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Taking Turns with Turtles
Follow a months-long journey and all of the human hands and hearts it takes to successfully rescue a cold-stunned turtle.
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My Subway Runs
For a young child, a subway journey is an eye-opening city-life experience. A story-poem from award-winning creators James Gladstone and Pierre Pratt.
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Planting Sunshine
When does the war over there become the war over here? In this novel in verse, a boy named Theo can’t stop worrying about the war he sees on TV.
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Leo and Ralph
Leo’s best friend is a short, furry alien named Ralph. The friends are forced say goodbye when Leo’s family moves away — but why should they?
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The Story and Science of Hope
Hope is more than a feeling — it can change the world! Discover how new science and ancient knowledge can help us face an uncertain world.
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Home for Margaret
When Emma and her mom meet a woman who lives in a tent in the woods, Emma wonders if there’s anything she can do to help.
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A Pond, a Poet, and Three Pests
A funny new fable about artistic creation and chasing fame, inspired by one of Japan’s most beloved poets, Bashō, and his famous haiku, “The Old Pond.”
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ages 9
to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
Nightmare Jones
A collection of jaunty and mischievously unsettling poems for middle-grade readers from award-winning poet Shannon Bramer and artist Cindy Derby.
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As always, when I walk up, a few people snicker. But tonight, far louder are the chants booming all around me: “Butterfly! Butterfly! Butterfly!”… \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJack pulls me aside. He puts both hands on my shoulders, bending low to meet my gaze. Tonight, his eyes are the color of the morning fog, pale and soft. Almost soothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Listen.” His voice is quiet. “When you get out there, I want you to forget about all of this.” He waves an arm around the room. “The only thing that matters is the guy across from you. Got it?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI nod, and he adds, “You’ve trained for this.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I know.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“You’re ready.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Am I?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes out like a confession. I brace for Jack to snap at me — what kind of talk is that? — but he only squeezes my shoulders. For once, it doesn’t hurt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“You are.” Jack leans in, almost like he’s going to hug me. But at the last moment, he nudges me toward the ring instead. “Go be great.”\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eRULES OF SURVIVAL MEETS FIGHT CLUB: This fast-paced, high-stakes novel tackles loyalty, violence, child protection and a teenager's ability to make good choices when their very survival is in jeopardy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNO EASY SOLUTIONS: \u003cem\u003eThe Butterfly's Sting\u003c\/em\u003e is a hard-hitting look at domestic abuse and family violence. Bo and her siblings are trapped in an abusive home with their guardian, Uncle Jack, but Bo's greatest fear is of being split from her brother and sister by the foster care system if Jack's abuse is reported to the authorities — an increasingly common dilemma for children in precarious family situations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDEBUT AUTHOR: Abbie Harlow works at a high school in Alameda County, where \u003cem\u003eThe Butterfly's Sting\u003c\/em\u003e is set. 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ages 13
to 18
/ grades 11
to 12
The Butterfly's Sting
For Bo and her siblings, the underground fight club may finally provide escape from life with an abusive uncle — but only if she can win.
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ages 12
to 18
/ grades 7
to 12
Wavelength
Hannah Montana meets Heartstopper in this story of a nonbinary pop star on the run who collides with a regular teenager and her alt-rock band.
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From Deborah Ellis, the bestselling author of Sit and Step, comes a new short story collection about realizing when it’s time to pick up … and Go.
