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Cover of This Rebel Heart

This Rebel Heart

Katherine Locke

In 1956 Budapest, Holocaust survivor Csilla joins a student revolution and Jewish folklore comes to life as she fights f

Cover of The Wedding Portrait

A is for Activist

The Wedding Portrait

Innosanto Nagara

For the child who asks why people march in the streets or why some rules are meant to be broken in the name of what is r

Cover of The Walls of Cartagena

The Walls of Cartagena

For the child who feels invisible in their world. Discover how an unlikely friendship and the power of healing can trans

Cover of The Unwanted

For the teenager grappling with news of global displacement, this graphic novel provides a human face to the Syrian refu

Cover of The Two Mountains

The Two Mountains

For the child who feels overwhelmed by a big goal or a long path ahead, this timeless fable shows how steady, small step

Cover of The Things a Brother Knows

The Things a Brother Knows

For the teenager trying to reach a sibling who has returned home changed, this story explores the invisible wounds of wa

Cover of The Tallest Tree

The Tallest Tree

For the child curious about their family history and community legacy. This story uses a symbolic tree to explore the st

Cover of The Sea Chest

For children processing changes in family structure or those curious about their own origins. A lyrical tale about findi

Cover of The Raft

For the teen facing an overwhelming crisis who needs to see that inner strength, quick thinking, and pure grit can light

Cover of The Pull of the Ocean

The Pull of the Ocean

Jean-Claude Mourlevat

For the child who feels the weight of family struggles but finds strength in their own quiet brilliance and the protecti

Cover of The Probability of Miracles

The Probability of Miracles

For the teenager grappling with a life-altering diagnosis who needs permission to be cynical, messy, and hopeful all at

Cover of The Prisoners of Breendonk

The Prisoners of Breendonk

For the student grappling with the weight of history and the realities of human cruelty, this book offers a sensitive lo

Cover of The Price of Freedom

The Price of Freedom

Judith Bloom Fradin, Dennis Brindell Fradin

For the child grappling with the reality of unfairness in history and the incredible grit required to reclaim one's own

Cover of The Orphan

Anthony L. Manna

For the child navigating the heaviness of loss and seeking comfort in the enduring, protective bond of a mother's love.

Cover of The One Day House

The One Day House

For the teen grappling with questions of self worth and individual destiny when their identity feels preordained by othe

Cover of The Next Wave

Elizabeth Rusch

Innovative scientists are looking to the ocean to solve our energy crisis by capturing the relentless power of crashing

Cover of The Morning Gift

The Morning Gift

A marriage of convenience between an English scientist and a young Jewish woman becomes a desperate lifeline during the

Cover of The Milk of Birds

The Milk of Birds

For the teenager seeking to understand their place in a global community, this verse novel bridges the gap between subur

Cover of The Mighty Mars Rovers

The Mighty Mars Rovers

Elizabeth Rusch

For the child who marvels at how things work, this real-life adventure explores the high-stakes engineering and grit req

Cover of The Memory of Forgotten Things

The Memory of Forgotten Things

For the child grappling with the 'what ifs' of loss and the longing to hold onto a loved one's memory while moving forwa

Cover of The Lovely Shoes

The Lovely Shoes

For the child navigating physical differences and the longing to fit in while staying true to their own spirit and style

Cover of The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman

The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman

For the child longing to feel closer to far-away family, this cross-country adventure shows how kindness and community c

Cover of The Heartbeats of Wing Jones

The Heartbeats of Wing Jones

Katherine Webber

For the teen navigating the heavy weight of family tragedy and searching for a path through grief while discovering thei

Cover of The Great War

David Almond, John Boyne, Tracy Chevalier, Ursula Dubosarsky, Timothée de Fombelle, Adèle Geras, A. L. Kennedy, Michael Morpurgo, Marcus Sedgwick, Tanya Lee Stone, Sheena Wilkinson

Fictionalized news reports from 1892 imagine a chilling invasion of Britain to highlight the vulnerabilities of the nati

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