Hibiscus, fillette créole, vit sur une île avec son oncle Balaou, gardien de phare. Souffrant de solitude, celui-ci connaît une forte déprime. Surgit alors Claudia Vitriolovsky, une puissante femme d'affaires, qui veut transformer le village en site touristique. Prête à tout, elle espère profiter de la faiblesse de Balaou pour acquérir le phare. Hibiscus pourra-t-elle déjouer les plans de Claudia et sauver l'âme de son île? À ses ctés,...

Four children embark on a quest for a new land at the dawn of human history   Africa, two hundred thousand years ago: Suth and Noli were orphaned the night the murderous strangers came, speaking an unfamiliar language and bringing violence to the peaceful Moonhawk tribe. Determined not to die in the desert, Suth and Noli slip away with Ko and Mana. Suth, the eldest, leads them; Noli's dreams of the future guide them. Ko gives them courage; Mana gives...

Tonight there is a celebración for New Year's Eve. Rafa has been counting down the hours 'til they leave. It's New Year's Eve in Spain, and Rafa is excited to stay up for the first time ever to celebrate with his familia at the plaza. There'll be fireworks and música and . . . grapes? Rafa finds out that he needs to eat a small grape with each of the twelve midnight chimes to bring luck in the New Year. Can he do it? Will he even make it to midnight? Rafa...

Bruno loves acting but lacks the confidence needed to perform on stage. Instead, he works behind the scenes writing and narrating telenovelas, while his rat friends act out the scenes for the family Madrigal. Seeing his passion for acting, Bruno's family decides to find fun and creative ways to give Bruno the courage needed to take the stage himself. Inspired by characters from the film, this beautifully illustrated book celebrates family love and...

When Christian learns his great-grandfather helped build the A-bombs dropped on Japan, he wants to make amends … somehow. While attending the funeral of his great-grandfather, ninth-grader Christian Larkin learns that the man he loved and respected was a member of the Manhattan Project, the team that designed and created the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during the Second World War. On a school trip to Japan, Chris meets eighty-one-year-old Yuko,...

All the good things in Margaret's world are collapsing, one by one, like a row of dominoes. First her dad remarried-plink. Then her grandfather died-plink plink. Then her grandmother had to sell the house and move into a retirement community-plink plink plink. Now Dad's new wife is having a baby, and Margaret is going to visit Gran at Carol Woods. There she learns that Gran is having an even harder time adjusting to change than Margaret herself. Determined...

There are many stories about kid crusaders who save something, but none like this one. With steampunk, tall tale, and just plain silly elements, the story of how ten-year-old twins Jimmy and Stella found out about the unique vehicle called the hippomobile, learned its history, and then used it to rescue their beloved town of Wymore is an original variant on a tried and true theme. A cast of wildly eccentric characters, most of whom are the twins'...

At almost fourteen, Myra shops in the fat girl department. No one, least of all her mother, will let her forget it. But, Myra finally finds a friend, who wants to spend time with her and doesn't mind being seen with her. But, is it for real? Or, will her new friend be like all the other kids, and make fun of her for being fat? Why does she have to choose between friendship and doing what's right? And, who is really answering the notes Myra leaves...

Louise, sur le point de fêter ses dix ans, se considère suffisamment grande pour être libre d'organiser ses mercredis comme elle l'entend. Avec ses copines et non pas chez Maddy, son adorable grand-mère. Mais l'arrivée de Tom, voisin de sa mamie, chamboule son rêve. D'autant plus qu'elle constate l'existence d'un curieux poil qui pendouille sur le menton de Maddy. Serait-ce un poil de sorcière? Et ce cahier des Secrets, o va-t-il la mener?...

A joyful ode to the special bond between grandfathers and their grandchildren, from acclaimed creators Shelly Becker and Dan Yaccarino One, two, Grandpa loves you. Three, four, rush to the door. Five, six, camping trip. Seven, eight, best travel mate. A girl and her grandfather strike out on an outdoor adventure in this heartfelt rhyming picture book from acclaimed creators Shelly Becker and Dan Yaccarino.