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Carmencita does not like eating mangoes, but her grandmother shows her how to appreciate the fruit using the five senses.

Carmencita doesn't like eating mangoes, but her grandmother shows her how to appreciate the fruit using the five senses.

"A young girl recounts the life of the artist Florine Stettheimer, with whom she feels great kinship, and imagines what they'd do if they could meet"--

"Two young students use pie charts, graphs, and more to make decisions throughout their fun day at the fair in this illustrated guide to data collection methods"--

"Fresh off winning WOOBA's One-Hundredth Air Race, Clara Poole arrives at Air Academy, only to discover that there are several conditions to her acceptance"--

"This collective biography showcases the accomplishments of twenty-one athletes with a diverse range of disabilities, all of whom are making history at the top of their game"--

Cemetery Boys meets The Haunting of Bly Manor in this spellbinding queer paranormal romance!"A slow, ominous creep of a book." —New York Times bestselling author Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys and The Sunbearer TrialsFor Jaime, returning to Saint Juniper means returning to a past he’s spent eight years trying to forget. But every gossip in town already knows his business, so he seeks out solitude into the nearby woods—Saint Juniper’s Folly—and does not return.For Theo, Saint Juniper means being stuck. His senior year is going to be like all the rest, dull and claustrophobic. That is until he wanders into the Folly and stumbles on a haunted house with an acerbic yet handsome boy trapped—as in physically trapped—inside.For Taylor, Saint Juniper is a mystery. She struggles to practice the magic her dad banned from the house after her mom, an accomplished witch, suddenly died. Then a wide-eyed teenager barges into her life, rambling about a haunted house and a trapped boy. He needs a witch.The Folly and its ghosts will draw these three teenagers together. But can they each face their demons to forge a bond strong enough to escape the Folly's shadows?Alex Crespo’s queer haunted house mystery is equal parts spine-tingling thrills, a celebration of found family, and must-read for paranormal romance fans.

Eleven-year-old Noah, raised in isolation with only a robot boy for company, embarks on a quest across the sea to find his exiled father, only to lure trouble back home.

"Noah experiences a newfound sense of family with the crew of the Abbreviated, but when unusual events unfold in Liberty and people's wishes turn into nightmarish realities, Noah fears he might be responsible and must find a solution before it is too late"--

Nera and Lucy are sisters who live on the Moon, but don't get along--until they have to put aside their differences to rescue their pet fish Moona.

Pickle thinks he needs a new car, and tries several that are either too fast, too large, or too expensive--until Coco the mechanic shows him what's wrong with the car he already had.

"During a hike, a Brazilian immigrant mother and her daughter discuss the meaning of the Portuguese word 'saudade,' an intense longing for something or someone"

Fearing her mother may leave again, eleven-year-old Tilly Gubbers tries to locate the amber necklace her mother gifted her and joins two others, Leon and Nell, in their own quests for objects that hold deeper significance.

Twelve-year-old Sonnet grapples with the loss of her grandfather's apple orchard, disrupted by a housing development, and forms an uneasy relationship with her neighbor Zeke after they discover a family secret that has the potential to disrupt Sonnet's family or bring about healing and growth.

Learn how and why a useful, 5000-year-old invention has become a threat to our planet--and what you can do about it--in this history of the simple straw.From reeds used by ancient Sumerians to bendy straws in World War II hospitals, people have changed the straw to fit their needs for 5000 years. Today however, this useful tool is contributing to the plastic problem polluting our oceans. Once again, the simple straw needs a reinvention.With bright illustrations and well-researched text, children can read about the inventors behind the straw’s technological advancements, including primary sources like patents, as well as how disposable plastic harms the environment. See the newest solutions, from plastic straw alternatives to activism by real kids like Milo Cress who started the Be Straw Free campaign when he was 11 years old.Learn about what kids can do to reduce plastic waste. The backmatter includes more information on the movement to stop plastic waste, action items kids can do, a bibliography, and additional resources on plastic pollution. Books for a Better Earth are designed to inspire children to become active, knowledgeable participants in caring for the planet they live on. A Horn Book Fanfare BookA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!

"A timely middle grade book exploring the incredible ways animals detect, respond, and adapt to wildfires, as well as how climate change is affecting the frequency and severity of these devastating events in nature"--

Bettina Holland, known for being the daughter of The Smiley Face Killer, confronts her past and questions her beliefs about her father's guilt when a series of copycat murders emerge, as she teams up with Eugenia, the mortician's daughter, to unmask a murderer closer to home than she ever imagined.

"An exploration of wildlife crossings projects around the world and the scientists, engineers, and everyday people behind them"--

"Born in a society where her powers have fallen out of favor due to the rise of the Silent Gods, Lady Charlotte Sand faces political turmoil and an impending threat as Captain Luc de Montaigne seeks to collect the magic hearts of dormant Guardians, leading to a forbidden attraction and a choice between victory and personal sacrifice"--

No-nonsense Croc and goofball Gator train as junior rangers in their hometown swamp.

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"True-to-size illustrations of lizards from habitats around the world accompany simple, informative text that introduces their amazing abilities"--

"An undead teen must find the boy he loves before he loses his mind and body"--