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As a garden takes root, so does a community. Vincent is staying with his aunt Mimi for the summer, and her drab city neighborhood doesnÕt seem too promising. But then he meets a boy named Toma, and things start looking up. When Mimi asks Vincent to get rid of her Òdirt balls,Ó the boys have…

The bold story of an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the film “Hidden Figures, ” and how she made sure that the crew of Apollo 13 returned home. Full color.

In Brooklyn, nine-year-old Jax joins Ma, a curmudgeonly witch who lives in his building, on a quest to deliver three baby dragons to a magical world, and along the way discovers his true calling.

A boyês school club turns into something unexpected. When Rory canêt find a school club that suits him, his parents suggest he start his own club about something he loves. Rory knows exactly what it will be: a Reptile Club! He sets up his first meeting and then he waits and waits for kids to…

Itês time for bed! Ä Or is it? Duncan does not like going to sleep ã and heêll do anything to avoid it. Until one day, his mom has had enough of his stalling and leaves him to figure it out on his own. –Try counting sheep,” she suggests. Which actually turns out to be…

Tasha Spillett’s graphic novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, colonialism, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan is Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape – they’re so close, they even completed…

Bird lives for adventure. He wants to swoop, soar, and explore. Giraffe is perfectly happy right where he is, thank you very much. He never worries when Bird flits off for a while. But one afternoon his friend fails to return. Giraffe has a bad feeling that something has happened to Bird. Giraffe dreads the…

While visiting the beach, Ellie meets a new friend and enjoys some amazing adventures in an old blue boat that has been abandoned in the sand.

A Guyanese girl must find the balance between her parents’ “old world” expectations and traditions while pursuing her dream of being a great trumpeter in this contemporary, coming-of-age story, written by an #OwnVoices author. Nira Ghani has always dreamed of becoming a musician. Her Guyanese parents, however, have big plans for her to become a…

Owen’s plan to sail away on an adventure puts him on a collision course with some very dangerous people. When Owen’s parents leave him on his own for a week, the sixteen-year-old gets bored and hatches a crazy idea: sneak onto the yacht that’s visiting the sleepy Pacific Coast island where he lives and stow…