Meet Josefina, an American Girl (American Girls Collection: Josefina 1824)
by Valerie Tripp
After the Pearl Harbor attack an eleven-year-old Japanese-American girl and her family are forced to go to an aliens camp in Utah.
Join Lola as she learns what it means to be a big sister, in the third installment in the loveable Lola series. We all know how much Lola loves books, so it is no surprise that she can’t wait to share her love of reading with her new baby brother, Leo. Lola gets ready for little Leo’s arrival by reading books about brothers and sisters and picking out the perfect stories that she just knows her little brother will love. When the baby is finally here, Lola takes on the role of big sister—she help...
"Shortly after Cass's big brother is deployed to fight in Iraq, Cass becomes pen pals with an Iraqi girl who opens up her eyes to the effects of war"--
Smithsonian Historical Fiction (Smithsonian Historical Fiction)
by Veeda Bybee, Rebecca Rissman, Nikki Shannon Smith, and Brandon Terrell
After moving to her ancestral home in northern New Jersey, fourteen-year-old Becca discovers a Native American ghost and a startling family secret.
Tales of the Time Dragon #2: Racing the Waves (Scholastic Reader Level 2)
by Robert Neubecker
Discusses the geography, history, industries, and famous citizens of the "Treasure State." With many color photos, this introduction to Montana includes material on people, industries, & principal cities.
In their small town of Monroeville, Alabama, in 1930, misfits Tru and Nelle strike up a friendship and find a mystery to solve when someone breaks into the drugstore and steals some candy and a fancy brooch.
A potent, powerful and timely thriller about migrants, drug lords and gang warfare set on the US/Mexican border by PRINTZ MEDAL winning and CARNEGIE MEDAL, COSTA BOOK AWARD and GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION PRIZE shortlisted novelist, Marcus Sedgwick. Anapra is one of the poorest neighbourhoods in the Mexican city of Juarez. Twenty metres outside of town lies a fence, and beyond it, America - the dangerous goal of many a migrant. Faustino is one of them, trying desperately to escape from the gang...
Gracias the Thanksgiving Turkey (Scholastic Bookshelf) (Scholastic Bookshelf: Holiday)
by Joy Cowley
Summary, Trouble ensues when Papa gets Miguel a turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving and Miguel develops an attachment toit.
The Case of the Missing Cookies (Gullah Gullah Island, #4)
by Denise Lewis Patrick