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The Creature of Habit by Jennifer E. SmithA big creature on the island of Habit, who does the exact same thing in the exact same order every day, doesn’t know what to make of a small creature who does things differently each day.
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The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princessby Tom GauldTo save his sister, an enchanted log princess, after she is accidentally carted off to parts unknown, a little wooden robot must summon all his courage to bring her back home.
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Fly by Brittany ThurmanAfrica enters a double Dutch contest without knowing how to double Dutch, and on her journey to learn her friends show her how to jive, step, clap Miss Mary Mack, and do cartwheels.
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I Love You Because I Love Youby Muon VanThis heartfelt book details all the big and small reasons why we love the people we do within an affirming call-and-response format featuring families across the spectrum.
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Cornbread & Poppy by Matthew CordellPolar opposites, yet the best of friends, mice Polly and Cornbread find their search for food for the winter leading them up Holler Mountain where they encounter friends new and old.
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The Legend of Gravity : A Tall Basketball Taleby Charly PalmerIn this high-energy story about the unsung superstars walking among us, the Eagles basketball team feels unstoppable with Gravity on their side until they realize it may take a little more than Gravity to bring them to victory.
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I Know Your Secret by Daphne Benedis-GrabSeventh graders Owen, Gemma, Ally, and Todd, who have nothing in common and barely know each other, must work together and follow the instructions of an anonymous blackmailer. None of them want to go along with the blackmailer's instructions, but each of them has a secret they must protect at all costs.
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The Dreamweaversby G. Z. SchmidtWhen their Grandpa is taken by the emperor, 12-year-old twins Mei and Yun set out on a perilous journey to the emperor’s palace and encounter a mystical Jade Rabbit and a powerful poet who influence how they will clear Grandpa’s name.
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Rescue on Turtle Beach by Jen MarlinAfter discovering Wind Rider, an abandoned magical sailboat, Max and Sofia arrive on a beach in Hawaii where, with new friend Laila, they rescue newly-hatched sea turtles.
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A Comb of Wishesby Lisa StringfellowWhen she stumbles upon the ancient comb of the mermaid Ophidia, Kela gets one wish in exchange for the comb and wishes for her mother to be alive—a wish that will exact an even bigger price.
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Northwind by Gary PaulsenForced to take to the water after a deadly plague wipes out his fishing village, Leif connects to the heartbeat of the ocean and the pulse of the landscape as he discovers his truest self.
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Monster Friendsby Kaeti VandornWhen his neighbor Emily refuses to let him sit alone being unhappy in his house, Reggie must find a way to let new friends in during a summer where many adventures await.
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Burt the Beetle Doesn't Bite by Ashley SpiresBurt, a ten-lined June beetle without superpower-like abilities, discovers what he can do when his bug friends find themselves in trouble.
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Measuring Upby Lily LamotteHaving just moved to Seattle from Taiwan, twelve-year-old Cici enters a cooking competition to win the chance to see her grandmother again, but she only knows how to cook Taiwanese food.
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Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he isn't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together. |
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Mambo Mucho Mambo! : The Dance That Crossed Color Linesby Dean RobbinsMillie danced to jazz in her Italian neighborhood. Pedro danced to Latin songs in his Puerto Rican neighborhood. It was the 1940s in New York City, and they were forbidden to dance together...until first a band and then a ballroom broke the rules.
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