A girl in foster care tries to find her birth mother before she loses her forever in this spare and beautifully told novel about last chances and new opportunities.For a kid bouncing from foster home
Based on a true story, a young girl skips the second grade to go with her family on an adventure to Italy to perform in her family's theater troupe, "The Mystic Paper Beasts", for a year where she get
From critically acclaimed author Jeannine Atkins comes a gorgeous, haunting biographical novel in verse about a half Native American, half African American sculptor working in the years following the
"Moo, A-H-H-H-H-CHOO!" Buzz, buzz, mew, mew, cock-a-doodle-doo...the barnyard is humming with a happy song. But when Bee buzzes in with a sneeze, the animals' voices soon turn to sniffles and snorts!
Andrew Clements delivers the latest in his adventure-filled school series. This could be the last great Memorial Day weekend on Barclay Bay, and Ben knows it. This time next year, he might not be able
Brief life stories of twenty-seven persons whose inventions or discoveries have altered the environment to a marked degree. Includes a list of important dates in the history of invention and technolog
Far on the other side of the mountains, next to an enchanted castle, grows a tree with three golden oranges. It is there that the three brothers -- Santiago, Tomás, and Matías -- must journ
How did the White House become white?Who designed the capital city?What is the Washington Monument made of?Find the answers to these questions and many more about our stunning national capital, Washi
A stalwart orphan sets out on a spine-tingling adventure in this wildly imaginative and darkly funny Victorian middle grade novel.High on a cliff above the gloomy Victorian town of Withering-by-Sea st
Using the records kept by mixed Indian and Black colonies located in South, Central, and North America, the author traces the development and contributions of these biracial societies, which formed as
If you think you know the silliest boy in the world, you're wrong. Pecorino Sasquatch is the silliest boy in the world. Just watch him as he heads off to the first concert he's ever seen, conducted by
Six masterful children's authors have become master playwrights in this collection of one-act plays that might just make you want to ACT OUT!In The Raven, Sharon Creech spoofs a publishing office whi
Forget everything you know about who's comin' 'round that mountain! This pink-pajama-wearing, jelly-jar-juggling, rooftop-dancing cowgirl is sure to charm the spurs off any rancher, and tickle the fu
Growing up at the foot of Mount Everest, a Sherpa boy named Tenzing Norgay dreamed about one day being the first to climb the giant in his backyard. For years he practiced, carrying loads of rocks in
Having raised a human child given to her as an infant, Hepzibah is shocked when Halloweena asks to have some human playmates in her life, yet being a good mother, Hepzibah gives it a try while Hallowe
“A thought-provoking examination of familial love.” —Booklist “A great coming-of-age story for fans of…Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist…and Thanks for the
