Kira teams up with Evie, a student at the animal sanctuary to track down the paradise parrot--a bird thought to be extinct--and prove that it still exists. While they're trying to observe the elusive bird, bushfires threaten to wipe out the sanctuary and the parrot's habitat. There's no choice but to evacuate all the animals, which is a huge task even without trying to track down a missing baby wallaby. As the bushfires rage out of control, Kira makes a disturbing discovery. Should she keep her mouth shut--or tell a painful truth?
Kira helps out at an animal sanctuary in Australia.
A finalist for the 2020 Thurber Prize for American Humor!
In this second book in her series, Corinne Tan worries about how she'll keep up Flurry's training in the summer.
When eleven-year-old Becca, a quadruplet, finds a sick piglet on the side of the road, her life is changed forever.
A moving story of family separation and the importance of the connection between animals and humans, this novel has the enormous heart and uplifting humor that readers have come to expect from the beloved author of Counting by 7s. “I ...
In Washington, DC, seventh grader Maritza Ochoa learns to lead on and off the soccer field as she organizes community support for her teammate Violeta whose family member is being detained by immigration officials and who has a secret of ...
Get to know American Girl’s 2022 Girl of the Year, Corinne Tan, in this first book in her series! When the powder’s fresh, Corinne snaps on her skis and takes a deep breath of crisp mountain air.
REVIEWS: "Insightful. Heartwarming. Informative. Terrific! Covered in Pet Fur covers the essentials of how to start and operate a viable animal rescue organization.
Upset that her New Mexico school can only afford music and art teachers in alternate years, fourth-grader Saige works with her grandmother, Mimi, to plan a fundraiser but when Mimi has an accident, Saige relies on new friend Gabi to help.
No matter how sharp its edges, no knife could hold a candle to fang and claw. “Have you lived here long?” Jude fed the shopkeeper another easy question, and I continued my circuit through the shop. The next case over held guns. Rifle.