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A Book that has a Sense of Place |
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The bridge home
by Padma Venkatraman
Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Chennai, India
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Maya and the rising dark
by Rena Barron
"A twelve-year-old girl discovers her father is the keeper of the gateway between our world and The Dark, and when he goes missing she'll need to unlock her own powers and fight a horde of spooky creatures set on starting a war"
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Root magic
by Eden Royce
In 1963 in South Carolina, eleven-year-old twins Jez and Jay Turner begin lessons in rootwork, and their uncle's training offers them healing, protection, and a connection to their heritage even as they face threats from the local police deputy, school bullies, and others
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The Eagle Tree
by Ned Dykstra Hayes
When autistic fourteen-year-old March Wong spots a huge tree, which is fenced in on private land, he becomes rather obsessed in his need to climb it, but learns of the plans to cut down the historic tree to make way for a new development
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When stars are scattered
by Victoria Jamieson
A Somali refugee who spent his childhood at the Dadaab camp and the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl present the graphic-novel story of a young refugee who struggles with leaving behind his nonverbal brother when he has an opportunity to help his family by going to school. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Nicky & Vera : a quiet hero of the Holocaust and the children he rescued
by Peter Sís
"Caldecott Honoree and Sibert Medalist Peter Sís honors a man who saved hundreds of children from the Nazis. In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia-a story he never told and that remained unknown until an unforgettable TV appearance in the 1980s reunited him with some of the children he saved. Czech-American artist, MacArthur Fellow, and Andersen Award winner Peter Sís dramatizes Winton's story in this distinctive anddeeply personal picture book. He intertwines Nicky's efforts with the story of one of the children he saved-a young girl named Vera, whose family enlisted Nicky's aid when the Germans occupied their country. As the war passes and Vera grows up, she must find balance in her dual identities-one her birthright, the other her choice. Nicky & Vera is a masterful tribute to a humble man's courageous efforts to protect Europe's most vulnerable, and a timely portrayal of the hopes and fears of those forced to leave their homes and create new lives"
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One crazy summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia
In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicatedpoet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp
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The birchbark house
by Louise Erdrich
Chronicles the experiences of an Ojibwa girl, Omakayas, and her family as they live their lives quietly on an island in Lake Superior in 1847, until the white man comes and begins moving her entire tribe off their land. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
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The midnight children
by Dan Gemeinhart
Making a friend in newcomer Virginia, one of seven mysterious kids to move into his neighborhood, outcast Ravani Foster must keep Virginia safe when he learns she is in danger or lose the only person who has ever understood him. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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A taste of magic
by J. Elle
Twelve-year-old Kyana bakes up a plan to keep her inner-city magic school open after redistricting and gentrification threaten to close it down
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The magnificent monsters of Cedar Street
by Lauren Oliver
Helping to protect the remarkable creatures that her neighbors in late 19th-century Boston call “monsters,” Cordelia teams up with human and fantastical friends when her beloved father and several of the creatures in his care go missing. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Ground Zero
by Alan Gratz
A dual tale published to mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks finds a young boy struggling to find his father and escape the World Trade Center in 2001, before a girl in battle-torn 2020 Afghanistan risks her life to help a wounded soldier. Simultaneous eBook.
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We were the fire : Birmingham 1963
by Shelia P. Moses
In 1963, 11-year-old Black boy Rufus is living in Birmingham, Alabama, where he and his friends join a peaceful civil rights protest in a local park, not letting the firemen who turn their powerful hoses on the friends put out the fire in their hearts. Simultaneous eBook.
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Isla to island
by Alexis Castellanos
Sent from Cuba to Brooklyn by her parents, Marisol feels like nothing about her new life in the cold, gray city is home, until she starts to realize that home isnt always a place. Simultaneous & eBook. Illustrations.
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Moonwalking
by Zetta Elliott
When punk rock-loving JJ Pankowski and graffiti artist Pie Velez stumble into an unlikely friendship, they use their love of music and art to get through a tough semester until a run-in with the police changes everything. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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The Marvellers
by Dhonielle Clayton
The first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute along with Marvellers from around the world, 11-year-old Ella must prove her innocence, with the help of a new friend, when a dangerous criminal escapes and her mentor disappears. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Wingbearer
by Marjorie M. Liu
When a sinister force threatens the life-giving magic of the Great Tree, Zuli, along with her guardian owl, Frowly must get to the root of it, and so embark on an epic journey to find the truth. 12,000 first printing. Simultaneous & eBook. Illustrations.
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Belly of the beast
by Jonathan Auxier
Sent on a quest to rescue a beast called a Shibboleth, Auggie and Fen enter the lair of the evil Rooks where they meet one very hungry monster whom they must calm down to complete the mission. 25,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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The door of no return
by Kwame Alexander
"When his brother represents Upper Kwanta in a wrestling contest, resulting in the unthinkable, 11-year-old Kofi finds himself fighting for his life, which sends him on a dangerous journey across land and sea, and away from everything he loves. 300,000 first printing."
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