Written by: Chris Clarkson Illustrated by: Julie Jarema A gentle look at transitions and new beginnings through the eyes of a child in foster care--Chloe and the Fireflies is a warm picture book that expands the view of what a family can be It's always hard to be the...
Written by: Chris Grabenstein Do you have what it takes to be the new owner of Mr. Lemoncello's epic gaming empire? Find out in this fantabulous finale to the beloved, New York Times Bestselling Mr. Lemoncello's Library series! Mr. Lemoncello's ENTIRE game-making...
Written by: Ella Schwartz Illustrated by: Juliana Oakley Based on the true story of luthiers who repair Holocaust-era violins. Papa plays beautiful music on the violin, sometimes quick and lively and sometimes slow and sorrowful. But one night, there is a pounding on...
Director: Sean Wang Stars: Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Shirley Chen In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love...
Written by: Jacob Grant Umami, sick of cold fish, travels the world trying different and delicious food to bring back home for the other penguins to try. Umami is tired of eating cold fish. But fish is what the penguins eat. Fish for every meal and birthdays too. To...
Written by: Avi Newbery Medalist Avi is back with a gripping exploration of the immigrant experience at the turn of the twentieth century. A must-read for fans of Moon over Manifest and Echo Mountain. When Santo's father left their tiny town in Italy for America, he...
Written by: Doug Cenko Illustrated by: Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn A devastated squirrel questions his friends about his missing lollipop in this laugh-out-loud picture book about controlling your temper. Someone took Squirrel's lollipop...and he's BIG MAD. It was pink and...
Written by: Jessica Vitalis "Intensely readable." --School Library Journal (starred review) When her unconventional parents finally agree to settle down in one place, twelve-year-old Cayenne's dreams come true--but the reality of fitting in is much harder than she...
Written by: Raakhee Mirchandani Illustrated by: Shreya Gupta A powerful story about the life-giving force of roti--a round Indian flatbread--and where it comes from, the people who grow it, and what it symbolizes within two families, inspired by the farmers' protests...
Written by: Marissa Meyer and Joanne Levy When Aviva Davis and Holly Martin meet at the holiday pageant tryouts for their local senior's center, they think they must be seeing double. While they both knew they were adopted, they had no idea they had a biological...