Will smiled back before he turned to Andy, who was rushing at him, his face full of fury. “You're dead, Cohen," he spat, his arm pulled back to punch Will's face. Will ducked neatly to the side. Andy, who hadn't expected to miss, ...
"Bat grows anxious as his third-grade year comes to an end and the time to release his pet skunk, Thor, out into the wild approaches"--
Unhappy about moving from sunny California to rainy Corvallis, Oregon, and grieving over the death of her best friend, sixth-grader Iris looks for a miracle and may find one in new friend Boris.
For a trip out with Otto and Oma, a ball gown is the perfect outfit. This charming picture book is a gentle exploration of self-expression and source of encouragement for being true to oneself despite the expectations of others.
Approachable for younger or reluctant readers while still delivering a powerful and thoughtful story" (from the review by Brightly, which named A Boy Called Bat a best book of the year).
The third book in the funny and joyful series Katherine Applegate has called “tender and important,” by National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold.
A family finds two abandoned duck eggs and are in for a big (and very cute) surprise in this story that is reminiscent of LeUyen Pham's Outside Inside, from award-winning author Elana K. Arnold and charmingly illustrated by Doug Salati.
A dark, engrossing, blood-drenched tale of the familiar threats to female power—and one girl’s journey to regain it. Five starred reviews greeted this powerful story from Elana K. Arnold, author of the Printz Honor winner Damsel.
There are a few things you should know about Harriet Wermer: She just finished third grade. She has a perfect cat named Matzo Ball. She doesn’t always tell the truth.
Sixth-grader Iris Abernathy hates life in Corvallis, Oregon, where her family just moved.
From National Book Award finalist, Elana K. Arnold, comes a sizzling love story set during the Burning Man festival that’s told in alternating first-person points of view.
"In this luminous story full of mystery and magic, Elana K. Arnold weaves a shimmering tapestry about the lovely and surprising ways we’re connected to each other.
For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprises--some of them good, some not so good.
A 2017 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist When Nina Faye was fourteen, her mother told her there was no such thing as unconditional love.
An ordinary day in an ordinary neighborhood turns out to be quite extraordinary in this moving story about the circle of life.
Sephora Golding lives in the shadow of her beautiful mother. They scrape by in Venice Beach, but Sephora has always felt lucky. Then she meets Felix, and the fairy tale takes an unimaginable turn.
Printz Honor winner and National Book Award Finalist Elana K. Arnold makes her chapter book debut with this charming story of a girl and her chicken, irresistibly illustrated by A. N. Kang. Introducing Starla Jean!
Is there a way for her to make things right? With warmth and sensitivity, Elana K. Arnold makes the difficult topics of terminal illness and the right to die accessible to young readers.
Naranja brillante de sol. ... El hombre sostenía el sol sobre su báculo, y Ama anhelaba alcanzarlo, tomarlo en sus manos. ... Aquí, feroz y brillante, estaba el sol y su propio corazón, manifestados como uno, y ella lo amaba.
"Bat grows anxious as his third-grade year comes to an end and the time to release his pet skunk Thor out into the wild approaches"--