Fourteen year old Taína just learned that she is a descendant of a long line of strong Taíno women, but will knowing this help her bring peace and justice to her family and community?
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Building A Beak: How A Toucan’s Rescue Inspired The World
n the wild, Grecia the toucan loved to soar from branch to branch and sing for all the creatures of the rainforest. Until, one night, loud voices echoed through the trees, sticks and rocks flew, and Grecia fell from her favorite avocado tree, tragically breaking her beak. She was unable to move. Unable to sing. Animal rescuers examined Grecia and found that she needed a new beak to survive. Though no one had ever made a toucan beak before, Grecia’s determination to live drove their search for a creative solution, an innovative 3D printed beak. As news of her story spread, people of all ages around the world came together, finding their own ways to help Grecia sing again.
Like No Other: Earth’s Coolest One-Of-A-Kind Creatures
A survey of thirteen unusual animals, from the secretarybird to the tuatara, unique due to their adaptations and isolation on their own branch of the evolutionary tree. Includes a map, glossary, and recommended resources.
King Of Dead Things
Eli, who possesses unique magical abilities, and Malcolm, desperate to escape his past and save his mother, join forces to retrieve a dangerous magical artifact in the mystical underbelly of London.
The Last Bloodcarver
Nhika, a young woman hiding in the fringes of society, must use her forbidden healing ability to cure the only witness to a murder.
Liar’s Test
In a competition where seven girls from different guilds vie for the throne, Bell Silverleaf, a reluctant fifteen year old contender with a hidden talent for deception, intends to win and overthrow the kingdom, but finds she is not the only competitor with secret plans.
A Is For Bee: An Alphabet Book In Translation
Ellen Heck’s picture book debut is a fun romp through the animal alphabet. A is for Bee is an extraordinarily illustrated look at what animals are called around the world. How is it that “F” is for butterfly and “Y” is for porcupine? You’ll have to flip through this incredible gift book to see how everything and everyone are interconnected.
Priscilla And The Hollyhocks
A young African American girl is sold away from her mother as a slave, and then later is sold to a Cherokee Indian, but eventually she is bought by a white man who not only sets her free, but adopts her into his family of fifteen children. Based on a true
Rostam’s Picture-Day Pusteen
It is picture day at school, and first grader Rostam does not want to wear his traditional Iranian pusteen, because he is worried about what the other children will think.
The City Beyond The Stars
Yara and her friends travel through time to find a way to save their kingdom from the alchemists.