Child nonfiction book. Collection of poetry celebrating family. Age: 5-10.
Child picture book. “When a child wakes up feeling sick, she is treated to a good dose of Mommy Medicine. Her remedy includes a yummy cup of hot chocolate; a cozy, bubble-filled bath time; and unlimited snuggles and cuddles. Mommy Medicine can heal all woes and make any day the BEST day!"--Jacket flap. Age: 3-6.
YA fiction book. Identical twin teenagers Giselle and Isabelle Boyer have always been inseparable, and expected to stay that way even though their Haitian American parents are separating--but when the entire family is caught in a car crash, everyone's world is shattered forever. Age: 12+
- Fifth-grader Farah Hajjar and her best friend Allie Liu are hoping to go to the Magnet Academy for their middle school years, instead of Harbortown Elementary/Middle School; but when a new girl Dana Denver starts tormenting Farah and her younger brother, Samir, she decides she can not leave Samir to face the bully alone, especially since the adults and even Allie do not seem to be taking the matter seriously--so Farah comes up with a plan, one which involves lying to those closest to her.
"From the team behind #1 New York Times bestseller Five Feet Apart comes a gripping new romance that asks: Can you find true love after losing everything?"
- When her father successfully harpoons a manatee, leaving its baby orphaned, Manuela vows to rescue the calf and return it to the river, helping change the attitudes of the people in her village in the process.
- When his ambition to become a great hunter like his father is crushed by a lion attack that causes him to lose an arm, young Pedru is overcome by a desire to kill the lion that mauled him but questions his resolve when an opportunity arises.
Child fiction book. During World War II, a twelve-year-old girl is uprooted from her quiet, East coast life and moved to a secluded army post in the New Mexico desert where her father and other scientists are working on a top secret project. Grade: 6+
"The tiny island of Vieques, located just off the northeastern coast of the main island of Puerto Rico, is trying to recover after hurricane Maria, but the already battered island is now half empty. To make matters worse, as on the main island, developers have come in to buy up the land at a fraction of its worth, taking advantage of the island when it is down. Lupe, Javier, and Marisol are back to investigate a series of murders that follow in the wake of a hurricane and in the shadow of a new supernatural threat."
Child fiction book. Teens Octavia and Tali learn about strength, independence, and courage when they are forced to take a car trip with their grandmother, who tells about growing up Black in 1940s Alabama and serving in Europe during World War II as a member of the Women's Army Corps. Grade: 6+
Child nonfiction book. Thomas Jefferson's Corps of Discovery included Captains Lewis and Clark and a crew of 28 men to chart a route from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. All the crew but one volunteered for the mission. York, the enslaved man taken on the journey, did not choose to go. Slaves did not have choices. York's contributions to the expedition, however, were invaluable. The captains came to rely on York's judgement, determination, and peacemaking role with the American Indian nations they encountered. But as York's independence and status rose on the journey, the question remained what status he would carry once the expedition was over. Age: 9-12.
A British author of teen fiction offers basic information about the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience, including terms, religious issues, coming out, and sex acts, for people of all orientations, including the merely curious.
On Christmas Eve, Carl, a big black dog, takes the baby he is caring for out to greet the world.
Lively and unusual things happen when Carl the dog is left in charge of the baby.
Child fiction book, e-book and e-audiobook. “When twelve-year-old Edie finds letters and photographs in her attic that change everything she thought she knew about her Native American mother's adoption, she realizes she has a lot to learn about her family's history and her own identity"-- Provided by publisher. Age: 8-12.
When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.
When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them. Also available in Spanish.
When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.
Child picture book, and e-book in Spanish. Ten-year-old Maricela, her brother Manuel, and her mother face many challenges when her father is taken away to face deportation, but love binds them close. Age: 3-5.
"After learning of her family's illegal immigrant status, star high school student Jasmine realizes that college may be impossible and that deportation is a real threat. After a lifetime of working hard, she rebels and does all those teen things she's never had time to do before. And, as if her new world wasn't confusing enough, she meets Royce Blakely, charming son of a congressman. With her life turned upside down, Jasmine must find her own place and way forward."
Seventeen-year-old Sticky lives to play basketball at school and at Lincoln Rec Center in Los Angeles and is headed for the pros, but he is unaware of the many dangers--including his own past--that threaten his dream.
Child picture book, e-book, DVD, e-video, and e-book. Also available in Spanish. A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things. Age: 3-5.
A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things. Also available in Spanish: Última parada de la Calle Market / texto de Matt de la Peña.
Child picture book, e-book, DVD, e-video, and audiobook on CD. Also available in Spanish. Illustrated by Christian Robinson. A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things. Age: 3-6.
Child picture book in English and Spanish, e-book, audiobook on CD, e-audiobook, video on DVD, and e-video. A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things. Age: 3-7.
Child picture book, e-book, and e-audiobook. Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate the bonds of love that connect us all. Age: 4-8.
Sixteen-year-old Danny searches for his identity amidst the confusion of being half-Mexican and half-white while spending a summer with his cousin and new friends on the baseball fields and back alleys of San Diego County, California.
Child nonfiction book, and read-along DVD. Illustrated by Christian Robinson. On the eve of World War II, African-American boxer Joe Louis fought German Max Schmeling in a bout that had more at stake than just the world heavyweight title. For much of America, their fight came to represent America's war with Germany. This elegant and powerful picture book biography centers on this historic fight in which the American people came together to celebrate our nation's founding ideals. Age: 6-8.
Everything is changing. American-born Liliana and her twin brothers live in Boston with their El Salvadoran mother and Guatemalan father, who has been mysteriously absent for weeks. No one talks about where her dad is or when he is coming back, and Liliana doesn't have the heart to ask her mother, who is often crying and exhausted. The book opens just as Liliana has been accepted into METCO, a program to desegregate schools by putting good students from low-performing urban schools into high-achieving suburban schools. Liliana switches schools reluctantly, accustomed to her own community of people who look like her, sound like her, and have shared experiences. She cannot easily relate to her white classmates, from the way they talk to their reactions to her cultural norms. Feeling ostracized, Liliana meets Dustin, who gives her butterflies whenever they interact. De Leon uses frequent Spanish words and Latino pop culture references, with plentiful context clues, to portray Liliana's world and family. That, paired with slang-heavy dialogue, keeps the story moving along. It will be familiar territory for readers who straddle two cultures, for anyone who has had to be a newcomer, and, in this era, anyone who has ever worried about the impact of deportation on families. --Katie Llera (Reviewed 05/01/2020) (School Library Journal, vol 66, issue 5, p63)
Sing along with Pete the Cat in his groovy adaptation of the classic children's song "Five Little Ducks."
Pete the Cat is spending the day at the seashore. He has fun collecting shells and building a sand castle. But the beach is very hot. There is a whole ocean for Pete to cool off in, but it looks scary. Pete's brother, Bob, offers to teach Pete to surf. Will that be enough to help Pete get over his fear of the water?
Pete the Cat wakes up feeling grumpy--nothing seems to be going his way. But with the help of some magic sunglasses, Pete learns that a good mood has been inside him all along!
After coming out as nonbinary, Ben must leave home and goes to live with a sister and her husband to finish the last year of high school.
Growing up in Hungary during WWI, Erdos tried school but chafed at the rules and convinced his mother that he should study at home. He was fascinated by numbers from an early age, and by the time he was 20, he was known as the Magician from Budapest. Unable to do common tasks such as cooking, laundry, or driving, he spent his adult life flying around the world, staying with other mathematicians, and working collaboratively on solving challenging mathematical problems.
Presents information on the objects in the solar system and beyond, from the eight planets and their moons to other stars and star systems observable in the night skies.
When Mattie is cast as Romeo in an eighth-grade play, she is confused to find herself increasingly attracted to Gemma, a new classmate who is playing Juliet. For ages 9-13
Child fiction book. Alone in the frontier wilderness in the winter of 1839 while his father is recovering from an injury, eleven-year-old Nathan runs afoul of the renegade killer known as the weasel and makes a surprising discovery about the concept of revenge. Grade: 4+
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A little boy walking in the forest meets a big lovable bear that takes him on a delicious berry-picking adventure in the magical world of Berryland.
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In 1948, Nikko Spirakis, twelve, loves baseball but must get past his hard-working immigrant parents and the rhino in the outfield to become a batboy for the local minor league team.
- High school senior Nic, seventeen, tries to salvage her tattered reputation by helping her Ivy League-obsessed classmates with college admission essays and finds herself in the process.
Child nonfiction book. Alternate Title: ¡Olinguito, de la A a la Z! : descubriendo el bosque nublado. Text in Spanish and English. Uses the framework of the alphabet to present information about plants and animals of the cloud forest on the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes and the 2013 discovery of the olinguito. Includes additional information about the cloud forest and the discovery of the olinguito, a map, a glossary, an author's note, and author's sources."-- Provided by publisher. Age 5-11.
This pictorial introduction to Holland--a land of surprises, strange traditions, free-spirited people, and a rich history--is full of fascinating details that make the Netherlands so Dutch. It is also an armchair travel guide for anyone already fond of this small country known for its tulips and windmills.
E-book. All cultures have tales of the trickster - a crafty creature or being who uses cunning to get food, steal precious possessions, or simply cause mischief. He disrupts the order of things, often humiliating others and sometimes himself. In Native American traditions, the trickster takes many forms, from coyote or rabbit to raccoon or raven. The first graphic anthology of Native American trickster tales, Trickster brings together Native American folklore and the world of comics. In Trickster, 24 Native storytellers were paired with 24 comic artists, telling cultural tales from across America. Ranging from serious and dramatic to funny and sometimes downright fiendish, these tales bring tricksters back into popular culture. Age: 10+
"This extraordinary graphic novel depicts traditional Native American trickster tales with inspired artists and native writers."
Sixteen-year-old Gravity Delgado has been breaking records and competitors since she started boxing with a legendary coach at age twelve, and now will reach the Olympics if her home life and romance do not distract her.
Child picture book. A young girl growing up in Harlem in the 1950s, whose mother cleans and stitches costumes for a ballet company, dreams of becoming a prima ballerina one day, and is thrilled to see a performance of Janet Collins, the first "colored" prima ballerina. Age: 4-8.
- This biography is about the famous British comic actor, Charlie Chaplin. When Charlie Chaplin sang on a London stage for the first time at the age of five, he began to find a way out of a life of hardship and poverty into success, eventually on the American movie screen. Chaplin was one of the best loved actors in the United States until politics drove Chaplin from his adopted country. This is a moving portrait of a multi-talented man--actor, director, writer, even music composer and the complicated times he lived in.
Child fiction book. The diary of Princess Elisabeth of Austria, written in 1853-1854, describing her engagement and marriage to her cousin Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria. Includes historical notes concerning her life as Empress. Grade: 4+
Child picture book, and e-book. When she came to America in 1921, Pura carried the cuentos folklóricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant, she turned her popular retellings into libros and spread story seeds across the land. Age: 4-8.