From the beloved author of Because of Mr. Terupt comes
the sequel to The Perfect Score, about a lovable group of
students at Lake View Middle School and the rewards and challenges
of seventh grade.
These students are in for a year of secrets, discoveries, and kid power.
These students are in for a year of secrets, discoveries, and kid power.
A contemporary adventure based on Maya mythology from Rick
Riordan Presents.
Zane Obispo spends every day exploring the sleeping volcano in his backyard. "The Beast," as he calls it, is the one place where he can escape other kids, who make fun of him because he has a limp and walks with a cane.
Zane Obispo spends every day exploring the sleeping volcano in his backyard. "The Beast," as he calls it, is the one place where he can escape other kids, who make fun of him because he has a limp and walks with a cane.
“There are times when I feel like a stranger in this
country. I am not complaining and it’s not for lack of
opportunity. But it is something of a disappointment. I never would
have imagined that after having spent thirty five years in the
United States I would still be a stranger to so many.
From the beloved author of Because of Mr. Terupt and its
sequels comes The Perfect Score, a new middle-grade school
story with a very special cast of unforgettable characters who
discover that getting the perfect score—both on the test and
in life—is perhaps not so perfect after all.
The subject of the major motion picture Hands of
Stone starring Ana de Armas, Ellen Barkin, Robert De Niro, and
Edgar Ramirez.
Roberto Duran is a sporting legend. Often called the greatest boxer of all time, he held world titles at four different weights and is the only boxer in history to have fought in five different decades.
Roberto Duran is a sporting legend. Often called the greatest boxer of all time, he held world titles at four different weights and is the only boxer in history to have fought in five different decades.
Thirteen-year-old Boli and his friends are deep in the middle of a
game of marbles. An older boy named Mosca has won the prized
Devil's Fire marble. His pals are jealous and want to win it away
from him. This is Izayoc, the place of tears, a
small pueblo in a tiny valley west of Mexico City
where nothing much happens.
From the best-selling author
of The Tiger and The Golden
Spruce, this debut novel is a gripping
survival story of a young man trapped, perhaps
fatally, during a border crossing.
Hector is trapped.
Hector is trapped.
After Tyler's father is injured in a tractor accident, his family
is forced to hire migrant Mexican workers to help save their
Vermont farm from foreclosure. Tyler isn’ t sure what to make
of these workers. Are they undocumented. And what about the three
daughters, particularly Mari, the oldest, who is proud of her
Mexican heritage but also increasingly connected her American life.
What Jonathan Lethem did for Brooklyn, Matt Burgess does for
Queens in this exuberant and brilliant debut novel about a young
drug dealer having a very bad weekend.
Alfredo Batista has some worries. Okay, a lot of worries. His older brother, Jose—sorry, Tariq—is returning from a stretch in prison after an unsuccessful robbery, a burglary that Alfredo was supposed to be part of.
Alfredo Batista has some worries. Okay, a lot of worries. His older brother, Jose—sorry, Tariq—is returning from a stretch in prison after an unsuccessful robbery, a burglary that Alfredo was supposed to be part of.
“Esta novela oportuna, arrancada de los titulares de los
diarios, transmite un mensaje positivo acerca de la
cooperación y la comprensión”.
—School Library Journal
La familia de Mari se encuentra a la deriva, con una gran necesidad de trabajo, pero se ve forzada a esconderse por miedo a que las autoridades los devuelvan a México y a la pobreza.
—School Library Journal
La familia de Mari se encuentra a la deriva, con una gran necesidad de trabajo, pero se ve forzada a esconderse por miedo a que las autoridades los devuelvan a México y a la pobreza.
For decades, fixing the United States’ broken immigration system has been one of the most urgent challenges facing our country, and time and time again, politicians have passed the buck. With anti-immigrant sentiment rising around the country, and presidential elections on the horizon, it’s no surprise immigration reform is on every candidate’s agenda.
An inspiring YA debut from the author of Dangerous
Minds.
Eddie Corazon is angry. He’s also very smart. But he’s working pretty hard at being a juvenile delinquent. He blows off school, even though he’s a secret reader.
Eddie Corazon is angry. He’s also very smart. But he’s working pretty hard at being a juvenile delinquent. He blows off school, even though he’s a secret reader.
