PreK-8

Boy has always been relegated to the outskirts of his medieval village. With a hump on his back, a mysterious past, and a tendency to speak to animals, he is often made fun of. Everything changes upon the arrival of a shadowy pilgrim named Secundus. ...

Aniana del Mar glides through the water like a dolphin, but she keeps her swimming classes a secret. Years ago, her mother lost a loved one to drowning, and she has never gotten over the loss. One day, due to juvenile arthritis, Aniana is put on bed...

Minni lives in the poorest section of Mumbai, with very little access to water and long lines at the community spigot. Lately, that access is further threatened by shortages and thieves. One day, she finds the head of the water mafia where she just...

Holling Hoodwood has just started seventh grade and his teacher, Mrs. Baker, seems to have something against him. Why else would she make him read Shakespeare outside of school? It's 1967, the Vietnam War is happening, and his father says the family...

Set in the Sudan in the years 1985 and 2008, this chapter book is told is alternating voices by two 11-year-olds. Nya (2008) must walk hours each day to fetch water for her family. Salva (1985) leaves his war-town village and becomes one of the 'lost...

Jacqueline Woodson narrates her childhood in this award-winning collection of poems. Growing up with vestiges of Jim Crow laws and the emerging Civil Rights Movement, they paint a picture of a girl looking to find her place in this world.

Roman is a busy, influential top executive. When his father challenges him to break his routine for a day, he does not understand the reason. He will have to decide if the important things in life are found inside or outside of the office.

Set in the Sudan in the years 1985 and 2008, this chapter book is told is alternating voices by two 11-year-olds. Nya (2008) must walk hours each day to fetch water for her family. Salva (1985) leaves his war-town village and becomes one of the 'lost...

Josef is a Jewish boy living in Nazi Germany in the 1930s. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world. Isabel is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her...

Pilar's magic hammock transports Breno, Pilar, and her cat Samba to China! They had planned to look for Pilar's father, but they end up helping a girl named Fang Fang save her family and village from the Black Dragon. In their quest to stop the dragon,...

This moving, award-winning novel explores the realities of life of a young girl in Afghanistan. Without political implications or reflections on the current situation in the Middle East, this compelling book examines the harshness of life in a war zone...

This is based on the true story of a courageous girl from Hiroshima who was two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped. Although she developed leukemia and died ten years later, Sadako never lost her faith and determination as she battled a...

This moving, award-winning novel explores the realities of life of a young girl in Afghanistan. Without political implications or reflections on the current situation in the Middle East, this compelling book examines the harshness of life in a war zone...

Callie loves the theater. She wants to be in the school musical, but, because she does not sing well, she becomes the set designer, promising something worthy of Broadway on a shoestring budget. To pull this off, she'll have to learn carpentry, help...

Where did Samba, Pilar's cat, go? Pilar and Bruno set off to find him and the magic hammock takes them to Machu Picchu in Peru! There they learn about Incan culture and society.

Evan Treski is a people person. He can talk to anyone, including adults. His sister Jessie is just the opposite. While she is great at math, she knows that dealing with feelings his her worst 'subject.' When they decide to start a lemonade war, there...

Ana Rosa lives with her family in the Dominican Republic, where paper is a luxury, and she alone understands her need to write down her thoughts and feelings.

Pilar's magic hammock transports her, Breno, and her cat Samba to Egypt. There they meet the young Pharaoh Tutankhamen, who needs their help to get this throne back. To accomplish this, they must learn about Ancient Egyptian history, culture, and...

Ana Rosa lives with her family in a poor coastal community in the Dominican Republic, where paper is a luxury and she alone understands her need to write down her thoughts and feelings. As developers plan to raze the neighborhood and construct a resort,...

Brokenhearted to learn that the boat they worked so hard to build has sunk, several boys come up with an ingenious plan to raise enough money to hire a tugboat and salvage the ship.