PreK-8

This award-winning novel introduces readers to the Aborigine culture of Australia. The N'Wone, or water women, are vital to surviving life in the desert. They can hear everything, including the flapping wings of the White-Billed Crows or the whisper of...

A red music box is found on the beach by a group of students from a nearby school. They have also seen a mysterious girl walking by the beach. Encouraged by their teacher, each student has one week to discover the box's secret and contribute to its...

Home alone, eleven-year-old Manolo discovers a pair of handcuffs hidden in the house. He decides to try them on, but when he tries to take them off, he realizes he doesn't have the key, and begins to get nervous. Will his parents return and find out that...

When John's father, Captain Lemuel Gulliver, returns from his long voyages, he tells his son about remote lands filled with fascinating things such as giant cows, men who never age, and enormous spider webs. One day, John decides he must see these...

Daniela is fascinated by Amelia, a writer who has come to the house with the red roof. Her arrival has unleashed Daniela's imagination. Amelia realizes that the girl's great ability to make up stories is a defense mechanism to deal with her family's...

A young Peruvian girl named Evelyn feels out of place living in Spain. She hates her name and she is ashamed of her mother's poverty. When an assignment about the Incas is given in her class, two of the popular kids want to team up with Evelyn. ...

Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his class and everyone knows he can barely read and write. All of this pales in comparison to how he feels about the death of his best friend. Mason is the most honest kid in the world; therefore, he cannot...

Hana, a Palestinian girl, Ezra, an Israeli boy, and Diego, a Spanish boy participate in a cultural program to walk the Camino de Santiago as pilgrims. While in Leon, a mysterious woman hands them an object that transforms the trip into an adventure that...

The school in the village of Baeira has so few students, it will have to shut its doors at the end of the year. The four oldest kids are willing to do anything to prevent this from happening. They create an online newspaper called the Valley Voice. ...

Goldie lives in Jewel, a place strictly controlled by the Blessed Guardians. She is not allowed to go outside unchained until Separation Day. When the day gets canceled, she decides to run away. She ends up at the Museum of Dunt, a place with shifting...

In this profound, short chapter book, a boy named Santiago likes to draw in the sand, but he feels sad when his creations are washed away. He decides that when he grows up, he wants to create something lasting. When he comes of age, he leaves in search...

What if a fictional character came to life? That's exactly what happens to Aidún, who comes out of the pages where she has always lived because she wants to find out why her creator has stopped writing adventures for her. This is a fun play where...

A Cuban boy narrates the story of his best friend, Alain, who sets out to sea with his parents on a dangerous voyage in search of a better life. This book about the strong bonds that stem from childhood friendships describes the plight of many Cuban...

This poetic anthology will captivate the imaginations of many readers. Gerardo Diego uses his remarkable talent to explore the elements of everyday life, making the familiar beautiful and moving.

This classic fictional first-person narrative was the first major work in the picaresque genre in Spain. Full of biting wit and social criticism, Lazarillo's adventures have been perfectly adapted for middle grades in this paperback edition complemented...