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Ella, a ten-and-a-half-year-old girl, cannot move on with her life after the death of her older sister. Sadness from the loss and the fear of forgetting her sister overcome Ella, taking away her joy. She loses her purpose, and the future feels bleak. Unexpectedly for Ella, her family moves halfway across the country, and she has to enroll in a new school mid-year—another unwanted change. When a new boy enters her class, Ella is set on an unexpected path of healing and discovery, as she delivers a random act of kindness required for a school project.

A poignant story of life in India during the pandemic that mixes loss, hope, and even a mystery solved by imaginative, lively, almost-nine-year-old Swara. When the pandemic hits and India goes into lockdown, high-spirited Swara keeps up her daily chats with her just-as-imaginative grandmother...

Based on the viral poem by Coretta Scott King honoree Junauda Petrus, this picture book debut—adapted for audio—imagines a radically positive future where police aren’t in charge of public safety and community well-being. Petrus first published and performed this poem after the shooting...

When Ruby Bridges was just six years old, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Based on the pivotal events that happened in 1960 and told from her own point of view for the first time, in a poetic reflection on her experience that changed the face of history and the trajectory of the civil rights movement. I Am Ruby Bridges offers hope and confidence to all children and is a perfect learning tool for schools and libraries to teach the story of Ruby Bridges as never before.

FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess--can he find a way to get on the board, even though the odds are stacked against him? Find out in this powerful novel about family, forgiveness, and figuring out who you are when you don’t make the rules—just right for...

The New York Times bestseller, now adapted for a new generation of young readers, leaders, thinkers, and activists. A groundbreaking call to action that examines how racism affects and harms all of us and how we need to face it head-on, together. The future can be prosperous for everyone, but...

What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own recipe in this unforgettable story that's a little sweet, a little sour, and totally delicious. Nan was all the family Mo ever needed. But suddenly she’s gone, and Mo finds herself in foster care...

Follow the story of Carlotta Walls LaNier, who in 1957 at the age of fourteen was one of nine black students who integrated the all-white Little Rock Central High School and became known as the Little Rock Nine. At fourteen years old, Carlotta Walls was the youngest member of the Little Rock...

Spring has arrived, and yet an unyielding winter freeze has left Louisa snowed into her apartment building for months with parents coping with extreme stress, a little brother struggling with cabin fever, and—awkwardly—her neighbor and former close friend, Luke. The new realities of this climate disaster have not only affected Louisa’s family, but when Luke’s dad has an ice-related accident and it’s unclear if he’ll recover, both families’ lives are turned upside down.

È tempo delle temute prove di fine anno alla Harding-Pencroft Academy, che vanta tra i suoi diplomati i migliori scienziati marini, guerrieri navali, navigatori ed esploratori subacquei del mondo, e Ana Dakkar non intende fallire. Dopo la morte dei genitori, l'accademia e suo fratello Dev sono l'unica famiglia che le rimane. Quando però, sulla strada verso il porto, assiste a un attacco letale contro la Harding-Pencroft da parte della loro scuola rivale, tutto le viene strappato via per sempre.

Je me suis réveillé sans mon Ed a été écrit pour aborder la mort, la perte, le deuil et le chagrin d'une manière sensible, ce qui rend ce livre précieux pour aider les enfants à naviguer à travers un chemin difficile de perte, encourageant les conversations à ouvrir un chemin vers la guérison. Il y a une profondeur, une chaleur et un sentiment dans les illustrations qui attirent le lecteur dans le voyage que le jeune garçon entreprend.

Un niño se despierta, pero ha perdido su Ed. Ven en su viaje de recuerdos mientras trata de encontrar a su Ed. Me desperté sin Ed fue escrito para abordar la muerte, la pérdida, el dolor y el dolor de una manera sensible, haciendo que este libro sea valioso para ayudar a los niños a navegar por un camino difícil de pérdida, alentando las conversaciones para abrir un camino hacia la curación.

This “detailed, fascinating” (Booklist, starred review) nonfiction middle grade book explores a deeply troubling chapter in American history that is still playing out today: the strange case of Prince Edward County, Virginia, the only place in the United States to ever formally deny its...

Come and join in the adventures of Willy, Grace, and their friends as they learn the skills of being Junior Rangers under the heroic direction of their guide, Ranger Bud. Proof that you don't have to be big to be a hero.

An adaptation of the powerful New York Times bestselling account of growing up Black and female in America, completely rewritten with new stories for young readers Austin Channing Brown’s first encounter with race in America came at age seven, when she discovered that her parents had named her...

Adam vil gerne have et skateboard. Han skal købe det for sine egne penge, men da han skal hæve penge i banken, kommer han tilfældigvis på tværs af en bankrøver. Det lykkes ham at stoppe tyven og han får efterfølgende en masse ros og en præmie af politiet. Kurt Juuls letlæsningsserie om drengen Adam består af 15 bøger, der henvender sig til de 8-9-årige. Kurt Juul (1937-2019) var en dansk forfatter og højskolelærer. Han debuterede som forfatter med "Egils lange rejse" i 1982 og har siden skrevet en lang række bøger for børn og unge.

A powerful and engaging exploration of contemporary Asian American identity through interwoven stories set in a teeming Chicago airport, written by award-winning and bestselling East and Southeast Asian American authors including Linda Sue Park, Grace Lin, Erin Entrada Kelly, Traci Chee, and...

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author of The Undefeated, Kwame Alexander, pens a powerful picture book that tells the story of American slavery through the voice of a teacher struggling to help her students understand its harrowing history. From the fireside tales in an African...

In the last years of the nineteenth century, a caravan of traders sets off from the high hills of Kumaon, India, for Tibet. They traverse dangerous passes and brave blinding snowstorms, in order to carry on their traditional trade in the Tibetan markets. Among them is fourteen-year-old Debu’s...

Kaj er 14 år og godt træt af skolen, som ikke siger ham en skid. Han bor alene sammen med sin far, Alvin, som er lastbilchauffør, og hans hverdag er præget af farens ofte meget firkantede holdninger til samfundet. Da det hele en dag bliver for meget, stikker Kaj af fra skolen og sniger sig med som blind passager i sin fars lastvogn. I Søren Vagn Jacobsens socialrealistiske ungdomsbøger om Kaj og hans far Alvin står det grå og ofte barske hverdagsliv i centrum.