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Brodie has always tried to be a very Good Dog, and when he finds himself suddenly in the afterlife one day, he can’t shake the feeling that the boy he left behind is in extreme danger. Can Brodie find a way back, and can a ghost dog really do anything help a child in the darkest of situations? Heartbreaking and heartwarming in equal doses,…
12-year-old Jordan Banks loves drawing comics and really wants to attend art school. Instead, his parents send him to a private school in an upper class neighborhood where he will be challenged academically. He finds that he is one of only a handful of kids of color at the school, forced to confront the prejudices of other students and staff….
Nia would like to continue her education and become a real writer, but she must battle extreme poverty, family hardships, a minibus crash, and a potential arranged marriage before she can even begin to make any of her dreams come true. Thankfully, she has the stories that she writes about Indonesian princess Dewi Kadita to keep her going strong. Ages 9 and up….
Delsie lives with her grandmother in Cape Cod and every summer, her best friend Brandy stays at her family’s cottage. However this summer it becomes clear that Brandy and Delsie have grown apart. Brandy has a new best friend, Tressa, and the two of them are mean to Delsie. Meanwhile, Delsie’s two school best friends are involved in the local Annie production;…
A beautifully illustrated book about how loss affects people. When an accident takes Ember’s beloved best friend Ness from her forever, Ember is devastated and wishes there were a way to bring Ness back. What she doesn’t expect is that she’s about to find one, but there’s a terrible price to pay to bring someone home from The Afterwards. Ages 8 and up….
