An intimate, award-winning story of immigrants and their families, the borders they cross, and the ties that bind us all together.Fourteen-year-old Clara Luna's name means "clear moon" in Spanish. But lately, her life has felt anything but clear. A letter has arrived from her grandparents in Mexico inviting her to stay with them for the summer. But Clara has never met her father's parents. All she knows is that he snuck over the border from Mexico as a teenager.

The island was abandoned years ago–but something dark was left behind, and it’s waiting for those bold enough to return.Perfect for fans of Iain Reid, this slow-burning horror novel will sweep you out, and like a churning ocean, before you realize, it will pull you under its turbulent spell.A remote deserted island off the coast of Maine holds dark memories and disturbing secrets for the family who once lived on its rocky shores. T...

Hatchet meets Raina Telgemeier's Sisters in this "realistic, riveting" (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade tale of three warring sisters who find themselves lost in the wilderness and must learn to trust each other if they want to survive.Sisters Abby, Emma, and Ollie have gone from being best friends forever to mortal enemies.Thanks to their months-long feud, they are sent to Camp Unplugged, a girls' camp deep in the heart of the Idaho...

An inspirational reframing of the bestselling classic The 5 Languages of Love**, which includes all kinds of people and all kinds of love.**The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman has sold millions of copies since it was published in 1992. Framed around how to best communicate with your romantic partner, “What’s your love language?” is such a pervasive conversation topic that it’s become a common prompt on dating apps. But despite...

From Sibert Award and Pura Belpré Medal–winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh comes a highly original fable inspired by Mexican folk art.The city of Mousetepec is a lively place filled with color, music, and alegría (joy). But everything changes one night when the shadow of un gato appears, growing larger and larger until it looms over the whole city. Fiestas are cancelled and the mercado empties as the cat terrorizes the townsfolk.To save their town, two little ...

A nonfiction biography of astrophysicist Wanda Díaz Merced and how losing her sight didn't stop her from studying the stars.An inspiring true story of a woman scientist of color that's a riveting intersectional read for STEM fans ages 6-9.Growing up in Puerto Rico, Wanda Díaz Merced wanted to learn everything she could about the stars. But in college she started losing her sight. How could she study what she couldn't see? Wanda found a way....

Language, historically speaking, has always been slippery. Two dictionaries provide two different maps of the universe: which one is true, or are both false? Speaking in Tongues—taking the form of a dialogue between Nobel laureate novelist J. M. Coetzee and eminent translator Mariana Dimópulos—examines some of the most pressing linguistic issues that plague writers and translators well into the twenty-first century.The authors inquire if one can truly love an acqu...

There is bad luck in New Felicity. The people of the small coastal village have taken in Milagros, an eleven-year-old Venezuelan refugee, just as Trinidad's government has begun cracking down on undocumented migrants—and now an American journalist has come to town asking questions.New Felicity's superstitious fishermen fear the worst, certain they've brought bad luck on the village by killing a local witch who had herself murdered two villagers the year before. The town has been pl...

My marriage seemed perfect from the outside looking in.People envied me. They wanted my life, wanted to be me.Mrs Alejandra Gambino.Wife of Dino Gambino. Daughter of Eduardo Castillo.Respected. Loved. Mob royalty.They had no idea of the horrors that lurked behind closed doors.They didn't know I was at the lowest point a person could reach.Enter Julius Carter.Aloof, handsome, blue-eyed Julius Carter.He saved me.I scre...

Violet Paz has just turned fifteen, a pivotal birthday in the eyes of her Cuban grandmother. Fifteen is the age when a girl enters womanhood, traditionally celebrating the occasion with a quinceañero.But while Violet is half Cuban, she's also half Polish, and more importantly, she feels 100% American. Except for her zany family's passion for playing dominoes, smoking cigars, and dancing to Latin music, Violet knows little about Cuban culture, nada about quinces, and only tidbits ab...

For fans of I Am Malala comes this poignant novel based on the true story of one girl's unforgettable journey to self-discovery.Born in an Andean village in Ecuador, Virginia lives with her family in a small, earthen-walled dwelling. In her Indigenous community, it is not uncommon to work in the fields all day, even as a child, or to be called a longa tonta—stupid Indian—by members of the privileged class of mestizos, or Spanish descendants. When seven-yea...

The lime is an important fruit crop throughout the citrus producing regions of the world, with its own specific benefits and issues affecting successful cultivation and production. Limes: Botany, Production and Uses covers the breeding, genetics and biodiversity of the plants, and explains the processes for establishing a lime orchard, including propagation techniques, pruning and thinning of established trees, water requirements and irrigation systems. All the major problems of lime culti...