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La primera latina en la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos, Sonia Sotomayor recuerda la influencia formativa de los libros…
en su vida. Ella explora cómo su amor por la literatura le proporcionó la inspiración para realizar sus sueños. Para grados 2-4
Thirty creepy stories about vampires, dolls, dragons, ghosts, and mummies. In "How to Slay Vampires for Fun and Profit," a…
boy realizes he shouldn't believe everything he reads. Includes a section that details the author's inspiration for the terrifying tales. Some violence. For grades 5-8. 2018
Describes the panic induced on the evening of October 30, 1938, when listeners believed Orson Welles's radio broadcast "The War…
of the Worlds" was news of a real alien invasion. Discusses the context in which the broadcast was aired and why it was so convincing. For grades 6-9. 2018
Profiles of twelve troublemakers from history, including Robert Fortune, a Scottish gardener who worked for the tea-loving British government. His…
mission: to steal tea seeds from China. For grades 5-8. 2018
Cousins Jaime and Ángela discover what it means to live as undocumented immigrants in the United States. Meanwhile, news from…
their families back in Guatemala gets increasingly worse. Sequel to The Only Road (DB 89471). For grades 5-8. 2018
Actress from Orange Is the New Black reflects back on her parents' deportation to Colombia and what it was like…
growing up in Boston without them. Guerrero discusses the struggles of undocumented immigrants and suggests ways to help. For grades 6-9. 2018
Author of Surviving Middle School (DB 85927), presents a collection of short biographies featuring successful individuals who overcame significant challenges…
in their lives. Profiles include J. K. Rowling, Ellen DeGeneres, Christopher Reeve, and Sonia Sotomayor. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2018
Overview of sharks, from their intelligence and feeding habits to how researchers study sharks at sea. Discusses the human impact…
on their populations, and what we can do to save these incredible predators. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2018
Recounts the life of best-selling Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942), best known for her series of novels that begins…
with Anne of Green Gables (DB 56114). Includes details of Montgomery's later years, from her unhappy marriage to her battle with depression. For grades 6-9. 2018
Fergus and Zeke are the class pets in Miss Maxwell's room, and they do everything the students do. So when…
it comes to the science fair, they want to do an experiment, not be an experiment. Sequel to Fergus and Zeke (DB 88344). For grades K-3. 2018
1968. Lorraine, a young black girl, finds herself witnessing a civil rights struggle as her sanitation-worker father goes on strike…
in Memphis, Tennessee. When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. comes to help the strikers, events take an unexpected and tragic turn. For grades 2-4. 2018
Thirteen-year-old Clivo Wren learns that his recently deceased father was not an archaeologist, but rather a cryptid catcher, known for…
finding elusive mythological creatures. Now, Clivo must pick up where his father left off and track down a special cryptid. For grades 5-8. 2018
In early twentieth-century Cape Breton, coal mine workers spent all day in dangerous conditions. But the brave miners stood up…
to the companies, going on strike and risking their livelihoods to achieve better working conditions and healthier communities. Fight On! is at once an engaging history and a passionate call to action against injustice.
From award-winning poet Lynn Davies comes her first collection for children. And there's a twist: each of the poems in…
So Imagine Me has a secret. The lyrical and playful text describes something from nature—flora or fauna or another phenomenon—that's also hiding in the illustrations. Readers will puzzle over the words and pore over the detailed illustrations looking for clues. Some of the riddles might be easy, and some are definitely tricky. All of them will delight, entertain, and challenge, leaving readers of all ages with new facts to share and an urge to get out into nature to discover more mysteries.
Twelve-year-old Simon Rosen has qualified for the Canadian Video Game Championships in Vancouver. If he can get straight As in…
school, his parents have agreed to take him. The stakes are especially high. His parents are always fighting, and if he can just get them to Vancouver - the place where they fell in love - maybe he can save his family from the brink of divorce.Straight A's aren't usually a problem for Simon, but this semester he's enrolled in Technology and the class isnt what he expected. Instead of building robots or flying drones, it's a social media course! To get an A, he needs to create "engaging content" on his own live-streaming VideoKids channel. Simon hates being the centre of attention and no matter how hard he tries to record good live-streaming videos, something always goes wrong! From accidentally recording his mom's underwear and giving his dog mouth-to-mouth to having diarrhea live online, Simon can't do anything right.Life is extra complicated because Simon has a secret crush on his best friend Jocelyn - an MMA champion originally from the Philippines. She also desperately needs an A in Tech class if her parents are going to let her continue her MMA training. The two friends find themselves in direct competition when their Tech teacher announces that only one student will receive an A. Add to the mix the Mendelson twins - two bullies who are out to get Simon - and Simon is in for the toughest semester of his life.
The first title in a hilarious new chapter book series for emerging readers. Isabel and Zoë are favorite friends ---…
most of the time. They have side-by-side cubbies. And they never take off their friendship bracelets. But sometimes, Isabel isn't Zoë's favorite friend at all. Because sometimes, the fun things they do end in a no-fun way. Like getting sent to the principal's office because of Isabel's shenanigans. Now Zoë's mad at Isabel, and Isabel's miserable. Isabel's trying everything to win her friend back. Will getting a new puppy help Isabel mend her friendship with Zoë? There's a new girl in town for early readers to love, love, love --- and she comes with a fluffy sidekick!
Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's first female engineer. Find out how her passion…
for math and the Cherokee values she was raised with shaped her life and work. Cherokee author Traci Sorell and Métis illustrator Natasha Donovan trace Ross's journey from being the only girl in a high school math class to becoming a teacher to pursuing an engineering degree, joining the top-secret Skunk Works division of Lockheed, and being a mentor for Native Americans and young women interested in engineering. In addition, the narrative highlights Cherokee values including education, working cooperatively, remaining humble, and helping ensure equal opportunity and education for all. "A stellar addition to the genre that will launch careers and inspire for generations, it deserves space alongside stories of other world leaders and innovators."—starred, Kirkus Reviews