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Yuki is lost in a dark mood on her way home from school. In a flash of frustration, she tosses her house keys down an open manhole. When she climbs down to retrieve them, she discovers another world: Mudland. The Mud Princess, an enormous dripping thing made of mud and sticks, greets Yuki and shows her the wonders of her kingdom. Yuki's dark mood is at home here--her sadness and anger fit right in. As they journey together, the Mud Princess becomes larger, absorbing the anger around her. Everything the princess touches becomes muddy, even Yuki. Yuki faces a choice--to become a Mud Princess herself or to return to the world above ground and its expectations.
The sound of Papa's sewing machine fills their home: Snip! Whir! Clank! Click, click, click! But then everything changes, and the house is silent. It has always been the three of them, doing things together: her helping Papa with his work when he grew tired; her visiting new places with Dad; the three of them reading together every night before bed. Now the girl and her dad are lost without Papa-until one day she has an idea about how she and Dad can bring the sound into their home again. Award-winning artist Aditi Anand makes her debut as an author-illustrator in this tender and moving picture book about family, loss, and remembrance-a poignant story full of love and hope, beautifully complemented by soft and glowing artwork.
Everyone makes mistakes, even Toad! Toad and his tow truck are on the go, racing to the rescue of anyone who needs help. But what happens when Toad makes a mistake?
In this silly primer for the future, combinations of new words and phrases lead readers to unexpected outcomes.
En La Nutria Verde, un padre emprende una misión sencilla: llevar a casa un caballo azul para su pequeño hijo. Pero al regresar, junto al caballo viene una diminuta nutria verde, un regalo inesperado que conquista el corazón del niño de formas que nadie habría imaginado.
Ritu, a young girl who loves basking in the sun but whose grandmother is afraid her skin will get darker, shows her grandmother that all skin colors are beautiful.
Meet the Muéganos: a family so close they're stuck together like the traditional Mexican candy. Papá Muégano says it's honey that holds them. Mamá says it's love. The oldest, Julia, wouldn't have it any other way. Sure, swimming isn't always easy, and it wouldn't hurt to have a little privacy, but there's always someone close by to help with homework, and there's nothing like cuddling up with your parents. Until the day the Muéganos take a trip to the museum, and Julia's irrepressible curiosity causes an unexpected crack... Mamá wants to fix it. Papá tries to be more careful. But some things are just inevitable.
An immigrant Chinese father and his American-born daughter find mutual understanding on their night drives while making food deliveries for their Chinese restaurant.
Three young rebels build bonds of trust with one another and themselves, which are tested when they find their river dried up and an animal friend injured.
Abril debe abandonar las ruinas y la soledad que ha dejado la guerra y buscar un nuevo hogar. Solo lleva su mochila, llena de recuerdos. Tras caminar bajo lluvia y nieve, se encuentra con otro niño, Julio. Juntos escalan montañas y duermen en casas abandonadas, hasta que llegan al mar. Sin rendirse, emprenden un nuevo y arriesgado viaje en busca de una oportunidad. Un álbum para hablar de una realidad, por desgracia, demasiado común: cómo las guerras obligan a muchas niñas y niños, que se han quedado solos, a abandonar sus hogares y viajar hacia lo desconocido.
Months have passed since the Grown-Ups were taken captive, forced to brush the teeth and scratch the backs of the Growlies. One day the children make a decision: Ratamacue! It means "no more waiting." It means it's time for a rescue mission! They set off on a wild anduncertain journey, forming a drumline to overcome the many obstacles in their way. In the end, the Growlies' meanness is no match for the children's magic: their collective music.
An over-enthusiastic armadillo's mistaken beliefs about flamingos are corrected by a real-life flamingo.
Factions of sneaky, double-crossing fairies battle for power in The Garden, and when Pip, a cheeky tree fairy, is tasked with delivering a message, she finds herself thrown into the power struggle on an adventure involving a dubious ancient prophecy, epic acorn-based warfare, and sinister plots.
In this uplifting middle grade novel, loner Geordie James joins four other struggling fifth graders in a science fair group project that answers the question "what is our place in this world?" When Geordie becomes obsessed with the fate of a pig who escaped from a factory farm, the group project is put in jeopardy. As Geordie starts to push harder into difficult questions, he finds everything changing -- his friendships, his ability to express himself, even how he plays his favorite online role-playing game, Dominion. The Hidden Dominion of Geordie James is about kids coming to terms with a world that feels outside of their control, ending with the message that we humans do not exist apart from nature, but rather as an integral part of it.
For the first time ever, the Jackson Middle School soccer team is going co-ed--thanks to Nicky's determination. Now Nicky and Fabiola are on a team with Al, Palmer, Seba, and the rest of the boys...but that doesn't mean they're all on the same side. Team captain Al is going to do whatever he can to keep the girls off the team, just the way his father wants. When Al and Nicky's rivalry threatens to tear the team apart, everyone's going to have to pick sides. That is, until Palmer looks into why Nicky joined the team, and he starts to realize that there's a bigger problem than what's on the field...
How did the rookie Kid Toro become the luchador we know and love? It wasn't easy... Join El Toro and friends in the ring as they fight their way through tough times!
After discovering her grandfather's old cassette player, Violeta decides to play a cassette tape backward. (Why? It s pure punk rebellion, duh!) What she didn't know was this rebellious act would grant her magical powers! Aaaaand . . . unleash monsters. A LOT of them. Violeta will need to use all her new superpowers to protect her home of Hollow Hills from the strange creatures and send them back to wherever they came from. Luckily, she's joined by Alan, Violeta's faithful sidekick and fellow podcaster. Together, they'll have to find a way to put these monsters back in their place. But between homework, podcasting, and skateboarding, Violeta has a tough time managing it all. When a horde of monsters descend on her school, will this superpunk be able to save the day?
A fast-paced, exhilarating novel-in-verse about a young motocross phenom, chasing her dream no matter the risks Motocross is Eva's life. Nothing beats the rush she feels ripping it up on the course--except maybe the moment just after the race when she removes her helmet, and the other riders realize they just got smoked by a twelve-year-old girl. While fear of bullying leads Eva to keep her passion a secret at school, she's known in the local racing circuit as "Eva Knievel," a brazen competitor willing to risk it all to win. But when her daredevil behavior leaves her with a bruised ego and a busted bike, Eva is forced to reckon with the high costs of her beloved sport--financial, physical, and emotional. As if that reality check weren't harsh enough, there's a new girl at school whose arrival not only threatens Eva's carefully crafted school persona, but her place on the podium, too.
Roxie loves her parents, but other people can't seem to see past the fact that they're blind-and they don't really see Roxie, either. To them, she's just "the girl with the blind parents." So when her family moves to a new town and Roxie starts seventh grade at a new school, she's determined to be known for the other parts of who she is: an artist, an animal lover, and the kind of person who bakes cookies for people she cares about for no special reason. But that means keeping her parents' blindness a secret from the kids at school. For a while, Roxie is happier than she's ever been. But when her lies and omissions lead to a visit from Child Protective Services, will Roxie find the courage to be fully honest with her friends, her parents, and herself? This heartfelt depiction of a girl establishing her own identity, with some chapters told from the perspective of her mother's loyal guide dog, is an authentic portrayal of the joys, challenges, and everyday ordinariness of being raised by parents who have a disability.
Twelve-year-old Zuzu befriends a guardian robot with a limited battery life that was given to her father as severance after being laid off from the mega corporation that controls everything.
Twelve-year-old Ava, daughter of the owl witch La Lechuza, uncovers secrets about her mother's past and finds her place in the larger nocturnal legacy waiting for her to take flight.
Lo que Elisa, Lucía y Alice ven--y juzgan--desde afuera, la una en la otra, es drásticamente diferente de cómo cada niña se siente adentro. Asisten a las mismas clases en la misma escuela media de la Ciudad de Nueva York, pero nadie sabe que Elisa, recién llegada de El Salvador, está tratando de navegar el desconcertante proceso de solicitar asilo; o que Lucía, que también habla español y reboza de confianza en sí misma, está atrapada en el medio del desgarrador divorcio desus padres; o que Alice, que parece ser una rebelde con botas militares, lleva la carga del cáncer progresivo de su madre. En las tres partes narradas por cada niña, Newyorkinas captura la vulnerabilidad de ser alumno de la escuela media y el alivio y la felicidad de encontrar amistades en los lugares menos esperados.
Ruby Emmerson has always felt like the "dumb" twin. Struggling with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia, she feels out of place at her competitive charter school, especially as her twin brother Bryce excels both academically and socially. When she fails a math test despite getting extra help, she fears she'll flunk out of Benton Academy and drag her brother back to their old school. In a moment of frustration, Ruby vents anonymously online, describing herself as an imposter-a mango among lovebirds. But to her surprise, she's far from alone. As her account gains a following, tensions rise with her brother and her posts draw the unwanted attention of the school administration. Now, Ruby must find the courage to challenge Benton's high-pressure environment and advocate for herself and all the other "Mangoes" out there.
In this hilarious, illustrated, middle-grade novel, Hangameh 'Harriet' Mansoor faces bullies, bad grades, AND puberty. Will she survive the worst month of her eleven-year-old life?
This is the inspiring true story of James Forten who served in the American Revolution as a teenager and then dedicated his life to fighting for the ideals set forth by the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal."
A fun, high-stakes nonfiction middle grade adventure novel about the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872, by award-winning author Steve Sheinkin -- featuring spot art and comic interstitials throughout.