Written by Jennifer Robin Barr Have you ever wanted something so bad, you would do anything to get it? Jimmy has. He lives in Philadelphia just across the street from Shibe Ballpark. From his roof, you can watch a baseball game of the Philadelphia A’s. His family supplements their income by charging for tickets to …
Written by Natalie Lloyd Imagine a world where you couldn’t see the sun or stars. A world where dust covered everything and being close to a lot of it made you sad, angry, and violent. A world where you aren’t allowed to sing. A world of monsters that grow from the dust. Monsters that are …
Written and Illustrated by Jessie Hartland What do you do when your parents decide to downsize and don’t want to have any more pets? Especially if you really want a pet? One little girl discovered a unique solution in her science class. She found a pet her parents would let her have. It’s called a …
Written by Lucy Rowland, Illustrated by Paula Bowles Sammy, the cat, wants to help Santa out. Instead he feels bad for messing things up. So, he takes a nap and accidentally gets wrapped up and put in the sleigh. Luckily for Santa, Sammy is in the sleigh when some robbers try to steal from his …
Written by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch Nadia just moved to Canada with her guardians that she calls her mother and father. She is troubled by dreams of her past. She lived in Germany and met Hitler during World War II, something she is ashamed of. She lives with the dread that she was a Nazi and …
Written by Dan Wetzel, Illustrated by Zeke Peña What does it take to become an NBA superstar? Stephen Curry’s life is one way to get there. In this book, Dan Wetzel explains the path he took to become a champion in the basketball world. From growing up with a basketball superstar for a dad and …
Written by Jennifer Swender, Illustrated by Jennifer Naalchigar Mika just started 5th grade in middle school. Her life is changing rapidly, but surprisingly, her math class is what keeps her grounded. Her mom has a mole removed that is cancerous and the journey of this story is about how she quietly suffers through the stress …
Written by Tina Athaide Asha and Yesofu are best friends living in Uganda. There’s just one problem: Uganda’s new president has decided to expel all Indians from his country and Asha and her family are Indian. Native Ugandans want their country back. As a native Ugandan, Yesofu is confused about how he should feel. He …
A Monkey & Cake Book Written by Drew Daywalt, Illustrated by Olivier Tallec
Young Readers’ Edition Written by Jose Antonio Vargas
