"Twelve-year-old El has planned on making her first week at a new school fantastic. She won't go by her given name, Laughter. She'll sit in the back of the classroom where she can make new friends. She won't even have time to think about all the fun her old friends are having without her. Everything will be great. But when her dad picks her up after school and tells her that her younger sister, Echo, has a life-threatening illness, her world is suddenly...

Half-Chinese, half-black Wing Jones has always worshiped her older brother, Marcus. When he kills two people in a car accident and barely survives himself, Wing's only solace is running, and imagining that if she runs hard enough he'll wake up from his coma.

"Karen tiene un día terrible. No encuentra sus jeans nuevos ni el premio en la caja de cereal, y Bubu el gato no quiere jugar con ella. ¡Hasta la castigan en su habitación! Lo intenta todo para que el día mejore, pero nada parece funcionar y la persigue la mala suerte. ¡Será este el peor día de su vida?"--Amazon Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, featuring Kristy's little stepsister! Karen is having...

"When Kai's twin sister, Kishi, is stolen and killed by the legendary Ghost Whale, Kai sets out a long and dangerous adventure to bring her back to life"--

In a world where magic had slowly faded away, a young elf named Ian Lightfoot receives special gifts for his sixteenth birthday: a wizard's staff, a Phoenix Gem, and a spell. Together these can be used to bring Ian's father back to life for one day.

"Based on the true story of the author's biological mother and aunt, this middle-grade novel traces the long and frightening journey of two Kaska Dena sisters as they are taken from their home to attend residential school. When Maddy discovers an old photograph of two little girls in her grandmother's belongings, she wants to know who they are. Nan reluctantly agrees to tell her the story, though she is unsure if Maddy is ready to hear it. The girls...