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YOU ARE HEREEvery day after school, Jackson Huang joins his mom, Tina, at Sunshine Clips in Greenways Mall. She tends to the needs of a dwindling roster of...
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SHARK PARTYActually, extroverted mako shark Mack has to drag his reluctant larger friend, krill-eating whale shark Kitana, to the big bash, as crowds make...
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DÍA DE MUERTOSA family adds to their home ofrenda, an altar honoring loved ones who have died. With each page turn, the number of items grows by one—the...
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THE HIGH LINEShowing her background as an architect, Tentler-Krylov tells a tale that is more about structures, purposes, and visionary design features than...
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THE FAIREST IN THE LANDBenjamin, a light-skinned child with blond hair, always wants to be the bride, ballerina, or princess. His friend Annabelle, who has brown skin...
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STRANGER DANGERHigh school seniors Nova, Vin, and Lotus plan a “complete lockdown” without any cellphones or technology in order to focus on exam prep. After...
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SECRETS AND SIDEKICKSThe only thing better than getting trained to be a sidekick by the Mousetress (aka her neighbor Ms. Lang) is getting to do it alongside her best...
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YOU NEED TO CHILL!The main character, a light-skinned, overalls-clad child with curly brown hair, is questioned by their diverse classmates about where their...
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THREE GRAMS OF ELSEWHEREGiesler, the author of The Nothing Within (2019), sets this tale of futuristic intrigue at the end of the 21st century and the beginning of the...
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CLIMATESima simplifies his topic, sometimes a little too much: “Anything that uses fossil fuel electricity produces greenhouse gases.” But by framing...
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PROFIT FIRST FOR THERAPISTSIn this work, the author takes the established Profit First system for managing business accounts, created by author and lecturer Mike...
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THE MAN IN THE MCINTOSH SUITThis graphic narrative is several things at once—a noirish mystery, a vibrant work of historical fiction, and a tale of immigrant dreams and...
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ONLY ONLY MARISOL RAINEYMarisol loves riding her bike, especially with her best friend, Jada. On weekends they ride around their neighborhood, pausing only when they...
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UNSTOPPABLEThe March on Washington is most widely remembered for Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech, but the event and its impact were a dream built by...
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TWO GREEN BIRDSValério calls on memories of his native Brazil for a set of short chapters enriched with spot and larger images of shimmering birds, feathers,...
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WHEN YOU CAN SWIMWith endpapers that depict an Asian child gazing uncertainly at their own reflection in a pool, this book offers beginning swimmers both...
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DANGER IN THE DEEP SEAMarena Montoya doesn’t mean to stow away aboard the OceanXplorer —she just gets locked in a refrigerator storage room during a tour and isn’t...
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MYSTERY AT THE AQUARIUMTied in with long-distance video interviews, infodumps, and an appended multipage color photo spread to the real OceanXplorer research vessel,...
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YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE“Forget the abortion care we need ,” writes abortion doula, mother, and clinic worker Matthews. “What is the abortion care we dream of? How can...
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THE NIGERWIFENicole Oruwari has lived in Lagos, Nigeria, for seven years, but she’s never really felt quite at home. The Black British woman moved to the...
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THE GIFT OF BENThe author’s 15-month-old son, Ben, died when his father forgot to drop him off at day care, leaving him in a swelteringly hot car. The author,...
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EVERY DAYEvery day, A wakes up in a new body. They’ve had this uncontrollable ability since birth and have grown used to keeping people at a...
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FLASHBULB MEMORIESIn this collection of extremely short stories (several of the pieces are less than a page long, and few are more than three pages), the author...
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PAPA'S HOMEA father bear and his young cub are going to be separated for a short time—Papa is going away, and Aunt Jessie is coming to stay. The cub has...
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DADDY & ME, SIDE BY SIDEThe two awaken in their tent on a chilly morning in the woods. The young narrator is cold, but Daddy says they’ll warm up as they start walking....
