A 2019 Batchelder Honor BookYu'er and her grandpa live in a small neighborhood in Beijing—and it's full of big personalities. There's a story around every corner, and each day has a hint of magic.In one tale, Yu'er wants to swim in the Special Olympics, a sports competition for people with disabilities. But she and her grandpa don't have a pool! Their trick to help Yu'er practice wows the whole neighborhood. In another story, a friend takes Yu'er to a wild ...

Xinyue and his brother Qiliu are seekers, hunting aweto: a rare, plantlike treasure.A single aweto has the power to cure the ill. Its rarest form may even grant eternal life. To seize their bounty, the seekers must rob the massive, majestic earth deities from which aweto sprout—sometimes leaving a trail of chaos behind them.After a raid along the legendary Silk Road, Xinyue discovers the child of one of these strange creatures. He soon becomes the little de...

Xinyue, a treasure hunter turned guardian of a baby deity, has escaped death—and awakened in a strange new land.Qiliu, the boy he once called brother, has been captured by enemies—and must tamp down his rage long enough to make his next move. Faced with wolf raiders, frog royalty, and killer plants, both young men will have to choose allies carefully as powerful forces emerge.In Seekers of the Aweto, a poetic adventure across medieval China...