Muy, pero muy ansioso
Muy, pero muy ansioso
Brock está ansioso. Muy, pero muy ansioso. El corazón le late fuerte, y no puede dejar de pensar mil cosas a la vez. Hoy es la fiesta de superhéroes de su amigo Juan, y Brock irá solo. ¿Y si nadie juega con él? ¿Y si todos se ríen de él? Brock no se siente como un superhéroe, pero… ¿qué ocurriría si lograra superar la ansiedad sin ayuda?
La calabaza Jack
La primera calabaza que talló Tim fue feroz y graciosa. Tim la llamó Jack. Luego de Halloween, la puso en el jardín y vio cómo se fue transformando con el correr de las semanas. Luego de la nieve invernal, solo quedó un tallo, algunas semillas y una cáscara de calabaza arrugada. Pero la primavera trajo otro cambio: comenzó a crecer una planta…
Freddie Ramos Cracks the Case
When Freddie is falsely accused of taking Vice Principal Hadley’s notebook, he has only a few days to prove he didn’t do it. If he fails, he won’t be allowed to go on a field trip to the skating rink. School bully Erika seems like a prime suspect, but the deeper Freddie and his friends investigate, the more complicated the case gets. To clear his name, Freddie will need to put his newfound detective skills to the test and change the way he thinks about his classmates.
My Sister’s Doljabi
Hoon’s baby sister Binna is about to turn one year old, which means it’s time to celebrate her doljabi—the Korean first birthday tradition where a child chooses an object that will determine their future. Each member of the family hopes for Binna to pick a different object. Hoon desperately wants Binna to choose the thread, which is said to guarantee her a long life, but she seems to have other plans. Can he influence her to pick the right item? And what will happen if she chooses a different one instead?
After
After living through The Horrible Day, a young girl struggles to get the fear off her skin. Why is she still here when her friend Wes isn’t? Adults try to comfort her, but they don’t understand; they weren’t there. Other people have survived their own Horrible Days, though, and by joining together to speak up, they can give each other the strength they all need to move on. In this book, author Hallee Adelman looks at one of the toughest subjects of our time through the eyes of a young person whose life has been forever changed by gun violence.
So Many Books!
Whether you’re indoors or outside, at home or in the library, whether you’re by yourself or with a friend, anytime is the right time to read a book! Featuring rhythmic, rhyming text and delightful illustrations, this story celebrates the magic of reading in an array of settings and situations.
Marabella’s Moment
Because Marabella is shy, she’s often overlooked. But Marabella doesn’t overlook anything—not the puffy clouds, or the birds in the trees, not even her dancing shadows. When she spies some flowers poking up from weeds in the schoolyard, she decides to draw them big enough for others to notice. Chalk in hand, she fills the blank wall with bright spectacular drawings of the simple moments she has seen, which inspires her classmates to notice the world around them.
Freedom at Dawn
Lizzy Smalls is proud of her papa, Robert, for being the best boat pilot in Charleston Harbor. But the Smalls family is enslaved, and after the outbreak of the Civil War, Robert is forced to put his skills to work for the Confederates. He knows that reaching Union territory means freedom for his family; to get there, he devises a daring plan to steal a boat and sail out of the harbor under cover of night. This thrilling true story shows how one man’s courage, careful planning, and calm under pressure helped him navigate the way to a new life.
Way Past Shame
Hooper and Bax are the final two competitors in the school spelling bee. Bax didn’t spell his word correctly, and now it’s Hooper’s turn. He’s sure he knows how to spell the word he’s given, but the pressure of all those eyes on him makes him second guess his answer. Hooper looks around the room and spots the word on a poster. Now he has a decision to make: will he tell someone about what he’s seen, or take the easy win?
The Wedding Shoe Snatch
It’s the big day, and Shilpa’s whole family has gathered for her big sister’s wedding. But Shilpa doesn’t want Maya to get married—she wants her family to stay the same. Worse yet, she has to hang out with Rishi, the super-annoying younger brother of the groom. The only thing she’s excited for is the joota chupai: an action-packed Indian wedding tradition where the two sides of the family face off in a contest to snatch the groom’s shoes. Winning will take more than quick reflexes and an extra-sneaky plan—Shilpa will also need to rely on her new relatives and learn that a growing family isn’t such a bad thing after all.