower of Life, a powerful exhibit at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.Sydney Taylor Book AwardRobert F. Sibert Honor BookA School Library Journal Best Book of 2022A Booklist Editors’ Choice★ “…There are many picture books about the Holocaust, but this one stands out with Gal’s beautiful watercolor pictures and the true account of one woman’s goal that her community never be forgotten. A beautiful tribute….Highly recommended.” — School Library Journal, starred review★ “A stun... + Read More
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Series: Barakah Beats Hardcover Maleeha Siddiqui 9781338702064 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 19, 2021

"This book about friendship and faith absolutely sings." -- Buzzfeed Perfect for fans of The First Rule of Punk or Save Me a Seat, this is a sweet, powerful, and joyous novel about a girl who finds her voice on her own terms.Twelve-year-old Nimra Sharif has spent her whole life in Islamic school, but now it's time to go to "real school."Nimra's nervous, but as long as she has Jenna, her best friend who already goes to the public school, she figures she can take on just about anything.Unfortunately, middle school is hard. The teachers are m... + Read More
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Series: Bhai for Now Hardcover Maleeha Siddiqui 9781338702095 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 04, 2022

A fresh and fun new spin on the Parent-Trap story, by Indies Introduce author Maleeha SiddiquiAshar is busy with the ice hockey team, studying to get into the best school, and hanging out with his friends.Shaheer and his father are always moving, following his dad's jobs. Shaheer has given up hope of finding a place where he can put down roots, a place that feels like home.The two boys have nothing in common.But when they meet on Shaheer's first day at his new school, it’s like looking in a mirror.They quickly figure out that they're twins... + Read More
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Series: Best Wishes Best Wishes (Best Wishes #1) Hardcover Sarah Mlynowski 9781338628258 $21.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Sep 06, 2022

Because you’re blue This bracelet is now for you. Speak one wish to make it true. . . So begins this enchanting new adventure from Sarah Mlynowski, the New York Times bestselling author and co-author of the Whatever After and Upside-Down Magic series. When different girls around the country receive a wish-granting bracelet in the mail, magical mayhem ensues! Filled with delightful illustrations, friendship, and humor, this series is like American Girl…with magic. Optioned for film by Imagine Kids & Family!Becca Singer is having the Worst ... + Read More
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Series: Miss Quinces: A Graphic Novel Paperback Kat Fajardo 9781338535594 $16.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 May 03, 2022

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anything other than celebrate her quinceañera! A funny and heartfelt coming-of-age story about navigating the expectations of family and cultural tradition.Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. They live way out in the country, which means no texting, no cable, and no Internet! The trip takes a ... + Read More
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Series: The Moon Within (Scholastic Gold) Paperback Aida Salazar 9781338283389 $9.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 May 05, 2020

The dazzling story of a girl navigating friendship, family, and growing up, an Are You There God, It's Me Margaret? for the modern day, from debut author Aida Salazar.****Four starred reviews!**** * "A worthy successor to Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret set in present-day Oakland." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Celi Rivera's life swirls with questions. About her changing body. Her first attraction to a boy. And her best friend's exploration of what it means to be genderfluid. But most of all, her mother's insistence she have a mo... + Read More
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Series: Ms. Marvel: Stretched Thin (Original Graphic Novel) Paperback Nadia Shammas 9781338722581 $16.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Sep 21, 2021

An original middle-grade graphic novel starring breakout character (and New Jersey's own) Ms. Marvel!Kamala Khan (a.k.a Ms. Marvel) is stretched too thin-literally. She's having a hard time balancing schoolwork with being a good friend, being there for her family, becoming the best fanfic writer this side of the Hudson River ... and, you know, becoming a Super Hero. She's tired and just barely keeping control, BUT she's handling it. Totally.But when a mysterious robot tries to infiltrate Avengers Tower, it'll be up to Ms. Marvel to (again,... + Read More
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Series: Symbiosis (Shuri: A Black Panther Novel #3) Hardcover Nic Stone 9781338766530 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jan 04, 2022

New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone takes Shuri to uncharted parts of Wakanda in this original adventureThe royal palace of Wakanda is one of, if not the most, secure facilities on this planet—or any other. So the anxiety Shuri feels when she’s jolted out of sleep by the queen mother with the news that someone attempted to break into the palace—and succeeded—is significant. And as quickly as they broke in, they vanished. The search for this interloper, a mysterious “symbiote” with superhuman speed and strength, will lead Shuri to t... + Read More
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Series: My Survival: A Girl on Schindler's List Hardcover Joshua M. Greene 9781338593792 $22.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Dec 26, 2019

The astonishing true story of a girl who survived the Holocaust thanks to Oskar Schindler, of Schindler's List fame.Rena Finder was only eleven when the Nazis forced her and her family -- along with all the other Jewish families -- into the ghetto in Krakow, Poland. Rena worked as a slave laborer with scarcely any food and watched as friends and family were sent away.Then Rena and her mother ended up working for Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who employed Jewish prisoners in his factory and kept them fed and healthy. But Rena's nigh... + Read More
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Series: Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America (With a Foreword by Alan Gratz) Hardcover Ruth Gruener 9781338627459 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 20, 2020

With a foreword by Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee.Ruth Gruener was a hidden child during the Holocaust. At the end of the war, she and her parents were overjoyed to be free. But their struggles as displaced people had just begun.In war-ravaged Europe, they waited for paperwork for a chance to come to America. Once they arrived in Brooklyn, they began to build a new life, but spoke little English. Ruth started at a new school and tried to make friends -- but continued to fight nightmares and flashbacks of her time ... + Read More
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Series: The Boy Who Failed Dodgeball Hardcover Jordan Sonnenblick 9781338749601 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jun 28, 2022

Sixth grade is the worst... and also the best, as Jordan rides the ups and downs of middle-school life in hilarious fashion.Funny, outrageous things didn’t stop for Jordan Sonnenblick after he left fourth grade. No, in many ways the events detailed to hilarious effect in The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell were but a prelude to sixth grade, a time when Jordan would have to deal with…-- A rival named Jiminy (his real name is Jimmy -- but, hey, he looks like a cricket)-- A stickler English teacher who doesn’t care that all the old, worn copies ... + Read More
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Series: The Curse of the Mummy: Uncovering Tutankhamun's Tomb (Scholastic Focus) Hardcover Candace Fleming 9781338596618 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Sep 07, 2021

Award-winning and critically acclaimed author Candace Fleming presents the edge-of-your-seat true story of the search for Tutankhamun's tomb, the Western public's belief that the dig was cursed, and the battle for ownership of the treasures within.During the reign of the New Kingdom of Egypt, the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun ruled and died tragically young. In order to send him on his way into the afterlife, his tomb was filled with every treasure he would need after death. And then, it was lost to time, buried in the sands of the Valley of the... + Read More
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Series: Flying Over Water Hardcover N. H. Senzai 9781338617665 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 20, 2020

N.H. Senzai and Shannon Hitchcock expertly craft the intersection of the lives of two girls-one, a Muslim fleeing civil war, the other, an American from the South-as they are forced to examine their beliefs and the true meaning of friendship in the midst of the president's 2017 Muslim ban.Twelve-year-old Noura Alwan's family is granted asylum in the United States, after spending two years in a Turkish refugee camp, having fled war-torn Aleppo. They land in Tampa, Florida, on January 30, 2017, just days after the president restricted entry ... + Read More
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Series: Honey and Me Hardcover Meira Drazin 9781338155433 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 18, 2022

Fans of Judy Blume, The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street, and The Penderwicks will love this funny, charismatic story of a Jewish girl striving to forge her own identity in the shadow of her fearless best friend.**A 2023 Sydney Taylor Award Honor Book!****A Kirkus Best Book of 2022*** "Authentic, joyful, achingly real." — Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewMilla and Honey have been best friends since forever.Milla envies Honey’s confidence, her charisma, and her big, chaotic family—especially when they provide a welcome escape from Milla’s own sma... + Read More
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Series: It's My Party and I Don't Want to Go Hardcover Amanda Panitch 9781338621204 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Sep 15, 2020

A funny and honest portrayal of living with social anxiety, this timely novel explores the universal themes of growing up and finding your voice, set in a fast-paced comedy.Ellie Katz is sabotaging her own party.Sure, it seems extreme, but it's the only option for her bat mitzvah. Crowds and attention always made her nervous, and lately they've been making it harder and harder for Ellie to breathe. The celebration would mean (1) a large crowd, (2) lots of staring, and (3) distant family listening to her sing in another language. No thank y... + Read More
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Series: I Survived Graphix I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944: A Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novel #3) Paperback Lauren Tarshis 9781338666373 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Feb 02, 2021

A beautifully rendered graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944, with text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Álvaro Sarraseca.It's been years since the Nazis invaded Max Rosen's home country of Poland. All the Jewish people, including Max's family, have been forced to live in a ghetto. At least Max and his sister, Zena, had Papa with them . . . until two months ago, when the Nazis took him away. Now Max and Zena are on their own. One day, with barely enough food to survive, the siblings ... + Read More
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Series: Lines of Courage Hardcover Jennifer A. Nielsen 9781338620931 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 May 17, 2022

Jennifer A. Nielsen, award-winning author of A Night Divided and Rescue, artfully weaves together the stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futures... if they are lucky -- and brave -- enough to find each other."A powerful, absorbing story that shines a light on an often overlooked chapter in human history." -- Alan Gratz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Refugee World War I stretches its cruel fingers across Europe, where five young people, each from different backgrounds and nat... + Read More
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Series: Resistance (Scholastic Gold) Paperback Jennifer A. Nielsen 9781338148503 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Mar 02, 2021

New York Times bestseller Jennifer A. Nielsen tells the extraordinary story of a Jewish girl's courageous efforts to resist the Nazis.Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland. Simply being Jewish places her in danger of being killed or sent to the camps. After her little sister is taken away, her younger brother disappears, and her parents all but give up hope, Chaya is determined to make a difference. Using forged papers and her fair features, Chaya becomes a courier and travels between the Jewish ghettos of Poland, smug... + Read More
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Series: Linked Hardcover Gordon Korman 9781338629118 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jul 20, 2021

An unforgettable novel from the New York Times bestselling Gordon Korman.Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks into school and vandalizes it with a swastika.Nobody can believe it. How could such a symbol of hate end up in the middle of their school? Who would do such a thing?Because Michael was the first person to see it, he's the first suspect. Because Link is one of the most popular guys in school, everyone's looking to him to figure it out. And because Dana's the only Jewish girl in ... + Read More
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Series: Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters Chilling American Indian Stories Paperback Dan SaSuWeh Jones 9781338681604 $16.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Sep 07, 2021

Perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! A shiver-inducing collection of short stories to read under the covers, from a breadth of American Indian nations.Dark figures in the night. An owl's cry on the wind. Monsters watching from the edge of the wood. Some of the creatures in these pages might only have a message for you, but some are the stuff of nightmares. These thirty-two short stories -- from tales passed down for generations to accounts that could have happened yesterday -- are collected from the thriving tradition of ... + Read More
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Series: Manu: A Graphic Novel Paperback Kelly Fernández 9781338264180 $16.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Nov 02, 2021

A funny and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel adventure about friendship, defying expectations, and finding your place.Manu and her best friend, Josefina, live at a magical school for girls, and Manu is always getting into trouble. The headmistress believes that Manu has the potential to help people with her magic, but Manu would rather have fun than fall in line. One day, a prank goes seriously wrong, and Josefina gets angry and wishes for Manu's magic to disappear... and it does. Manu uses a dangerous spell to restore it, but it ma... + Read More
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Series: Show Me a Sign (Book #1 in the Show Me a Sign Trilogy) Hardcover Ann Clare LeZotte 9781338255812 $25.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Mar 03, 2020

Don't miss the companion book, Set Me Free CRITICS ARE RAVING ABOUT SHOW ME A SIGNWinner of the 2021 Schneider Family Book Award * NPR Best Books of 2020 * Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2020 * School Library Journal Best Books of 2020 * New York Public Library Best Books of 2020 * Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2020 * 2020 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist * 2020 New England Independent Booksellers Award Finalist Deaf author Ann Clare LeZotte weaves a riveting story inspired by the true history of a thriving deaf community o... + Read More
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Series: Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust Hardcover Renee Hartman 9781338753356 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jan 04, 2022

RENEE: I was ten years old then, and my sister was eight. The responsibility was on me to warn everyone when the soldiers were coming because my sister and both my parents were deaf. I was my family's ears.Meet Renee and Herta, two sisters who faced the unimaginable -- together. This is their true story. As Jews living in 1940s Czechoslovakia, Renee, Herta, and their parents were in immediate danger when the Holocaust came to their door. As the only hearing person in her family, Renee had to alert her parents and sister whenever the sound ... + Read More
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Series: Not Your All-American Girl Hardcover Wendy Wan-Long Shang 9781338037760 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jul 07, 2020

A multicultural story full of heart and hilarity about what it means to be all-American.Lauren and her best friend, Tara, have always done absolutely everything together. So when they don't have any classes together in sixth grade, it's disastrous. The solution? Trying out for the school play. Lauren, who loves to sing, wonders if maybe, just maybe, she will be the star instead of Tara this time.But when the show is cast, Lauren lands in the ensemble, while Tara scores the lead role. Their teacher explains: Lauren just doesn't look the par... + Read More
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Series: This Is Just a Test Paperback Wendy Wan-Long Shang 9781338037739 $9.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Mar 26, 2019

A 12-year-old boy is caught in the middle of cultures, friends, and growing up Chinese Jewish American in this acclaimed, hilariously witty, and heartwarming coming-of-age story.David Da-Wei Horowitz has a lot on his plate. Preparing for his upcoming bar mitzvah would be enough work even if it didn't involve trying to please his Jewish and Chinese grandmothers, who argue about everything. But David just wants everyone to be happy.That includes his friend Scott, who is determined to win their upcoming trivia tournament but doesn't like thei... + Read More
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Series: The Tryout: A Graphic Novel Paperback Christina Soontornvat 9781338741261 $16.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Sep 06, 2022

STAND TALL.BE LOUD.GAME FACE ON. This pitch perfect graphic memoir about courage and competition, friendship and belonging is perfect for fans of Smile, New Kid, Rollergirl, and Real Friends.“A captivating middle-grade gem.” — The New York Times Book Review ★ “Funny, relatable, and genuine.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ “Captures every nuanced emotion.” — School Library Journal, starred review ★ “Genuinely nail-biting.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ “Cringe-worthy in the best possible way…inspiring and insightful.” — Shelf Aw... + Read More
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Series: Chasing Jaguars (Wild Survival #3) Paperback Melissa Cristina Márquez 9781338635119 $9.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 05, 2022

A gripping series about saving Earth's most endangered creatures-- and fighting for survival!Twelve-year-old Adrianna Villalobos and her older brother Feye travel the globe with their parents, the hosts of a suspenseful nature show called "Wild Survival!" The show features daring animal rescues and the work the family does at their animal sanctuary. Their latest adventure takes them to Mexico. There they are tracking an injured and endangered jaguar. Packed with animal facts and illustrations, as well as non-fiction backmatter, Wild Surviv... + Read More
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Series: We Had to Be Brave: Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport (Scholastic Focus) Hardcover Deborah Hopkinson 9781338255720 $24.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Feb 04, 2020

Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson illuminates the true stories of Jewish children who fled Nazi Germany, risking everything to escape to safety on the Kindertransport. An NCTE Orbis Pictus recommended book and a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Title.Ruth David was growing up in a small village in Germany when Adolf Hitler rose to power in the 1930s. Under the Nazi Party, Jewish families like Ruth's experienced rising anti-Semitic restrictions and attacks. Just going to school became dangerous. By November 1938, anti-Semitism erupted i... + Read More
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Series: We Must Not Forget: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance (Scholastic Focus) Hardcover Deborah Hopkinson 9781338255775 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Feb 02, 2021

Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson unearths the heroic stories of Jewish survivors from different countries so that we may never forget the past.As World War II raged, millions of young Jewish people were caught up in the horrors of the Nazis' Final Solution. Many readers know of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi state's genocidal campaign against European Jews and others of so-called "inferior" races. Yet so many of the individual stories remain buried in time. Of those who endured the Holocaust, some were caught by the Nazis and sent to conce... + Read More
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Series: Refugee Hardcover Alan Gratz 9780545880831 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jul 25, 2017

A tour de force from acclaimed author Alan Gratz (Prisoner B-3087), this timely -- and timeless -- novel tells the powerful story of three different children seeking refuge.A New York Times bestseller!JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world . . .ISABEL is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America . . .MAHMOUD is a Syria... + Read More
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Series: Echo Hardcover Pam Muñoz Ryan 9780439874021 $21.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 - 14 Feb 24, 2015

2016 Newbery Honor BookNew York Times BestsellerAn impassioned, uplifting, and virtuosic tour de force from a treasured storyteller!Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica.Decades later, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California each, in turn, become interwoven when the very same harmonica lands in their lives. All the children face daunting challenges: rescuing a father, protect... + Read More
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Series: Bluebird Hardcover Sharon Cameron 9781338355963 $24.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Oct 05, 2021

Author of Reese's Book Club YA Pick The Light in Hidden Places, Sharon Cameron, delivers an emotionally gripping and utterly immersive thriller, perfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys's Salt to the Sea.In 1946, Eva leaves behind the rubble of Berlin for the streets of New York City, stepping from the fiery aftermath of one war into another, far colder one, where power is more important than principles, and lies are more plentiful than the truth. Eva holds the key to a deadly secret: Project Bluebird -- a horrific experiment of the concentration ... + Read More
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Series: The Light in Hidden Places Hardcover Sharon Cameron 9781338355932 $25.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Mar 03, 2020

A Reese's Book Club YA Pick The extraordinary story of Stefania Podgórska, a Polish teenager who chose bravery and humanity by hiding thirteen Jews in her attic during WWII — from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon Cameron.One knock at the door, and Stefania has a choice to make...It is 1943, and for four years, sixteen-year-old Stefania has been working for the Diamant family in their grocery store in Przemysl, Poland, singing her way into their lives and hearts. She has even made a promise to one of their sons, Izio -- a betrothal t... + Read More
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Series: By the Time You Read This I'll Be Gone (Murder, She Wrote #1) Paperback Stephanie Kuehn 9781338764550 $16.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Oct 04, 2022

Small town murders. Big time thrills. A suspenseful, modern update of the classic mystery TV series that's perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, Sadie, and Gossip Girl."Killers walk among us. Statistically, at least one of them knows your name…" Beatrice Fletcher is obsessed with unsolved murders in her small town of Cabot Cove, Maine like her great-aunt Jessica, the famous mystery writer. But when her best friend Jackson goes missing, this time the mystery is personal. Then Jackson fails to show up for a late night meet-up, and instead... + Read More
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Series: The Candle and the Flame Paperback Nafiza Azad 9781338608342 $13.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Jun 02, 2020

Azad's sumptuous debut YA fantasy is set in a city along the Silk Road that is a refuge for those of all faiths, where a young woman is threatened by the war between two clans of powerful djinn.Fatima lives in the city of Noor, a thriving stop along the Silk Road. There the music of myriad languages fills the air, and people of all faiths weave their lives together. However, the city bears scars of its recent past, when the chaotic tribe of Shayateen djinn slaughtered its entire population - except for Fatima and two other humans. Now rule... + Read More
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Series: A Girl's Guide to Love & Magic Hardcover Debbie Rigaud 9781338681741 $25.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Aug 02, 2022

Perfect for fans of The Sun Is Also a Star and Blackout, this YA novel from Debbie Rigaud is a celebration of Haitian and Caribbean culture, and a story of first love, vodou, and finding yourself, all set against the backdrop of the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn.Cicely Destin lives for the West Indian Day Parade, the joyous celebration of Caribbean culture that takes over the streets of her neighborhood. She loves waving the Haitian flag, sampling delicious foods, and cheering for the floats. And this year? She’ll get to hang with her... + Read More
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Series: The Lines We Cross Paperback Randa Abdel-Fattah 9781338282054 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 12 Aug 28, 2018

A remarkable story about the power of tolerance from one of the most important voices in contemporary Muslim literature, critically acclaimed author Randa Abdel-Fattah.Michael likes to hang out with his friends and play with the latest graphic design software. His parents drag him to rallies held by their anti-immigrant group, which rails against the tide of refugees flooding the country. And it all makes sense to Michael.Until Mina, a beautiful girl from the other side of the protest lines, shows up at his school, and turns out to be funn... + Read More
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Series: The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali Hardcover Sabina Khan 9781338227017 $22.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Jan 29, 2019

With a welcome mix of humor, heart, and high-stakes drama, Sabina Khan provides a timely and honest portrait of what it's like to grow up feeling unwelcome in your own culture.Fight for love. Fight for family. Fight for yourself.Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali has always been fascinated by the universe around her and the laws of physics that keep everything in order. But her life at home isn't so absolute.Unable to come out to her conservative Muslim parents, she keeps that part of her identity hidden. And that means keeping her girlfriend... + Read More
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Series: Meet Me in Mumbai Hardcover Sabina Khan 9781338749281 $24.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Sep 06, 2022

From the author of The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali and Zara Hossain Is Here. Ayesha is on her own, far from home, when she's faced with a choice that will change her life forever. Ayesha is a world away from home when she meets the boy of her dreams. Like her, Suresh is from India but going to high school in Illinois. Once they get together, they are inseparable... until a twist of fate takes Suresh back to India right when Ayesha discovers she's pregnant. Suddenly she feels she's on her own, navigating the biggest decision she'll ever m... + Read More
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Series: The Memory of Light Paperback Francisco X. Stork 9780545474337 $12.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 12 Aug 29, 2017

Now in paperback: This beautiful novel from the author of Marcelo in the Real World about life after a suicide attempt is perfect for fans of Gayle Forman and Thirteen Reasons Why.When Vicky Cruz wakes up in the Lakeview Hospital Mental Disorders ward, she knows one thing: After her suicide attempt, she shouldn't be alive. But then she meets Mona, the live wire; Gabriel, the saint; E.M., always angry; and Dr. Desai, a quiet force. With stories and honesty, kindness and hard work, they push her to reconsider her life before Lakeview, and o... + Read More
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Series: The Poetry of Secrets Hardcover Cambria Gordon 9781338634181 $25.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Feb 02, 2021

Perfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys and Elizabeth Wein, this lyrical portrait of hidden identities and forbidden love is set against the harrowing backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition."An epic, poetic journey. Brimming with romance and historical detail." -- Ruta Sepetys, New York Times Bestselling Author of Salt to the Sea Isabel Perez carries secrets with her every day. As a young woman in 1481, Trujillo, Spain, she should be overjoyed that the alguacil of the city wants to marry her, especially since she and her family are conversos -- Jew... + Read More
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Series: Some Kind of Hate Hardcover Sarah Darer Littman 9781338746815 $25.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Nov 01, 2022

A Sydney Taylor Honor Book “A critical, heart-wrenching, and hopeful book that not only shows how and why the seeds of hatred grow into a destructive force, but also the importance of owning one’s actions...” —Liza Wiemer, author of the Sydney Taylor Notable Book The AssignmentDeclan Taylor is furious at the world. After winning state as a freshman starting pitcher, he accidentally messes up his throwing arm. Despite painful surgery and brutal physical therapy, he might never pitch again. And instead of spending the summer with his friends... + Read More
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Series: The Shadowshaper Cypher Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1) Paperback Daniel José Older 9781338032475 $12.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Aug 30, 2016

"Magnificent." -- Holly Black, New York Times Book ReviewCome to the crossroads, to the crossroads comeSierra Santiago planned an easy summer of making art and hanging with her friends. But then a corpse crashes the first party of the season. Her stroke-ridden grandfather starts apologizing over and over. And when the murals in her neighborhood begin to weep real tears . . . Well, something more sinister than the usual Brooklyn ruckus is going on.Where the powers converge and become oneWith the help of a fellow artist named Robbie, Sierra ... + Read More
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Series: The Shadowshaper Cypher Shadowhouse Fall (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 2) Paperback Daniel José Older 9781338331783 $12.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Jul 30, 2019

"A magical revolution on the page." -- Leigh Bardugo, New York Times bestselling author of Six of Crows and Crooked KingdomShadowhouse RisingSierra and her friends love their new lives as shadowshapers, making art and creating change with the spirits of Brooklyn. Then Sierra receives a strange card depicting a beast called the Hound of Light -- an image from the enigmatic, influential Deck of Worlds. The Deck tracks the players and powers of all the magical houses in the city, and when the real Hound begins to stalk Sierra through the stre... + Read More
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Series: The Shadowshaper Cypher Shadowshaper Legacy (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 3) Hardcover Daniel José Older 9780545953009 $25.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 Jan 07, 2020

The epic conclusion to the acclaimed Shadowshaper Cypher series!A house dividedSierra and the shadowshapers have been split apart. Juan, Anthony, and Izzy are in jail, anxiously waiting to find out what will become of them. Back in Brooklyn, the other shadowshapers have been getting threatening messages from whisper wraiths, catching strangely shaped figures stalking them, and fending off random spirits. A war is brewing among the houses, and the very magic of the shadowshapers is at stake.The fate of the worldsSierra is determined to prot... + Read More
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Series: A Rebel in Auschwitz: The True Story of the Resistance Hero who Fought the Nazis from Inside the Camp (Scholastic Focus) Hardcover Jack Fairweather 9781338686937 $25.99 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 Oct 19, 2021

With exclusive access to previously hidden diaries, family and camp survivor accounts, and recently declassified files, critically acclaimed and award-winning journalist Jack Fairweather brilliantly portrays the remarkable man who volunteered to face the unknown in the name of truth and country. This extraordinary and eye-opening account of the Holocaust invites us all to bear witness.Occupied Warsaw, Summer 1940: Witold Pilecki, a Polish underground operative, accepted a mission to uncover the fate of thousands interned at a new concentra... + Read More
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Series: Sisters of the War: Two Remarkable True Stories of Survival and Hope in Syria (Scholastic Focus) Hardcover Rania Abouzeid 9781338551129 $23.99 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 15, 2020

An extraordinary true account of the enormous tragedy of the Syrian civil conflict.Since the revolution-turned-civil war in Syria began in 2011, over 500,000 civilians have been killed and more than 12 million Syrians have been displaced. Rania Abouzeid, one of the foremost journalists on the topic, follows two pairs of sisters from opposite sides of the conflict to give readers a firsthand glimpse of the turmoil and devastation this strife has wrought. Sunni Muslim Ruha and her younger sister Alaa withstand constant attacks by the Syrian ... + Read More