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From beloved Newbery Honor winner and three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Rita Williams-Garcia comes a powerful and heartfelt novel about loss, family, and love that will appeal to fans of Jason Reynolds and Kwame Alexander. Clayton feels most alive when he’s with his grandfather, Cool...

Sebastian and Melissa would never forget their arrival at the house called Hadlows. The long drive through the neglected park and woodland, the lake glimpsed through trees, the house, with its "thousand windows" looking down on them and the great hall, empty but for the portraits covering the walls. Hadlows held a secret, of that they were sure.

When people look at Melissa, they think they see a boy named George. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. Melissa thinks she’ll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. Melissa really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part... because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, Melissa comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte—but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.

Twelve-year old twins Mika and Ellie live in a future behind a wall - safe from the plague animals beyond. Or so they've been told. But when one of them disappears, and the other takes part in a sinister virtual reality game, they begin to discover their concrete world is built on lies. Determined to find each other again, they go in search of the truth. And as a strange sound in their heads grows to a roar, they find out that children and the planet have never mattered more.

Moved across the country with only her mom and little brother, Ally finds herself alone and miserable. Ally had always lived a charmed life, but the life she had long taken for granted has been shattered. For the first time, Ally learns that in the blink of an eye, everything can change. With no friends, no idea how to fit in, and no idea how to turn her disaster-of-a-new-life around, Ally wonders how much longer she can endure the pain. Until Deedee. Travel alongside Ally as she meets an unlikely companion who invites her into a magical world filled with diverse talking animals.

What animals are in water? Which ones are out? You can walk over or under a bridge. We can dribble a basketball behind or in front of us. Comparing Directions helps children recognize opposing directionals with fun, relatable themes. Comparing Directions titles include tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features.

A rough and tough pirate who enjoys sailing the seven seas and steeling treasure, happens upon a sweet hearted - yet seemingly brave - little mouse, who likes to help others. When their paths cross, a mixture of adventure and redemption begins as together, they search for the greatest treasure of all!

Edgar is an elf at the North Pole who likes to do things his way. The problem is that his way usually gets him in trouble with the other elves and Santa. Join Edgar on an adventure that is entertaining as he searches for a way to get off of Santa's Naughty List!

Stan wanted to watch one of the shows that all of his classmates were going to watch, but Stan's mother had a different plan. Stan missed his show and went outside to sit on the front porch to pout. Alvy, Stan's older sister, comes to his rescue with a new game, Counting Cars, that she made up. Stan likes the idea of counting cars, but he doesn't realize how clever his older sister is. Join Stan and Alvy as they play the new game that is only possible because they live on a big road.

Stasio is a basketball player who lives in the Chicago area. He has been exposed to the big three sports: football, baseball, and basketball. Tennis wasn't a sport played much in his neighborhood. While at a park playing, his basketball rolls over to the tennis court. He watches two tennis players play, he finds a lone tennis ball, and he a meets an unlikely instructor to help him start his tennis journey.

See the world through the eyes of Chris, a kindergartener, as he deals with the inner struggles of growing up during the breakup of his parents. Chris wants to please everyone and begins to see a new world within his world. Trying to please his mom and dad, he subconsciously transfers his emotions onto his pencil and crayon. Fearing that he has to choose, his teacher helps him discover that he needs both.

Dudley loves going to the mall to ride the train and sometimes leaves his manners at home.