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In this sequel to The Adventures of Na Willa (2019), our heroine Na Willa's days are still filled with simple joys-and now Pak, her father, is back from sea! Willa delights in a new series of escapades in the alley, until, one day, Pak brings some news that will change her life forever... Acclaimed poets Kate Wakeling and Ikhda Ayuning Maharsi Degoul bring Reda Gaudiamo's bright, curious and charismatic character to life for English-language readers. Adventurous yet accessible, this lyrical ch...

A Latina teen spy goes undercover as a white girl to stop a white supremacist terrorist plot in a fast-paced young adult debut from a seasoned author of contemporary crime fiction. In her debut for younger readers, Aya de León pits a teen spy against the ominous workings of a white nationalist. Fourteen-year-old Andréa Hernández-Baldoquín hails from a family of spies working for the Factory, an international organization dedicated to protecting people of color. For her first solo mission, And...

On Angel Wings is a beautifully poignant and atmospheric Christmas story from War Horse author Michael Morpurgo and Roald Dahl's beloved illustrator, Quentin Blake. One cold Christmas night, a shepherd recounts the magical story of how he came to be the first visitor to the newborn Christ child - ahead of the other shepherds, and in complete secret. A deftly wrought re-working of the nativity story from former Children's Laureate and award-winning author of Kensuke's Kingdom and Private Peac...

Charlie can't find anything to take to school to show for "special" day, until he remembers that he does have a new baby sister.

Red Rose, Yellow Rose, Pink Rose do not get on because they are different colours. Will they get on at the end and realise that it does not matter what colour you are? The Flower Garden has a simple message which is that when people from all different cultures come together regardless of colour or race it makes life far more beautiful and creates a very happy world.

From debut author Janae Marks comes a captivating story full of heart, as one courageous girl questions assumptions, searches for the truth, and does what she believes is right—even in the face of great opposition.  Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father she’s never met, hadn’t heard from until his letter arrived on her twelfth birthday, and who’s been in prison for a terrible crime? A crime he says he never committed. Could Marcus really be innocent? Zoe...

¿La sensibilidad se lleva bien con los luchadores? #Hey, deberías ver cómo quedó mi rival#, dice el Conde de Terciopelo, quien se está tomando más en serio que nunca las luchas y se va de gira por todo el país. Los fans le aplauden a rabiar, pero él, que es un sentimental empedernido, extraña a su familia y a sus amigos. Además, Vladimir #su entrenador, que está en quinto de primaria# se enamora de una niña que llega a su edificio, y tendrá que probar suerte con los consejos del Terciopelo y s...

The Found Boys is a thrilling throwback buddy adventure for young readers. Amid the abundant humor and action, the story explores deep themes of forgiveness and reconciliation in age-appropriate ways.   The mission was supposed to be fun—even funny—but things got serious quick. What follows is a daring journey with narrow escapes, attack dogs, deadly fires, and a friendship forged in shared peril.   Three friends embark on an intrepid quest to retrieve a priceless treasure guarded by a menac...

"an outstanding piece of writing...a powerful novel...?" Reading Time "Friendship is a slippery notion. We lose friends as we change and our friends don?t, or as we form other alliances, or as we betray our friends or are ourselves betrayed?" In the pearling town of Broome, against the backdrop of World War II, a young man and a young woman fall in love. Hart is the son of a pearling master, Mitsy the daughter of a Japanese diver. Can their love survive as Japan enters the War and Mitsy encoun...

The Schwoe's of the distant land of PAR-ZEE-NO come in different shapes and sizes, but all of them have purple fur. One day a Schwoe is born with ruby red fur. This baby's parents love their little red Schwoe but those outside the family are not so sure. Children today need to learn to embrace the differences in others in order to be well adjusted and happy in society today. This charming book takes on the tricky topic of accepting and even embracing differences in a humorous but effective way t...

On his first train ride, Michael meets a new friend from the “whites only” car—but finds they can hang together for only part of the trip—in the last story in a trilogy about the author’s life growing up in the segregated South. Michael and his granddaddy always stop working to watch the trains as they rush by their Alabama farm on the way to distant places. One day Michael gets what he’s always dreamed of: his first train journey, to visit cousins in Ohio! Boarding the train in the bustling st...