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Sydney Vetter is an upbeat, imaginative third grader with hard-working parents, an annoying older brother, and a teacher who belittles students for having stuffed animals. Life is fine until her principal arranges for a school safety training that ends in a lockdown drill. This frightening idea of gun violence gets stuck in Sydney’s head. As luck would have it, she wins a stuffed chimpanzee she names Chimpie. It’s a huge surprise to both when they find out they can talk to each other.

It started out as an ordinary summer. But the minute thirteen-year-old Zinny covered the old, overgrown trail that ran through the woods behind her family's house, she realized that things were about to change. Right from the start, Zinny knew that uncovering the trail would be more than just a summer project. It was her chance to finally make people notice her, and to have a place she could call her very own.

Fans of Jason Reynolds and Sharon M. Draper will love this oh-so-honest middle grade novel from writer and educator Maurice Broaddus. Thelonius Mitchell is tired of being labeled. He’s in special ed, separated from the “normal” kids at school who don’t have any “issues.” That’s...

Until now, you've only heard one side of the story, but Chinese American history extends far beyond the railroads. Here's the true story of America, from the Chinese American perspective. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection If you've learned about the history of Chinese people in...

Una novela sobre la muerte que defiende la alegría de vivir En clase, Yamashita es el gordinflón, Kiyama es tan larguirucho que le llaman «espárrago» y Kawabe, el raro que cada vez que habla de su padre se inventa una profesión distinta.

Savannah, Georgia, with its mossy trees and ornate old homes, is a place rich in history...and ghosts. Ghosts are what pique Harmony Roundtree's interest. Still reeling from her losses back home, Harmony wants to believe in ghost stories...but isn't sure what's real. When she goes on one of the many ghost tours around town, she takes a photo of what might be a ghost. Or is it a hoax?

At the Sunny Bay Home for Superfluous and Accidentally Parentless Children, Pip and Flora are in trouble. Running away with their dog they discover the Marvellous Land of Snergs, a magical world of cinnamon bears and scrumptious feasts - but also one of vegan ogres, disgraced jesters and dastardly Kelps, with a villain dressed entirely in purple.... Soon their only friend is forgetful but lovable snerg, Gorbo. He will lead them home - if they can decide where home really is and if Gorbo can remember how to get there.

Ten-year-old Jamie Matthews has just moved to the Lake District with his Dad and his teenage sister, Jasmine for a 'Fresh New Start'. Five years ago his sister's twin, Rose, was blown up by a terrorist bomb. His parents are wrecked by their grief, Jasmine turns to piercing, pink hair and stops eating. The family falls apart. But Jamie hasn't cried in all that time. To him Rose is just a distant memory.

You look as if you've seen a ghost!' Jade is so used to living in the shadow of Vicky, her loud, confident best friend, that when a tragic accident occurs, she can hardly believe that Vicky's no longer around. But Vicky's a sparky girl who's not going to let a small thing like being dead stop her from living life to the full! Whether Jade is in lessons, out running or tentatively trying to make new friends, Vicky is determined to make her presence felt ...

انطلق في رحلة سردية ممتعة للأطفال لاستكشاف حكايات الأبطال وصراعات الحرية التي شكلت ملامح مجتمع جديد. هذه التجربة الصوتية الدافئة تتجاوز حفظ التواريخ الباردة...

Uma história sobre a imigração haitiana contada a partir das memórias de uma mãe sob o olhar esperançoso de uma criança. "Minha mãe conta um mar de histórias sobre sua família no Haiti, país onde ela cresceu e nasceu." É com essa frase que Wolff começa o livro, resgatando uma dessas...

"Readers will be captivated by this beautifully written novel about young people who must use their instincts and grit to survive. Padma shares with us an unflinching peek into the reality millions of homeless children live every day but also infuses her story with hope and bravery that will...

La veille de Noël, une petite fille vend des allumettes dans la rue, sous la neige...

From Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, comes another incredible story, told with humour and heart. Told from the perspective of a bully, this book explores themes of homelessness, while celebrating kindness, friendship and the...

In this joyful celebration of soul, style, and self-expression, from the award‑winning author of Cookies & Milk, Franklin has to decide if he wants to chase his own dreams or his father's dreams for the family band on a road-trip romp to Motown. It’s 1964, and Franklin and the Fabulous 5ive...

The gripping fourth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations series that began with Amari and the Night Brothers! Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and Nevermoor. In the wake of the extreme losses to the...

This is a short book about the meaning of life from the perspective of a mucus cell named Lucas. It isn't meant to provide the universal answer to the meaning of life but instead help the listener be in the proper mental state to experience the answer for themselves. At least that was the intention behind the book.

A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with E. L. Konigsburg’s beloved classic and Newbery Medal­–winning novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be gone...

Bloomsbury presents Teacher's Dead by Benjamin Zephaniah, read by Ben Bailey Smith. The playful, obstinate and courageously humorous tone of Zephaniah's writing shines through ... hilarious and later heartbreaking' Guardian A teacher is dead, murdered by two of his students in front of the whole...

Un conte intemporel sur l’injustice et la rédemption, né de l’association d’un conte traditionnel allemand, d’une ancienne légende autochtone et d’éléments historiques fâcheux pas si anciens que ça. Un pot-pourri de contes séculaires dans un contexte contemporain, raconté avec une dose de suspense, une pincée de magie, un peu d’humour, un ou deux mots compliqués pour faire bonne mesure et quelques controverses, le tout bien mélangé.