Book: For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story by Rebecca Langston-George with illustrations by Janna Bock
Publication Date: Available now
Publisher: Capstone
Description:
She grew up in a world where women were supposed to be quiet. But Malala Yousafzai refused to be silent. She defied the Taliban's rules, spoke out for education for every girl, and was almost killed for her beliefs. This powerful true story of how one brave girl named Malala changed the world proves that one person really can make a difference.
Book: Don't Feed The Geckos! (The Carver Chronicles book #3) by Karen English with illustrations by Laura Freeman
Publication Date: December 1, 2015
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's Book Group: Clarion Books
Description:
Carlos isn't sure how he feels about the news that his cousin Bernardo will be joining his class at Carver Elementary. But when Bernardo comes to live with him temporarily, taking over Carlos's top bunk, his spot on the school soccer team, and even his Papi's attention, Carlos knows he isn't happy. Worse, Bernardo starts messing with Carlos's pet geckos! Carlos tries to see past his cousin's annoying ways, but Bernardo sure doesn't make it easy. Will Carlos—and his geckos—survive Bernardo's visit? Can he keep the peace for his family's sake? Emerging and newly independent readers are sure to recognize themselves in this humorous school and family story.
Book: Behind the Canvas by Alexander Vance
Publication Date: February 23, 2016
Publisher: Macmillian Children's Publishing Group: Feiwel & Friends
Description:
There is a world behind the canvas. Past the flat façade and the crackling paint is a realm where art lives, breathes, creates, and destroys.
Claudia Miravista loves art but only sees what is on the surface-until the Dutch boy Pim appears in the painting in her room. Pim has been trapped in the world behind the canvas for centuries by a power-hungry witch, and he now believes that Claudia is his only hope for escape. Fueled by the help of an ancient artist and some microwaveable magic, Claudia enters the wondrous and terrifying world behind the canvas, intent on destroying the witch's most cherished possession and setting her new friend free. But in that world nothing is quite as it appears on the surface. Not even friendship.
Book: Charlie Bumpers vs. The Perfect Little Turkey by Bill Harley with illustrations by Adam Gustavson
Publication Date: Available now
Publisher: Peach Tree Publisher
Description:
Its Thanksgiving in the Bumpers household and Charlie has to be the perfect host to his annoying little cousin, Chip. Chip makes everything hard for Charlie gets him in trouble, ruins his things, and generally makes a nuisance of himself. On top of that, for homework, Mrs. Burke has assigned Charlie the task of writing what a family is to him. How will Charlie be able to see past his turkey of a cousin to understand the real meaning of family?
Book: The Girl Who Could Not Dream by Sarah Beth Durst
Publication Date: November 3, 2015
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's Book Group: Clarion Books
Description:
Sophie loves the hidden shop below her parents' bookstore, where dreams are secretly bought and sold. When the dream shop is robbed and her parents go missing, Sophie must unravel the truth to save them. Together with her best friend—a wisecracking and fanatically loyal monster named Monster—she must decide whom to trust with her family’s carefully guarded secrets. Who will help them, and who will betray them?
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