"In the final book of the Books of Beginning trilogy, Kate and Michael must help the magical world prepare for the final war against the Dire Magnus, while Emma must travel to find the final book--the Book of the Dead"--

"When Moonwatcher, a young NightWing with secret powers, begins school at the academy started by the dragonets of destiny after the end of the war, she soon realizes that someone is attacking the students. Moon must choose whether to help or continue to hide her gifts"--

"Embark upon an uplifting journey through the wonders of nature: from lush pine forests to awe-inspiring mountains, and from sparkling seas to starry skies, each page is exquisite. Fly across oceans, run with wolves through winter snow, dance with fireflies, and dare to BE WILD!"--Amazon.com.

Family connections are vitally important to children as they begin to find their place in the world. For transracial and transcultural adoptees, domestic adoptees, and for children in foster care or kinship placements, celebrating the differences within their families as well as the similarities that connect them, is the foundation for belonging. As parents or caregivers, we can strengthen our children's tie to family and embrace the differences that...

Eleven-year-old Makeda dreams of meeting her African American mother, while coping with serious problems in her white adopted family, a cross-country move, and being homeschooled.

In 1899, a twelve-year-old rat catcher on North Carolina's Biltmore estate teams up with the estate owner's young nephew to battle a great evil and, in the process, unlocks the puzzle of her past.

"An empowering reflection on the many things we are and the ways we relate to the world"-- Who are you exactly? What makes you, you? You are a living thing, a friend, a mystery, a miracle. You can be whatever you chose: it's your life to write, because you are a story! - adapted from jacket

"Color Me In meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter in Everything Within and In Between, a deeply honest coming-of-age story about reclaiming a heritage buried under assimilation, the bonds within families, and defining who you are for yourself."--Amazon. Santa Barbara, California. Raised by her strict Mexican grandma, Ri Fernández has never been allowed to learn Spanish. She has always been pushed away from the neighborhood they call home...

When pirates capture a cloudship and its crew, it is up to young Nadya and her friends, all orphans, to rescue the only family they have ever known.

Sofía está cansada de verse igual a sus hermanas. ¡Ella quiere sobresalir! Y cuando llega el día de la foto escolar. Sofía piensa en la forma perfecta de lograrlo. Sofia feels that because she looks so much like her older sisters, nobody notices her--so when school picture day comes around she comes up with a way to stand out.