Books

From Kwanzaa to New Year's in Brazil, light is at the heart of our rituals. Discover how twelve different cultures use f

Huck Porter tries to cope with his father's sudden death by entering a high-stakes poker tournament to win back a title

Suspicion clouds the excitement of the state Classics Bowl finals when Bernadette begins to wonder if her own team cheat

Asteroids, volcanoes, and shifting climates have wiped out life before. Examine the evidence left behind by the planet's

A handful of Turkey Red wheat travels from Prussia to Russia and finally to Kansas, changing the American landscape thro

Armed with a new set of tarot cards, thirteen-year-old Anna tries to peer into the future of her eighth-grade social lif

Moss, buds, and cool breezes come to life through poetic observations made during a quiet, restorative walk through the

Jenny’s world shatters when she realizes the boy she is falling for is the son of the driver who killed her sister, forc

Alice has always been the perfect, understanding friend, but now she's questioning her role and feeling envious of her f

Moving to Hawaii brings new challenges for twelve-year-old Kate, who must navigate prejudice while discovering the true

The heirs to rival Cuban bakeries in Echo Park battle family secrets and gentrification while trying to ignore the unden

For children starting to ask about difficult family history, this gentle story uses a grandmother's scrapbook to explain

Running away from home in 1963 leads thirteen-year-old Fiona to a black neighborhood in the Bronx, where a forbidden fri

Take a look at the wild anatomy of invertebrates and one-celled creatures to see how animals without backbones eat, move

Lyrical verses capture the howling winds and endless skies of a landscape that demands resilience and inspires deep devo

Audrey dreams of adventure, while her cat Barbara dreams of naps. When Audrey decides they must ride an elephant in Indi

Three children find themselves in the heart of the 1886 Haymarket Riot as workers in Chicago fight for fair treatment an

Vivid photographs reveal a hidden world where sea turtles lay eggs, sharks roam the edges, and tiny anemones build a bus

Joey has a history of telling tall tales, so when he witnesses a real kidnapping outside his school, he faces a terrifyi

Itsy Mitsy is fed up with bedtime and decides to run away. Her dad helps her pack, turning a big feeling into a heartwar

Peek beneath the skin of prehistoric giants to see how fossils reveal the secrets of dinosaur anatomy, diet, and daily s

The glow of the menorah sets the stage for Grandma's nightly bedtime tales, weaving together the ancient legend and mode

Howie the dachshund dreams of literary fame and writes a hilarious story about a hero who seems suspiciously like a cert

When a cell phone zaps Lin with cyberpowers, she must battle a digital villain spreading evil through binary code while