The Scorpions of Zahir
Written by Christine Brodien-Jones
Illustrated by Kelly Murphy
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: July 9, 2013
Price: $7.99
Zagora Pym has always wanted to be a desert explorer. Her father, Charlie Pym, is exactly that, and she's always loved to look over his maps of far away exotic places. One day she'd be trekking through the deserts of Africa and China, discovering hidden treasures from lost tribes. But Zagora...
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Out of Nowhere
Written by Maria Padian
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $16.99
At Enniston High School, Tom Bouchard has it made: captain and star of the soccer team, boyfriend to one of the prettiest, most popular girls, and third in his class, likely to have his pick of any college, if he ever bothers filling out his applications. But life in his idyllic...
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Out of Nowhere
Written by Maria Padian
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $10.99
At Enniston High School, Tom Bouchard has it made: captain and star of the soccer team, boyfriend to one of the prettiest, most popular girls, and third in his class, likely to have his pick of any college, if he ever bothers filling out his applications. But life in his idyllic...
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Out of Nowhere
Written by Maria Padian
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 352 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $19.99
At Enniston High School, Tom Bouchard has it made: captain and star of the soccer team, boyfriend to one of the prettiest, most popular girls, and third in his class, likely to have his pick of any college, if he ever bothers filling out his applications. But life in his idyllic...
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Desmond and the Very Mean Word
Written by Desmond Tutu
Illustrated by A.G. Ford
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: December 3, 2012
Price: $15.99
Based on a true story from Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s childhood in South Africa, Desmond and the Very Mean Word reveals the power of words and the secret of forgiveness.When Desmond takes his new bicycle out for a ride through his neighborhood, his pride and joy turn to hurt and anger when...
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The Scorpions of Zahir
Written by Christine Brodien-Jones
Illustrated by Kelly Murphy
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $17.99
Zagora Pym has always wanted to be a desert explorer. Her father, Charlie Pym, is exactly that, and she's always loved to look over his maps of far away exotic places. One day she'd be trekking through the deserts of Africa and China, discovering hidden treasures from lost tribes. But Zagora...
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The Scorpions of Zahir
Written by Christine Brodien-Jones
Illustrated by Kelly Murphy
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $10.99
Zagora Pym has always wanted to be a desert explorer. Her father, Charlie Pym, is exactly that, and she's always loved to look over his maps of far away exotic places. One day she'd be trekking through the deserts of Africa and China, discovering hidden treasures from lost tribes. But Zagora...
Read more >
The Scorpions of Zahir
Written by Christine Brodien-Jones
Illustrated by Kelly Murphy
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 384 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $20.99
Zagora Pym has always wanted to be a desert explorer. Her father, Charlie Pym, is exactly that, and she's always loved to look over his maps of far away exotic places. One day she'd be trekking through the deserts of Africa and China, discovering hidden treasures from lost tribes. But Zagora...
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Goal!
Written by Mina Javaherbin
Illustrated by A.G. Ford
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: April 10, 2012
Price: $6.99
A lyrical, strikingly illustrated story celebrates the unifying power of soccer.In a dusty township in South Africa, Ajani and his friends have earned a brand-new, federation-size soccer ball.
They kick. They dribble. They run. They score. These clever boys are football champions! But when a crew of bullies tries to steal...
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My Heart Will Not Sit Down
Written by Mara Rockliff
Illustrated by Ann Tanksley
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $17.99
When Kedi hears about America's Great Depression from her teacher, her heart will not sit down. Men and women are unable to find work. Children are going hungry. In her teacher's village of New York City, people are starving because they do not have money to buy food. But can one...
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My Heart Will Not Sit Down
Written by Mara Rockliff
Illustrated by Ann Tanksley
Format: eBook, 40 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $10.99
When Kedi hears about America's Great Depression from her teacher, her heart will not sit down. Men and women are unable to find work. Children are going hungry. In her teacher's village of New York City, people are starving because they do not have money to buy food. But can one...
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My Heart Will Not Sit Down
Written by Mara Rockliff
Illustrated by Ann Tanksley
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $20.99
When Kedi hears about America's Great Depression from her teacher, her heart will not sit down. Men and women are unable to find work. Children are going hungry. In her teacher's village of New York City, people are starving because they do not have money to buy food. But can one...
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Lala Salama
A Tanzanian Lullaby
Written by Patricia Maclachlan
Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2011
Price: $16.99
For sleepy little ones everywhere, Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan offers a lyrical Tanzanian lullaby that follows a loving family through their day.The rhythm of the day's activities creates the melody of the evening's lullaby in this sweet song of family life along the banks of Lake Tanganyika. As the bright day...
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Mamba Point
Written by Kurtis Scaletta
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: September 13, 2011
Price: $6.99
When his dad gets a job at the U.S. embassy in Liberia, twelve-year-old Linus Tuttle knows it's his chance for a fresh start. Instead of being his typical anxious self, from now on he'll be cooler and bolder: the new Linus.
But as soon as his family gets off the plane, they...
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Chirchir Is Singing
Written by Kelly Cunnane
Illustrated by Jude Daly
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $17.99
Chirchir just wants to make herself useful like all her other family members. But she drops Mama's water bucket, spills Kogo's tea, and sends Baba's potatoes tumbling down the hill. Isn't there something that Chirchir does best? Set in the rolling hills of rural Kenya, this is a wise and lyrical...
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Chirchir Is Singing
Written by Kelly Cunnane
Illustrated by Jude Daly
Format: eBook, 40 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $10.99
Chirchir just wants to make herself useful like all her other family members. But she drops Mama's water bucket, spills Kogo's tea, and sends Baba's potatoes tumbling down the hill. Isn't there something that Chirchir does best? Set in the rolling hills of rural Kenya, this is a wise and lyrical...
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Chirchir Is Singing
Written by Kelly Cunnane
Illustrated by Jude Daly
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $20.99
Chirchir just wants to make herself useful like all her other family members. But she drops Mama's water bucket, spills Kogo's tea, and sends Baba's potatoes tumbling down the hill. Isn't there something that Chirchir does best? Set in the rolling hills of rural Kenya, this is a wise and lyrical...
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Handa's Hen
Written by Eileen Browne
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $6.99
Every morning, Handa, a young girl from the Luo tribe, feeds breakfast to Mondi, her grandma's black hen. This morning, however, Mondi is nowhere to be seen. So Handa and her friend Akeyo set off on a hunt, coming upon two fluttery butterflies, three stripy mice, four little lizards, five beautiful...
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Chike and the River
Written by Chinua Achebe
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: August 9, 2011
Price: $7.99
The more Chike saw the ferry-boats the more he wanted to make the trip to Asaba. But where would he get the money? He did not know. Still, he hoped.
Eleven-year-old Chike longs to cross the Niger River to the city of Asaba, but he doesn’t have the sixpence he needs to...
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