When Lily’s halmoni (grandmother) falls ill, Lily and her family move in to help her. A magical tiger from Halmoni’s stories offers Lily a deal: give back what Halmoni stole from the tigers long ago, and Halmoni will get better. Although Lily is tempted to take the deal, she knows that she can’t trust tigers. Filled with magical realism and family ties, this novel is about finding the courage to speak up.

Kids ages ten and up will get sucked into this unputdownable science-fiction novel about a strange rain that causes alien plants to sprout. The plants climb up buildings, destroy crops, and devour animals and people. Only three teens are immune to the mysterious plants, and nobody knows why. This action-packed book is the first in an exciting new series that will keep kids up all night.

Little white lies tend to grow bigger and bigger until they’re out of control. That’s what Yumi discovers when everyone at her standup comedy camp mistakes her for another girl. And she lets them. This Korean-American misfit and her snowballing lie will keep kids giggling through her entire haphazard story.

Bea is thrilled that her Dad is marrying his boyfriend and that she’ll finally get a sister. As the wedding draws closer, Bea learns that nothing is simple when you’re forming a new family.

Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.

Bell, a kid, raised on Mars, starts to wonder why his colony has no contact with any of the others on the planet. When the grown-ups on the Red Planet begin to get sick, Bell and the other kids might be the only ones who can help while also uncovering some truths about what is scaring the adults.

Ellie is a fifth-grade girl who starts suffering the cruel teasing of her peers when she wears a whale swimsuit to a birthday party. To avoid being bullied, she devises her own “Fat Girl Rules” and spends lots of time in the water, where she’s less able to feel her weight or hear her mother’s mean remarks. But with the help of her father, her therapist, and a new friend, Ellie might be able to set aside her self-imposed rules and start appreciating being herself.

Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel. Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they’ve been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed. Number 3: She wants to be a writer. But can she when English is not her first language? It will take all of Mia’s courage, kindness, and hard work to get through this year.

Out of this wild night, a strange visitor comes to the Murry house and beckons Meg, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O’Keefe on a most dangerous and extraordinary adventure—one that will threaten their lives and our universe.

The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community.