PreK-8

Micah's grandfather Ephraim has always told him fantastic stories about the magical Circus Mirandus. Now that Ephraim is dying, he tells Micah that the circus is indeed real and its powerful magician known as the Lightbender owes him a miracle. Micah...

A lot has been written about Rosa Parks. This book lets you hear her story in her own words. She narrates the crucial role that she played in the Civil Rights Movement and the years right after the Montgomery boycott.

Tiana, her family, and her dog, along with many others, leave their town due to a terrible drought. Mateo and his brother welcome the strangers with kindness as opposed to others that want them out of there. Tiana warns her friends about the high risk...

Meet Marcos Mostaza. He is almost 11 years old and he would love to live near Disney World in Florida. For the meantime, he must content himself with living with his family near Zaragoza and hanging out with his friends Hanif and Lorena. The book...

This colorful reference introduces readers to the greatest players and moments in soccer history.

A young Polynesian boy is ostracized by his community because he is afraid of the ocean. To regain his honor, he must perform an act of bravery. He travels to a sacred island all alone, and survives the dangers there, earning himself the name Mafatu, or...

In this book by prolific Spanish author Ana Alonso, Aurora finds the Atlas of Lost Time in her grandparents’ house, and, suddenly, she is transported to prehistoric times. She learns how humans evolved, used tools, created art, and much more. Suggested...

Based on the 1902 film by G. Melies, this graphic novel shows the fantastic voyage of a group of astronomers to the moon. There, they encounter a hostile group of aliens and are forced to make a quick escape. They return to Earth with a little...

In this fascinating, illustrated book, you will find the strangest planes, the fastest trains, the craziest automobiles, and the most interesting trains. Our civilization has advanced in grand part to the inventors and designers of different modes of...

Celina Guerrera is proud of her Mexican heritage. At school, she is confronted by racism. Her friends and family, especially her grandmother, help her confront the ignorance. Told in verse, this novel will inspire conversations about injustice, racial...

Twelve-year-old Petra Luna is in America after escaping the Mexican Revolution. Now that they are safe, Petra leads her family from a smallpox-stricken refugee camp to San Antonio, meeting with both opportunities and obstacles at every turn. As her...

Learn how graphs and data are used to plan a successful concert! This fun math reader teaches students how to read and construct bar graphs, circle graphs, line graphs, line plots, and histograms with fun, real-world examples.

If you are in eighth grade and are over six feet tall, you frequently get picked on. When Marcus gets expelled for fighting, his mother decides it’s time for a change. She takes him and his younger brother to Puerto Rico to spend a week with relatives...

When Mr. Roski first saw it, he thought it was the most boring store ever. Still, he decided to rent it. Two months later, Lala Bengala walks into his salon. He adds color and wow to her life. In his one-of-a-kind establishment, where men, women,...

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. ...

Told in verse, Lula Viramontes wants to be someone people cannot ignore. Her dreams seem unattainable because she must pick grapes with her family in California, take care of her ailing mother, and keep her father's volatile temper at bay. Once she...

Humans can pledge their lives to kings, gods, or even money in search of protection. When a sect arrives in Clonmel promising to put an end to the raiders’ attacks, people offer them gold. This group, however, has sinister motives. Their secrets come...

Even though the marauders known as the Outsiders have been expelled from Clonmel, they killed Halt's only brother before leaving. Now, Halt, Will, and Horace are after them. The Outsiders have divided the kingdom into factions, and they want to destroy...

Justina and her friends are now in their third year of school. A new girl named Letitia has joined the Barnowls. She does not like to follow the rules, and, for some strange reason, the teachers don't seem to mind. The day after a big party, the girls...

Soon after an uncomfortable truce is made with the Skandians, news comes that the Skandian leader has been captured by a desert tribe. The Rangers and Will are soon sent to save him. The warriors have never faced anything like the desert with its...

Laura Rodríguez Colón has a plan: no matter what any adult says, she will live with her parents again. One day, she finds an abandoned puppy. It must be fate. Perhaps this is what she needs to put her plan inmotion.

On our planet, there is life all around us. Animals, plants, and organisms seem to be in harmony with their environment. How is this possible? Learn how evolution has shaped today's amazing biological diversity. The graphics in this oversized book...

A hunter finds a siren by a lake and invites him to visit his world. She likes it so much; she abandons the sea to live on land. Later, he begins to bring home orphaned animal cubs. Soon, they create a close-knit family.

Everyone says Joy Applebloom is a person who sees the glass as half full. Her new best friend Benny has been acting rather strangely lately. Something must be happening at school. She will not give up until she discovers what is going on and makes him...

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...

In 1913, during the Mexican Revolution, Petra Luna's mother dies. Before her father is forced to fight with the federales, the 12-year-old promises to take care of her grandmother and siblings. When the federales attack her town, Petra and her family...

Set in Oaxaca, an 11-year-old girl named Clara is marked for la Loteria. Life and Death deal the cards and Clara's fate is in their hands. She is totally unaware of what is happening. All she knows is that her cousin has disappeared. She will stop at...

Hermes is given a diary after telling his younger brother that Santa Claus does not exist and breaking his mother’s computer. With no video games all summer as a punishment, he writes about his vacation and feelings.

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...

Beverly Tapinski has run away from home plenty of times, but that was when she was just a kid. By now, she figures, it’s not running away. It’s leaving. Determined to make it on her own, Beverly finds a job and a place to live and tries to forget about...

Louisiana is not too concerned when her grandmother wakes her up in the middle of the night and tells her they must leave home right away. She never thought she meant permanently. Separated from her best friends Raymie and Beverly, she tries to figure...

In this 2016 National Book Award Finalist, Raymie Clarke is convinced that if she were to win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, her father, who left town two days ago with a dental hygienist, would see her picture in the paper and,...

This stunning, large format book presents an illustrated history of aviation. Beginning with the first air-born plants and ending with solar-propelled planes, it explains how flight has evolved over the centuries. Climb aboard, fasten your seatbelts,...

This book presents shorts biographies on important women scientists. Each biography is narrated in the first person. They include Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Marie Tharp, Rita Levi Montalcini, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and Nettie Stevens.

Billy has always dreamed of having two dogs. When he saves enough money to get Old Dan and Annita, he is immensely happy. Times are tough in the Ozarks, but they become the best hunting team in the valley. When tragedy strikes, Billy learns that there...

Amari knows three things: her brother Quinton has disappeared, nobody talks about it, and his mysterious invitation to the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs is her only clue. Could mermaids, aliens, and magic be real? Surrounded by danger, especially an...

Join Nectar and Ambrosia on a new adventure as they travel to a war-torn Troy. Once there, they meet Achilles, Patroclus, Paris and all the relevant figures of the of the Trojan War. They need to find Ulysses because Apollo told him about Nectar's...

When Jason and the Argonauts go in search of the Golden Fleece, Nectar and Ambrosia decide to accompany them and quench their thirst for adventure. Later they meet Medea, and she tells them something about their past that they did not know.

Nectar and Ambrosia undertake a secret mission to the underworld. Hades has kidnapped Persephone, and they must find a way to save her. Everything is more complicated when they can't get help from the gods.

Thirteen-year-old Melien loves horror stories. She reads, writes, and draws terrifying characters. Her classmates call her the strangest girl in the world. One day, she discovers that her drawings and characters have come to life! This chapter book...