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When a young Japanese-American girl and her family are forced to relocate to a Japanese internment camp in the midst of World War II, the girl must say goodbye to her old life including her beloved dog, Yujiin. As the family struggles to deal with their harsh new life, Manami hopes to one day be reunited with the dog she loves and to feel freedom again. …
This first book in a new mystery series follows Detective Gordon, an elderly toad who is also the chief of police and chief of detectives in the forest that he calls home. When a squirrel’s nuts go missing, it is up to Detective Gordon and his new mouse assistant, Buffy, to figure out who did it and get the squirrel’s nuts back. …
From the author of the popular Stick Dog books comes the first novel in the Stick Cat series! When Stick Cat’s owner leaves for the day, Stick Cat starts his daily ritual of playing with the cat next door, Edith, and listening to Mr. Music’s piano-playing across the street. But, when Mr. Music gets his hands stuck inside a piano,…
Turning 15 On the Road to Freedom tells the story of the youngest person to complete the history-making march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama. Along the way, Lynda Blackmon Lowery tells of the struggles she faced as a marcher for voting rights for African-Americans, including being beaten by police and jailed nine times by the time she turned fifteen. …
Waylon has a good heart and a scientific mind, and doesn’t understand why his teenager sister, not to mention his classmates, are suddenly so different than they used to be. Waylon is the kind of person who prefers to collaborate on projects and starts to feel confused when his classmates have divided themselves into two competing teams. When troubled former classmate Baxter returns to his class,…
