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A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays, and glimpse trails of light from those who came before--in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are visionary. Inspired by the men in his family, he recognizes his...
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Rushing to the sleepy seaside village of Porthaven to help her grandmother when her granddad mysteriously vanishes, Mia discovers a diary on an empty fishing boat and begins exchanging notes with a local girl who makes excuses for not meeting Mia in person, adding to an already mystifying situation.
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"Twelve-year-old Maia's parents say she's lucky she noticed something as early as she did. Lucky to have smelled the smoke, lucky to have pulled her sister, Amelia, out of their burning house. But is it really "lucky" when Amelia's stuck in the hospital, covered in burns? And is it "lucky" when Maia knows it was her candle, left unattended, that started the fire in the first place?...As she begins to figure out how to face her guilt and paralyzing...
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You don't know everything about your grandparents--did you know they are actually spies? When your parents go away for a long weekend and your grandparents are in charge, you and your brother and sister can go zip-lining, or maybe even to the moon? your grandparents are happy to call in a few favors, but they might need your help. A man with a scar has stolen an important briefcase. Where will you go? YOU choose what happens next.
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In Where the Wild Things Are, Max makes mischief, sails away, tames the wild things and returns home for supper.
In A Kiss for Little Bear, Little Bear's drawing for Grandmother inspires a kiss from her to hen to cat to skunk to little skunk and back again until it finally reaches Little Bear.
In Little Bear's Visit, a visit to Grandmother and Grandfather's house means a perfect day of fun for Little Bear.
In Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present,...