Promise not to tell...Alison's famous family is in chaos. It's time she found out who her real friends are. Hidden pasts - Kelly has the world at her feet. But who will she step on next? Unexpected betrayals - sweet, handsome Chad seems like the perfect boyfriend. What is he hiding? Twisted friendships - tough-as-nails Zoey is out for revenge. Is she more vulnerable than she thinks? Sweet revenge - loyal friend. Bitter rival. Which is the real Tom? Let the drama begin...This book is first in a f...
Burton's Harvest Party (Burton the Scarecrow - Friendship Tales from the Farm, #3)
by V a Boeholt
Beto searches all day for something all his own to put on his grandmother's grave for the Day of the Dead.
A reassuring message for any child with an extended family . . .This little girl's family is huge! The only way to show how huge would be to draw a family tree. With a step-mum, a step-dad, four brothers and sisters, and a whole lot of grandparents, her family tree has a lot of branches - and a lot of people to love her. Mo O'Hara's warm and playful story will speak to any young child with an extended family. Accompanied by Ada Grey's charming illustrations, More People To Love Me is a gorgeous...
After a visit with his grandfather who has Alzheimer's disease, a ten-year-old boy realized how lucky he has been to know Pop and to share his stories.
East meets West; past meets present; criminal minds meet skilled artists - welcome to the Mysterium, a circus with dark and thrilling secrets at its heart.Twelve-year-old Danny Woo is half-Chinese, half-British. His parents are performers in the Mysterium. Following their death in a mysterious fire, Danny is sent to live with his aunt Laura, an investigative journalist.When Danny's school is closed after an explosion, he joins Laura on a trip to Hong Kong. She is researching the Triad gangs; he...
Grandpa is dying. he can barely move his hands any more, but stubborn as ever, refuses to stay in hospital. He's determined to finish one last painting, "River Boy" before he goes. Interest age: 11+.
Ruthie's grandmother, who is in the hospital with pneumonia, says she needs homemade borscht by five o'clock and young Ruthie, with the help of her neighbors, tries to make some even without the secret recipe.
For fans of Gary Soto and Matt de la Peña comes a tale of a contemporary Mexican-American family with a "spunky and imaginative heroine" (Publishers Weekly). Miata Ramirez is scared and upset. The skirt she brought to show off at school is gone. She brought her forklorico skirt to show off at school and left it on the bus. It’s not just any skirt. This skirt belonged to Miata’s mother when she was a child in Mexico. On Sunday, Miata and her dance group are supposedgoing to dance forklorico, or...
Como Un Salto de Campana (Serie Azul) (Alfaguara Infantil y Juvenil)
by Victor Carvajal
