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-Titulo Original : Manos Que Bailan (Dancing Hands): Como Teresa Carreño Toco El Piano Para El Presidente Lincoln (Spanish Edition)-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: Ganador del premio Pura Belpre de ilustracion De niña, a Teresa Carreño le encantaba dejar que sus manos bailaran a lo largo de las hermosas teclas del piano. Si se sentia triste, la musica le levantaba el animo y, cuando estaba feliz, el piano la ayudaba a compartir esa alegria. Pronto comenzo a escribir sus propias canciones y a tocar en grandes catedrales. Entonces, una revolucion en Venezuela hizo que su familia tuviera que huir a Estados Unidos. Teresa se sentia sola en este sitio desconocido en el que muy poca de la gente a quien conocia hablaba español. Y lo peor es que tambien habia una guerra en su nuevo hogar: la Guerra Civil. Aun asi, Teresa siguio tocando y pronto adquirio fama de ser la talentosa niña del piano que podia tocar cualquier cosa, desde una cancion folclorica hasta una sonata. Era tan famosa, de hecho, ¡que el presidente Abraham Lincoln quiso que fuera a tocar a la Casa Blanca! Sin embargo, con el pais dividido por la guerra, ¿podria la musica de Teresa traer consuelo a quienes mas lo necesitaban? About the Author Margarita Engle es la autora cubanoamericana de muchos libros galardonados, entre los que se incluye otra colaboracion con Sara Palacios: La niña voladora. Sus otros libros incluyen Manos que bailan; Una niña, un tambor, un sueño; Todo el camino hasta La Habana; Miguel y su valiente caballero; El arbol de la rendicion, ganador del premio de honor Newbery; y sus libros de memorias Aire encantado y La tierra al vuelo. Vive en California central. Visitala en MargaritaEngle , y siguela en @MargaritaPoet (Twitter) y en @EngleMargarita ( ). Rafael Lopez nacio y crecio en Mexico, un lugar que ha influenciado los colores vividos que dan forma a su arte. Ahora crea proyectos de murales comunitarios por todo el mundo e ilustra aclamados libros infantiles, entre los que se encuentran The Day You Begin; ¡Bravo!; Una niña, un tambor, un sueño; We’ve Got the Whole World in Our Hands; y Book Fiesta!. Rafael divide su tiempo entre Mexico y California. Visitalo en RafaelLopez . Alexis Romay es autor de dos novelas y un libro de sonetos. Ha traducido al español mas de una cuarentena de libros ilustrados y novelas de Ana Veciana-Suarez, Margarita Engle, Stuart Gibbs, Meg Medina y, al ingles, de Miguel Correa Mujica. Vive en Nueva Jersey con su esposa y su hijo...

-Titulo Original : Dime-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: The startling realities of teen prostitution are revealed in this eye-opening, heartbreaking story from the author of America, which Booklist called “a piercing, unforgettable novel” and Kirkus Reviews deemed “a work of sublime humanity.” As a teen girl in Newark, New Jersey, lost in the foster care system, Dime just wants someone to care about her, to love her. A family. And that is exactly what she gets-a daddy and two “wifeys.” So what if she has to go out and earn some coins to keep her place? It seems a fair enough exchange for love. Dime never meant to become a prostitute. It happened so gradually, she pretty much didn’t realize it was happening until it was too late. But when a new “wifey” joins the family and Dime finds out that Daddy doesn’t love her the way she thought he did, will Dime have the strength to leave? And will Daddy let her? Review a tremendously affecting novel -- Kirkus Reviews March 2015 * An important work that should be an essential part of library collections -- School Library Journal - Starred Review March 2015 * will linger with readers -- Publishers Weekly - Starred Review March 2015 * gritty, graphic, and shatteringly painful to read...a masterfully told, unforgettable tale of what hope looks like in desperate circumstances, and of the struggle to find power in one’s voice. -- Booklist - Starred Review April 15, 2015 Riveting, eye-opening and poignant, Dime is an unnervingly real portrait of life on the streets. Its a world where pimps use charm, cunning and violence to exert gradual - then total - control over vulnerable girls. Until Dime, a girl nearly broken by her situation, somehow finds an exit. If not for herself, at least before its too late for someone even more defenseless than she is. Unforgettable. -- Patricia McCormick, Author of Never Fall Down About the Author E.R. Frank is the author of America, Friction, Wrecked, and Dime. Her first novel, Life Is Funny, won the Teen People Book Club NEXT Award for YA Fiction and was also a top-ten ALA 2001 Quick Pick. In addition to being writer, E.R. Frank is also a clinical social worker and psychotherapist. She works with adults and adolescents and specializes in trauma. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Dime Chapter One WHEN I FIRST understood what I was going to do, I expected to write the note as Lollipop. But in the six weeks since then, I’ve had to face facts. Lollipop has lived in front of one screen or another her whole life, possesses the vocabulary of a four-year-old, can’t read, and thinks a cheeseburger and a new pair of glitter panties are things to get excited about. Using her is just a poor idea. Back in August, Daddy assigned Lollipop to me, saying, You school her. I must have been doing a good job hiding my insides from him, or he wouldn’t have. L.A. was still the only one of us who was allowed to touch the money. If she found out, it would be the second time she’d learn about Daddy asking me to hold coins. Which would only make things worse than they already were. Lollipop didn’t know the difference between a twenty and a one. “What’s that?” She held out her hands, nails trimmed neatly and painted little-girl pink. She was polite, even if she was stupid. “May I touch it, please?” “Nobody touches the money but Daddy.” “Listen to you,” Brandy said from the couch where she was dabbing Polysporin on the cut over her eye that was taking so long to heal. “Cat gave back your tongue?” “You’re touching the money now,” Lollipop said. She leaned her head in close to get the best look she could. Then she sniffed. At the one first. Then the twenty. “It stinks.” “Stop,” I told her. “Money is dirty. You don’t know where it’s been. Don’t put your nose on it.” Brandy grunted. “That there the funniest thing I heard all week.” She didn’t sound amused. I pointed. “That’s a two.” I pointed again. “That’s a zero. That’s twe...

-Titulo Original : Wrapped-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: An adventurous debutante refuses to settle for society’s expectations-and unleashes international intrigue (and possibly an ancient curse) along the way. Agnes Wilkins is standing in front of an Egyptian mummy, about to make the first cut into the wrappings-about to unlock ancient (and not-so-ancient) history. She sees herself wearing a pith helmet with antique dust swirling around her. She sees herself as a young Egyptologist who has arrived in Cairo on camelback. She sees herself dreaming. Because reality for a seventeen-year-old debutante in 1815 London does not allow for camels-or dust even. No, Agnes’s encounter with a mummy is happening on Lord Showalter’s verdant green lawn, where butlers abound and strolling sitar players strain to create an exotic “atmosphere” for the first party of the season. An unwrapping. And a beginning. Not just of Agnes’s debut season and the ever-shrinking scope of her future-home, husband, and high society. No, something else begins as well, because the mummy Agnes unwraps is more than a mummy: It’s a host for a secret that could unravel a new destiny-unleashing a mystery, an international intrigue-and possibly a curse. Review 4Q 3P M J S Bradbury, Jennifer. Wrapped. Atheneum/Simon & Schuster, 2011. 320p. $16.99. 978-1-4169-9007-9. This is a fast-paced historical novel that engages the reader on many levels by contrasting roles of class, history, and women with modern society. In England during the Regency period, Agnes Wilkins is about to make her debut into society. But Agnes is no ordinary debutante, as she can quote Jane Austen (A Lady) in ten languages and help end the Napoleonic wars. Agnes is realizing the restraints of her class as she tracks down the mystery of an Egyptian standard. Though she is wooed by a gentleman of her class who invites her to an Unwrapping, she has feelings for Caedmon, the lackey Egyptologist. At this social event that features a mummy from Egypt, she uncovers an iron artifact with a scrap of linen that predates the mummification. The reader gets a subtle lesson in historical relativism as Agnes goes behind the scenes of the British Museum and connects this jackal head to the Rosetta Stone. The gender issues are dealt with effectively as she uses poignant Austen quotes in response to her mothers constricting attentions to her dress and demeanor. Though slightly different in exact years, this novel would pair well with the classic Count of Monte Cristo as Old Boney, Napoleon, indirectly influences both protagonists actions. The differences between the two novels would make an interesting comparison on political and social levels.--Ann Reddy Damon. VOYA June 2011A bold and daring historical adventure tale with a brave, quick-thinking heroine at its center. --BOOKLIST, May 1, 2011Bradbury offers a grand historical mystery with a pinch of supernatural intrigue and a hint of romance. - SLJ June 20114Q 3P M J S Bradbury, Jennifer. Wrapped. Atheneum/Simon & Schuster, 2011. 320p. $16.99. 978-1-4169-9007-9. This is a fast-paced historical novel that engages the reader on many levels by contrasting roles of class, history, and women with modern society. In England during the Regency period, Agnes Wilkins is about to make her debut into society. But Agnes is no ordinary debutante, as she can quote Jane Austen (A Lady) in ten languages and help end the Napoleonic wars. Agnes is realizing the restraints of her class as she tracks down the mystery of an Egyptian standard. Though she is wooed by a gentleman of her class who invites her to an Unwrapping, she has feelings for Caedmon, the lackey Egyptologist. At this social event that features a mummy from Egypt, she uncovers an iron artifact with a scrap of linen that predates the mummification. The reader gets a subtle lesson in historical relativism as Agnes goes behind the scenes of the British Museum and connects tAusten fans who wish h...

-Titulo Original : Missing In Action-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: A boy confronts prejudice and intolerance in this striking, “emotionally honest coming-of-age story” (Publishers Weekly) set on the American homefront during World War II, from the acclaimed author of Search and Destroy and Soldier Boys. Dirty. Lazy. Good-for-nothing. Jay Thacker is used to being called names because his dad is half Navajo. But he gets a chance at a new life and a new identity when he and his mom move to the small town of Delta, Utah, to live with Jay’s grandfather. In Delta, Jay can convince everyone, and maybe even himself, that his dad-who is missing in action as he fights in WWII-is really a POW and military hero, and not gone forever. As the summer wears on and Jay finds himself growing up a little faster than he expected, he learns to look at some truths that had previously been impossible to face. Truths about his father; about Ken, his new friend from the Japanese internment camp nearby; and about himself, too. In this understated and moving story, Dean Hughes offers a glimpse at the choices a boy must make as he decides what kind of man he’ll one day be. Review “[A] wonderful novel that is sure to appeal on many levels…the issues explored will make many think.” Library Media Connection, Highly Recommended “Subtle and engaging.” Kirkus Reviews About the Author Dean Hughes is the author of more than eighty books for young readers, including the popular sports series Angel Park All-Stars, the Scrappers series, the Nutty series, the widely acclaimed companion novels Family Pose and Team Picture, Search and Destroy, and Four-Four-Two. His novel Soldier Boys was selected for the 2001 New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age list. Dean Hughes and his wife, Kathleen, have three children and nine grandchildren. They live in Midway, Utah. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Missing in Action CHAPTER 1 JAY THACKER WAS STANDING BY the backstop. His baseball glove was tucked under his arm. For now, he was just watching. He was new in town and he didn’t know any of the boys who were out on the field. Most of them weren’t very good players-he could see that-but then, he wasn’t that great himself. He thought he’d like to play, but he didn’t want to say so. The boys were playing workup, not teams, and one guy-Gordy, everyone kept calling him-had stayed up to bat three or four times. He was standing at first base now, chattering on and on, trying to bother the pitcher. His voice sounded rough, like the sound a shovel makes, hitting into gravel. “You better watch me, Freddy,” he kept saying. “I’m taking off. I’m gonna steal second.” And then, after Freddy bounced a pitch in the dirt, “You throw like my grandma. You can’t pitch.” Jay couldn’t help smiling. This Gordy kid really thought he was good. Gordy turned and looked toward the outfield. “Move back, boys. Lew’s going to hit the ball over your heads. He’s gonna bring me home.” Lew was big, but he swung at the next pitch and knocked a little blooper out into shallow left field. Gordy ran hard to second and then kept right on going for third. The boy in left ran in for the ball and fielded it okay. He should’ve thrown Gordy out, easy, but he tried to hurry and tossed the ball clear over the third baseman’s head. The ball rolled out into the street and Gordy ran on home. He jumped on the plate with both feet, then spun around and yelled, “You’re never going to get us out. We’re the Bronx Bombers.” Then his head jerked around and he said, “Hey, kid, do you want to play?” It took Jay a second or two to realize Gordy meant him. “I guess so,” he said. “Head out to right field. That’ll give ’em four outfielders, but it won’t make no difference. Those guys are sorry excuses for ballplayers. You any good?” “Not really. I-” “Who are you anyway?” By then he was walking around the backstop, which was nothing more than chicken wire nailed onto some pine poles. “My name...

-Titulo Original : The Beast Of Noor-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: Now in paperback along with its sequel, what Booklist calls “an eerie, atmospheric tale, full of terror and courage, set in a convincingly realized magical realm.” Do not wander in the deeps where the Shrikers shadow creeps. When he rises from beneath. Beware the sharpness of his teeth. For over 300 years, a monster known as the Shriker has roamed Shalem Wood, terrorizing the villagers who live on its edges and slaughtering those unfortunate enough to wander on to his path. The people of Noor have lived in fear for so long that most of them have forgotten that once upon a time the Shriker was just a loyal dog, until the day when he was cruelly betrayed by his master and cursed to live a bloodthirsty life, always seeking revenge for the fate his owner dealt him. But Miles and Hanna Ferrell have not forgotten where the Shriker came from--how could they? It was their ancestor who betrayed the dog... A tale of terror and magic that channels Sir Arthur Conan Doyles The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Beast of Noor tells the story of two siblings determined to set their family free and break the curse of the Shriker or die trying. About the Author JANET LEE CAREY grew up in Marin County California surrounded by whispering redwoods. Sunlight cut through ocean mist and fingered through the branches. It was in this magical place that she first dreamed of writing books. Her award-winning teen fantasy novels are translated into many languages. Some include: The Dragons of Noor, which won a Teens Read Too Gold Star Award for Excellence, Stealing Death, which received a School Library Journal starred review, Dragon’s Keep, an ALA Best Books for Young Adults, and Wenny Has Wings, a Mark Twain Award recipient and a Sony Feature Film Japan, 2008. Janet lives with her family, dusty book stacks, and imperious cat near Phantom Lake in Washington. Visit Janet online at ...

-Titulo Original : Miss Spitfire Reaching Helen Keller-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: Annie Sullivan was little more than a half-blind orphan with a fiery tongue when she arrived at Ivy Green in 1887. Desperate for work, she’d taken on a seemingly impossible job-teaching a child who was deaf, blind, and as ferocious as any wild animal. But if anyone was a match for Helen Keller, it was the girl who’d been nicknamed Miss Spitfire. In her efforts to reach Helen’s mind, Annie lost teeth to the girl’s raging blows, but she never lost faith in her ability to triumph. Told in first person, Annie Sullivan’s past, her brazen determination, and her connection to the girl who would call her Teacher are vividly depicted in this powerful novel. Review This moving story-for all ages-is about how Anne an underprivileged young woman awoke Helen Keller, the most famous woman of her time, to life and learning. Miss Spitfire is high drama about how language unlocks the world.” -Richard Peck, author of the Newbery Medal-winner A Year Down Yonder * Millers accomplished debut imagines Annie Sullivans first experiences with her famous pupil, Helen Keller… encouraging readers to think about the small miracles of connection they can accomplish with words every day. -- Booklist, starred review Details drawn from Annies letters and Helens autobiography are fleshed out engagingly in the first-person voice of Millers imagined Annie, the young spitfire who overcomes obstacles no matter the power of the adults in her life. -- Kirkus Reviews Children encountering [Annie and Helen] for the first time will feel an overwhelming sense of wonder and delight when Annie helps Helen make a communication breakthrough. School Library Journal Readers will appreciate Annies devotion to her pupil and how her tenacity makes a difference in the young girls life. -- Kliatt Miller brings history to life. -- Voya About the Author Sarah Miller began writing her first novel at 10 years old, and has spent half her life working in libraries and bookstores. She is the author of Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller, which was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and nominated for numerous state award lists. Sarah lives in Michigan with her family. Visit her online at ...

-Titulo Original : The Degenerates-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: “Respectful, unflinching, and eye-opening.” -Kirkus Reviews “Historical fiction that not only depicts a cruel, horrifying reality but also the strength and courage of the people who had to endure it.” -Booklist In the tradition of Girl, Interrupted, this fiery historical novel follows four young women in the early 20th century whose lives intersect when they are locked up by a world that took the poor, the disabled, the marginalized-and institutionalized them for life. The Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded is not a happy place. The young women who are already there certainly don’t think so. Not Maxine, who is doing everything she can to protect her younger sister Rose in an institution where vicious attendants and bullying older girls treat them as the morons, imbeciles, and idiots the doctors have deemed them to be. Not Alice, either, who was left there when her brother couldn’t bring himself to support a sister with a club foot. And not London, who has just been dragged there from the best foster situation she’s ever had, thanks to one unexpected, life-altering moment. Each girl is determined to change her fate, no matter what it takes. Review “The author portrays the movements prejudice, racism, and violence with brutal realism; an authors note explains that the doctors dehumanizing dialogue comes verbatim from real medical notes. Crucially, she reminds readers that such prejudice still exists. . . . Respectful, unflinching, and eye-opening.” -- Kirkus Reviews “Mann details the casual cruelty of the administration and the blatant racism and prejudice (one girl is African American, another physically disabled) underlying their medical assessments, but she interjects the bleakness with glimmers of hope, from Maxine and Alice’s relationship to London’s caring for the institute’s babies to Rose’s resilience even in the face of serious illness. . . . Somberly poignant.” -- BCCB “This is the kind of historical fiction that not only depicts a cruel, horrifying reality but also the strength and courage of the people who had to endure it. Mann effectively renders the details of a time and place, but more important, has created four complex characters who draw strength and inspiration from one another. With its examination of disability, prejudice, abuse, and resiliency, this will change the way readers look at how labels are used, as well as how theyre wielded.” -- Booklist About the Author J. Albert Mann is the author of several middle grade and young adult novels, including The Degenerates and What Every Girl Should Know. She has an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts in writing for children and young adults. She prefers books with unhappy endings to happy ones. Visit her at JAlbertMann . Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1 London couldn’t stop thinking about the girl in the iron lung. The metal barrel had been keeping the girl alive now for two weeks. It was the same amount of time that London realized she had been keeping something alive inside her. One had nothing to do with the other, London knew, but she couldn’t help connecting them. Three miles away a girl was encased in a machine that was pushing air into and pulling air out of her lungs, tethering her to life. Just thinking about it made London suck in a deep breath of chilly October air as she walked down Chelsea, knowing that this air was sinking deep inside her… tethering her to a life, a very small life. Better to think about the machine. She pictured a bellows-like tool shoving air into each of the girl’s lungs, which London imagined looked like the pigs’ bladders hanging out to dry at Flannery’s butcher shop on Decatur. The iron lung fascinated her. Not the polio part. London knew sickness well enough. Sickness had taken both her parents, along with thousands of others, ten years before, when the flu had swept through Boston. The only memory ...

-Titulo Original : America-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: For eighteen gritty years, a boy dodges the cracks in system in this “piercing, unforgettable novel” (Booklist) from E.R. Frank that Kirkus Reviews deemed “a work of sublime humanity.” America is mistaken for black, Asian, Native American, even white. He doesn’t seem to fit in anywhere, and, parentless, he is shunted for eighteen years from a foster home, to the street, and ultimately to the brink of despair. Can one doctor pull him back and bring America somewhere new-somewhere with a future? America was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults and has received numerous other honors, and E.L. Frank’s extensive experience as a clinical social worker and therapist is why “the author’s ability to capture so much emotion in the details makes this book remarkable” ( Publishers Weekly, starred review). About the Author E.R. Frank is the author of America, Friction, Wrecked, and Dime. Her first novel, Life Is Funny, won the Teen People Book Club NEXT Award for YA Fiction and was also a top-ten ALA 2001 Quick Pick. In addition to being writer, E.R. Frank is also a clinical social worker and psychotherapist. She works with adults and adolescents and specializes in trauma. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. America Now YOU HAVE TO watch what you say here because everything you say means something and somebody’s always telling you what you mean. “Step off,” I tell this nurse when she tries to get me to eat. “You mean, thank you for caring,” she says. “You’re welcome.” “I need a lighter,” I tell her, and she goes. “You mean you want a lighter. Dream on, sweetheart.” So I take their medicine and walk around in socks the way they make you, and stay real quiet. * * * “Hello, America,” he goes. “I’m Dr. B.” He holds out his hand, but I play like I don’t even see it. “I’ll be your therapist while you’re here at Ridgeway.” He drops his arm like it’s no big thing and dumps his skinny butt in a chair behind his desk. “You can sit anywhere.” He doesn’t have any tennis balls or messed-up eyeglasses or an attitude like those other ones back at Applegate. He’s just regular. I stay standing. “We’ll meet at this time for forty-five minutes every Tuesday and Thursday.” I keep my back right up on the door. He’s all calm, like it’s cool with him. “Our sessions will be confidential. Are you familiar with the rules of confidentiality?” I don’t bother answering. “Confidentiality means what’s said in this room stays in this room.” He stops a second, looking at me, close. “Except for three things.” Looking at me straight up. “If you tell me that someone is harming you, if you express the intent to harm yourself, or do so, or if you express the intent to harm anyone else, or do so. Those three things don’t stay private between us.” “That’s it?” I go. “ ‘That’s it,’ what?” he goes. Not in my face. Just normal. “That’s all you’ve got, if I say I’m going to off myself?” “Is that what you’re planning?” “Huh?” “Are you planning to kill yourself?” “That’s not what I asked.” “I know that’s not what you asked.” He’s leaning forward on his elbows, like he’s interested, like he for real even cares. “It’s no big secret, doc,” I go. “How the hell do you think I got here?” * * * They try to make me do group. “Who wants to share with America what the purpose of this group is?” the lady goes. Nobody bothers, so she picks on some kid all bent over with his arms crossed looking like he’s got nails twisting up his stomach. “Don?” the lady goes, and he squeaks his chair and crosses his arms the other way. “Supposed to talk or something,” this Don goes. I’m out of here. “Please sit down, America,” the lady tells me. I head for the door. “America, you are required to participate in group,” the lady goes. I keep walking. “Privileges,” I hear her yelling. Points, tickets, privileges. You do this, they give you that many. You get that ma...

-Titulo Original : Addie On The Inside (the Misfits)-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: In this “artfully crafted” (Publishers Weekly) companion to the bestselling The Misfits and Totally Joe, Addie Carle confronts labels, loss, and what it means to grow up. The Gang of Five is back in this third story from Paintbrush Falls. Addie Carle, the only girl in the group of friends is outspoken, opinionated, and sometimes…just a bit obnoxious. But as seventh grade progresses, Addie’s not so sure anymore about who she is. It seems her tough exterior is just a little too tough, and that doesn’t help her deal with the turmoil she feels on the inside as she faces the pains of growing up. Told in elegant, accessible verse, Addie on the Inside is a thought-provoking look at a strong, smart, and sensitive girl struggling with the box society wants to put her in. Addie confronts experiences we can relate to: the loss of a beloved pet, first heartbreak, teasing…but also, friendship, love, and a growing confidence in one’s self. Review Written in narrative verse that has the rhythm and punch of spoken-word poetry, this companion to The Misfits and Totally Joe intimately conveys the internal conflicts of seventh-grader Addie…Howes artfully crafted lines show Addies intelligence and wit, and his imagery evokes the aura of sadness surrounding this purgatory of/ the middle school years/ when so many things/ that never mattered before/ and will never matter again/ matter. Readers will empathize with Addies anguish and admire her courage to keep fighting. -- Publishers Weekly, May 16, 2011, *STAR Told entirely in verse, the story follows 13-year-old Addie’s struggles to define herself according to her own terms. Through her poems, Addie reflects on her life and life in general: her first boyfriend, what it means to be accepted and her endeavors to promote equality.... Her forthright observations address serious topics with a maturity beyond her age.... Readers will agree when, in the triumphant final poem, an assured Addie proclaims: “I am a girl who knows enough / to know this life is mine.” --KIRKUS REVIEWS, June 1, 2011 “Howe explores the tender thrills and insecurities of early adolescence in first-person poems….Howe maintains a consistent voice…without compromising the heartfelt urgency of Addie’s words. This exploration of Addie’s struggles and reconciliations makes a strong addition to its companion titles and stands on its own as a compelling and moving story about growing up and out.” -- Booklist, July 2011 “Howe completely captures what it is like to be a 13-year-old girl-the ups and downs, the emotional tightrope, the push/pull between childhood and growing up, and the power of gossip and school cliques. Addie negotiates the corridors of middle school with thoughtful determination; she’s a young woman with a lot to say. Add this fine novel to the growing list of novels in verse.” -- School Library Journal, August 2011, *STAR About the Author James Howe is the author of more than ninety books for young readers. Bunnicula, coauthored by his late wife Deborah and published in 1979, is considered a modern classic of children’s literature. The author has written six highly popular sequels, along with the spinoff series Tales from the House of Bunnicula and Bunnicula and Friends. Among his other books are picture books such as Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores and beginning reader series that include the Pinky and Rex and Houndsley and Catina books. He has also written for older readers. The Misfits, published in 2001, inspired the nationwide antibullying initiative No Name-Calling Week, as well as three sequels, Totally Joe, Addie on the Inside, and Also Known as Elvis. A common theme in James Howe’s books from preschool through teens is the acceptance of difference and being true to oneself. Visit him online at JamesHowe . Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. This Purgatory of the Middle School Years This Purgat...

-Titulo Original : Hug Machine-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: Who have YOU hugged today? Open your arms to this delightfully tender, goofy, and sweet tale.Watch out world, here he comes! The Hug Machine! Whether you are big, or small, or square, or long, or spikey, or soft, no one can resist his unbelievable hugs! HUG ACCOMPLISHED! This endearing story encourages a warm, caring, and buoyantly affectionate approach to life. Everyone deserves a hug-and this book! From School Library Journal PreS-Gr 1-Much like cats, young children can be quite persnickety about whom they embrace and when. Not so with this storys protagonist, aka the Hug Machine. This boy takes it upon himself to calm and cheer everyone, and everything (rocks, trees), he encounters with a warm hug. He takes his work quite seriously and no challenge is too tough (a porcupine) or large (a whale) for him to wrap his arms around. Its a big, important job that requires frequent refueling (pizza) to keep his hugging energy high, but hes up to the task. Finally, when hes about to collapse from exhaustion, he acquiesces to his moms request and lets her hold the Hug Machine in her arms. Campbells stylized watercolor cartoon art is the perfect foil for the straightforward text. The humor is deadpan and the illustrations, though quirky, are enormously appealing. The diminutive boy is depicted with large eyes and extra-long arms, so hes well prepared for his chosen mission. Absolutely irresistible.-Luann Toth, School Library Journal Review * A feel-good ride, full of droll artistic asides and an abundance of caring.... In his first outing as an author, Campbell shines. Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewCampbell’s simply outlined watercolors exude warmth, emotion, and sly humor, from the deadpan expressions of several surprised recipients of the Hug Machine’s hugs to his own serenely closed eyes during each hug, which make it clear that he’s giving each hug his utmost. Publishers WeeklyThe noodle-armed little boy who loves hugs is irrepressibly charming....delightfully rendered, and the hug machine’s enthusiasm for friendliness is hard not to love. BooklistAbsolutely irresistable. School Library Journal*Whether for bedtime or storytime, affectionate kids and adults will thoroughly embrace (ahem) this fuzzy and goofy paean to cuddling. The Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books, STARRED REVIEWa non-sappy, warm-hearted ending to a book that feels just like a big ol’ hug -- The Horn Book Magazine November/December 2014 About the Author Scott Campbell’s paintings have appeared in numerous shows and publications around the world. He has created award-winning comics, such as “Igloo Head and Tree Head,” which appeared in the Flight anthology, and is the illustrator of Zombie in Love and Zombie in Love 2 1 by Kelly DiPucchio; East Dragon, West Dragon by Robyn Eversole; and If Dogs Run Free by Bob Dylan. He is the author and illustrator of Hug Machine. Scott lives in New York City. Visit him at PyramidCar ...

-Titulo Original : Out Of My Mind-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: A New York Times bestseller for three years and counting! “A gutsy, candid, and compelling story. It speaks volumes.” -School Library Journal (starred review) “Unflinching and realistic.” -KirkusReviews (starred review) From award-winning author Sharon Draper comes a story that will forever change how we all look at anyone with a disability, perfect for fans of RJ Palacio’s Wonder.Eleven-year-old Melody is not like most people. She can’t walk. She can’t talk. She can’t write. All because she has cerebral palsy. But she also has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She’s the smartest kid in her whole school, but NO ONE knows it. Most people-her teachers, her doctors, her classmates-dismiss her as mentally challenged because she can’t tell them otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by her disability. And she’s determined to let everyone know it…somehow. Review *Born with cerebral palsy, Melody, 10, has never spoken a word. She is a brilliant fifth grader trapped in an uncontrollable body. Her world is enhanced by insight and intellect, but gypped by physical limitations and misunderstandings. She will never sing or dance, talk on the phone, or whisper secrets to her friends. Shes not complaining, though; shes planning and fighting the odds. In her court are family, good neighbors, and an attentive student teacher. Pitted against her is the normal world: schools with limited resources, cliquish girls, superficial assumptions, and her own disability. Melodys life is tragically complicated. She is mainly placed in the special-ed classroom where education means being babysat in a room with replayed cartoons and nursery tunes. Her supportive family sets her up with a computer. She learns the strength of thumbs as she taps on a special keyboard that finally lets her talk. When she is transitioned into the regular classroom, Melodys undeniable contribution enables her class to make it to the national quiz team finals. Then something happens that causes her to miss the finals, and she is devastated by her classmates actions. Kids will benefit from being introduced to Melody and her gutsy, candid, and compelling story. It speaks volumes and reveals the quiet strength and fortitude it takes to overcome disabilities and the misconceptions that go with them. -School Library Journal STARRED REVIEW*Fifth-grader Melody has cerebral palsy, a condition that affects her body but not her mind. Although she is unable to walk, talk, or feed or care for herself, she can read, think, and feel. A brilliant person is trapped inside her body, determined to make her mark in the world in spite of her physical limitations. Draper knows of what she writes; her daughter, Wendy, has cerebral palsy, too. And although Melody is not Wendy, the authenticity of the story is obvious. Told in Melodys voice, this highly readable, compelling novel quickly establishes her determination and intelligence and the almost insurmountable challenges she faces. It also reveals her parents and caretakers courage in insisting that Melody be treated as the smart, perceptive child she is, and their perceptiveness in understanding how to help her, encourage her, and discourage self-pity from others. Thoughtless teachers, cruel classmates, Melodys unattractive clothes (Mom seemed to be choosing them by how easy theyd be to get on me), and bathroom issues threaten her spirit, yet the brave Melody shines through. Uplifting and upsetting, this is a book that defies age categorization, an easy enough read for upper-elementary students yet also a story that will enlighten and resonate with teens and adults. Similar to yet the antithesis of Terry Truemans Stuck in Neutral (2000), this moving novel will make activists of us all. -Booklist STARRED REVIEWEleven-year-old Melody Brooks has a photographic memory, synesthesia, and cerebral palsy. She cant speak or feed herself, ...

-Titulo Original : Isla De Leones (Lion Island): El Guerrero Cubano De Las Palabras (Spanish Edition)-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: La traduccion al español de esta novela en verso “bellamente escrita y estimulante” (School Library Journal, critica estelar) de la galardonada autora Margarita Engle, que cuenta la historia de Antonio Chuffat, un joven de ascendencia africana, china y cubana que se convierte en un campeon de los derechos civiles. Asia, África, Europa: los ancestros de Antonio chocaron y se mezclaron en la hermosa isla de Cuba. El pais lucha por independizarse de España. Los esclavos africanos y los chinos bajo servidumbre por endeudamiento son forzados a trabajar largas horas, rompiendose el lomo en los campos de cultivo. Por eso Antonio se siente afortunado de haber conseguido trabajo como mensajero, haciendo que su rica mezcla cultural sea una ventaja. A traves de su trabajo conoce a Wing, un joven chino vendedor de frutas que escapo a duras penas de las revueltas contra los asiaticos en California, y su hermana Fan, una talentosa cantante. Con la injusticia rodeandolos por todas partes, los tres amigos han decidido que en estos tiempos de rebelion violenta y esclavitud, las armas no han de ser el unico modo de ganar la libertad. Perturbadora, a la vez que hermosa, esta es la historia de un muchacho que se convirtio en campeon de los derechos civiles de quienes no podian hablar por si mismos. About the Author Margarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels Rima’s Rebellion; Your Heart, My Sky; With a Star in My Hand; The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor winner; and The Lightning Dreamer. Her verse memoirs include Soaring Earth and Enchanted Air, which received the Pura Belpre Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor, and was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, among others. Her picture books include Drum Dream Girl; Dancing Hands; and The Flying Girl. Visit her at MargaritaEngle . Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Isla de leones (Lion Island) Con las palabras a cuestas La llegada de los californianos lo cambio todo. La escuela. El trabajo. La esperanza. Todo me pertenece, ahora que tengo un empleo entregando mensajes misteriosos para el señor Tung Kong Lam de Shanghai, quien huyo a Cuba luego de tan solo un año en San Francisco. La violencia en California debe de tener la fiereza de un dragon para hacer que tantos refugiados busquen un nuevo hogar en esta isla de guerra...

-Titulo Original : Un Pregon De Frutas (song Of Frutas) -Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: Una edicion española Cuando visitamos a abuelo, lo ayudo a vender frutas, pregonando los nombres de cada una mientras caminamos: nuestros pasos repican como tambores, nuestras manos, cual maracas, que suenan agitan los brillantes colores de las frutas… Vivo lejos de abuelo, pero podemos cantar rimas de ida y vuelta entre nuestros dos paises, nuestros versos en papel vuelan como aves cantoras, cada silaba un abrazo hecho de palabras. About the Author Margarita Engle es la autora cubanoamericana de muchos libros galardonados, entre los que se incluye otra colaboracion con Sara Palacios: La niña voladora. Sus otros libros incluyen Manos que bailan; Una niña, un tambor, un sueño; Todo el camino hasta La Habana; Miguel y su valiente caballero; El arbol de la rendicion, ganador del premio de honor Newbery; y sus libros de memorias Aire encantado y La tierra al vuelo. Vive en California central. Visitala en MargaritaEngle , y siguela en @MargaritaPoet (Twitter) y en @EngleMargarita ( ). Sara Palacios es la ilustradora de La niña voladora y de muchos libros mas. Recibio el premio de honor de ilustracion Pura Belpre por su obra en Marisol McDonald Doesnt Match/Marisol McDonald no combina. Oriunda de Mexico, obtuvo su licenciatura y maestria en Bellas Artes en Ilustracion en la Academia de Arte de la Universidad de San Francisco. Visitala en SaraPalaciosIllustrations . Alexis Romay es autor de dos novelas y un libro de sonetos. Ha traducido al español mas de una cuarentena de libros ilustrados y novelas de Ana Veciana-Suarez, Margarita Engle, Stuart Gibbs, Meg Medina y, al ingles, de Miguel Correa Mujica. Vive en Nueva Jersey con su esposa y su hijo...

-Titulo Original : Nacer Bailando (Dancing Home) (Spanish Edition)-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: Un año de revelaciones culmina con una actuacion llena de sorpresas, mientras dos niñas descubren su lugar en el mundo. Un año de revelaciones culmina con una actuacion llena de sorpresas, mientras dos niñas descubren su lugar en el mundo. Mexico es el pais de sus padres, pero no el de Margie. Ella ha logrado convencer a sus compañeros de escuela que es cien por ciento estadounidense, igual que ellos. Pero cuando Lupe, su prima mexicana, va a vivir a su casa, la imagen de si misma que habia creado se deshace. La situacion de Lupe no es facil. Siente que su casa de Mexico no es un hogar desde que el padre se fue al norte. La esperanza de poder encontrarlo en los Estados Unidos le da algo de consuelo, pero aprender un idioma nuevo en una escuela nueva representa un gran desafio. Al igual que Margie, Lupe necesita una amiga. Poco a poco, los pasos de cada niña van encontrando el ritmo de un baile compartido, a medida que descubren el verdadero significado del hogar. Siguiendo la tradicion de Me llamo Maria Isabel, Alma Flor Ada y su hijo Gabriel M. Zubizarreta ofrecen un relato honesto de los valores de la familia y de la amistad, y de la experiencia que debe atravesar el inmigrante: volverse parte de algo nuevo y, a la vez, conservar la propia identidad. Review Acclaimed childrens writer Alma Flor Ada and her son Gabriel Zubizaretta have teamed up for the very first time to bring us a compelling chapter book for children dealing with a timely topic-the problem of assimilation from a childs point of view. -Atheneum About the Author Alma Flor Ada, an authority on multicultural and bilingual education, is the recipient of the 2012 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, and in 2014 she was honored by the Mexican government with the prestigious OHTLI Award. She is the author of numerous award-winning books for young readers, including Dancing Home with Gabriel Zubizarreta, My Name Is Maria Isabel, Under the Royal Palms (Pura Belpre Medal), Where the Flame Trees Bloom, and The Gold Coin (Christopher Award Medal). She lives in California, and you can visit her at AlmaFlorAda . Gabriel M. Zubizarreta draws from his experiences of raising his three wonderful daughters in his writing. He hopes his books will encourage young people to author their own destinies. He coauthored Love, Amalia and Dancing Home with Alma Flor Ada. Gabriel lives in Northern California with his family and invites you to visit his website at GabrielMZubizarreta . Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Nacer Bailando 1. El mapa Margie se sentia nerviosa mientras esperaba a la directora de la escuela, sentada en una silla frente a su oficina. Mantenia los ojos fijos en un mapa enorme que cubria por entero la pared. Aunque la señora Donaldson siempre le habia parecido una persona agradable, Margie nunca antes habia tenido que dirigirse a ella. El mapa mostraba Canada, los Estados Unidos y parte de Mexico. Alaska y el resto de los Estados Unidos aparecian en un color verde fuerte y vivido. Canada era de color amarillo brillante. Sin embargo, la pequeña parte de Mexico que se veia era de un color arenoso y apagado, un color cuyo nombre Margie no hubiera podido precisar. Para ella, los mapas eran una invitacion a soñar, una promesa de que algun dia visitaria lugares distantes, de cualquier region del mundo. Al mirar ese mapa, podia imaginarse admirando los glaciares gigantescos de Alaska, sorprendiendose frente al Gran Cañon del Colorado, dejando que su vista se perdiera en las llanuras interminables del centro de los Estados Unidos, tratando de orientarse en medio del bullicioso Nueva York u observando las costas rocosas de Maine. Pero cuando sus ojos empezaron a traspasar la frontera sur del pais, dirigio la vista a otra parte. -Ese no es un sitio que quiero visitar-, penso, recordando tantas conversaciones entre sus padres y algunos vecinos: historias de familias sin sufi...

-Titulo Original : Con Cariño, Amalia (Love, Amalia) (Spanish Edition)-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: Martha, la mejor amiga de Amalia, va a mudarse muy lejos. Y Amalia se siente triste y enojada. Sin embargo, aunque la vida parece injusta, las sabias palabras cariñosas de su abuelita la ayudan a sentirse un poco mejor. Amalia disfruta el tiempo que comparte con su abuela: cocinando, escuchando cuentos y musica y aprendiendo de la familia mientras miran las tarjetas que la abuelita atesora en una caja de madera de olivo. Pero cuando una nueva perdida sacude la vida de Amalia, nada tiene ya sentido. ¿Podra descubrir Amalia, a pesar del dolor, que especial es, aun si quienes ama ya no estan a su lado? Review A touching portrayal of love and loss.... The emotions ring true, with Amalias raw pain of loss and resentment respectfully and vividly depicted. Ada and Zubizarettas (Dancing Home)...collaboration focuses on the deep bond between Mexican-American sixth-grader Amalia and her grandmother.... The authors successfully depict family love and closeness across generations and distances.... In the final chapters...the book...takes on an authentic emotional poignancy, bringing a closing richness to this story of a girls first experience of loss. --Publishers Weekly, May 28, 2012Ada and Zubizarreta (Dancing Home, 2011) reunite to focus on a young Latina girl coping with loss.... The authors tackle issues of love, loss and familial ties with a sympathetic, light hand and blend Spanish words and Latino music and recipes into Amalias tale. A charming story, especially for children facing the loss of grandparents. --Kirkus Reviews, June 1, 2012Amalia is upset when her best friend announces that she is moving from Chicago to California. When Martha leaves, Amalia turns to her grandmother for comfort. It is in her kitchen and at her table that the child learns not only about her family and her Mexican heritage, but also about herself.... This story utilizes a special intergenerational relationship to introduce Mexican culture and traditions within the themes of changing family and friendships. Spanish words and phrases are woven into the text...this quiet story may provide a different perspective on the loss of a loved one. --School Library Journal, August 2012Latina sixth-grader Amalia is so upset by her best friend Marthas move from their Chicago neighborhood to California that she cant even say good-bye. When her beloved abuelita passes away suddenly a few days later, she doesnt even have the chance to say good-bye....Sprinkled with Spanish words and phrases, this quiet story charmingly emphasizes the importance of both friendship and intergenerational relationships. It concludes with simple recipes for making some of Abuelitas favorite desserts. --Booklist, August 1, 2012With sensitively drawn characters and a low-key story moving between present and past, the authors construct a portrait of a multigenerational immigrant family. The Latino culture of the family is reflected in the cooking the two do together, the memories Abuelita passes on, and all the letters she has kept from distant loved ones. --Horn Book Magazine, July/August 2012 About the Author Alma Flor Ada, an authority on multicultural and bilingual education, is the recipient of the 2012 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, and in 2014 she was honored by the Mexican government with the prestigious OHTLI Award. She is the author of numerous award-winning books for young readers, including Dancing Home with Gabriel Zubizarreta, My Name Is Maria Isabel, Under the Royal Palms (Pura Belpre Medal), Where the Flame Trees Bloom, and The Gold Coin (Christopher Award Medal). She lives in California, and you can visit her at AlmaFlorAda . Gabriel M. Zubizarreta draws from his experiences of raising his three wonderful daughters in his writing. He hopes his books will encourage young people to author their own destinies. He coauthored Love, Amalia and Dancing Home with Alma Flor Ada. G...

-Titulo Original : A Cuban Girls Guide To Tea And Tomorrow-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: A New York Times bestseller A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club YA Pick Love & Gelato meets Don’t Date Rosa Santos in this charming, heartfelt story following a Miami girl who unexpectedly finds love—and herself—in a small English town. For Lila Reyes, a summer in England was never part of the plan. The plan was 1) take over her abuela’s role as head baker at their panadería, 2) move in with her best friend after graduation, and 3) live happily ever after with her boyfriend. But then the Trifecta happened, and everything—including Lila herself—fell apart. Worried about Lila’s mental health, her parents make a new plan for her: spend three months with family friends in Winchester, England, to relax and reset. But with the lack of sun, a grumpy inn cook, and a small town lacking Miami flavor (both in food and otherwise), what would be a dream trip for some feels more like a nightmare to Lila…until she meets Orion Maxwell. A teashop clerk with troubles of his own, Orion is determined to help Lila out of her funk, and appoints himself as her personal tour guide. From Winchester’s drama-filled music scene to the sweeping English countryside, it isn’t long before Lila is not only charmed by Orion, but England itself. Soon a new future is beginning to form in Lila’s mind—one that would mean leaving everything she ever planned behind...

-Titulo Original : Three Little Words A Memoir-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: Review Ashley Rhodes-Courter is triumphant in her quest to overcome insurmountable odds. I celebrate her courage to seek out the best in humanity in spite of its failings. - Victoria Rowell, New York Times bestselling author of The Women Who Raised Me: A MemoirNine years in the foster care system could ruin a kid. But [Ashley] not only survived, shes thrived. -Teen PeopleThe authors ability to form intelligent, open-minded conclusions about her traumatic childhood demonstrates her remarkable control and insight, and although there are plenty of wrenching moments, she succeeds not in attracting pity but in her stated intention, of drawing attention to the children who currently share the plight that she herself overcame. --Publishers WeeklyQuiet scenes cut deepest: the authors description of her only after-school visit to a friends home lingers heartbreakingly in ones mind. This gifted young writers moving and eye-opening story will especially appeal to fans of Jeannette Wallss The Glass Castle and David Pelzers autobiographical books. --School Library Journal Sunshine, youre my baby and Im your only mother. You must mind the one taking care of you, but shes not your mama. Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent nine years of her life in fourteen different foster homes, living by those words. As her mother spirals out of control, Ashley is left clinging to an unpredictable, dissolving relationship, all the while getting pulled deeper and deeper into the foster care system. Painful memories of being taken away from her home quickly become consumed by real-life horrors, where Ashley is juggled between caseworkers, shuffled from school to school, and forced to endure manipulative,humiliating treatment from a very abusive foster family. In this inspiring, unforgettable memoir, Ashley finds the courage to succeed - and in doing so, discovers the power of her own voice. From Booklist “I felt as worthless as the junk in my trash bag . . . once again, I was the one being tossed out and thrown away.” Taken from her mother when she was scarcely four years old, Rhodes-Courter spent the next nine years in foster care with “more than a dozen so-called mothers.” “Some were kind,” she acknowledges, “a few were quirky and one . . . was as wicked as a fairy-tale witch.” She names names in this memoir, which is also a searing indictment of an often sadly deficient system of child care. Given her experiences, one can understand why she is angry and often bitter, but the unrelieved stridency of her tone makes for sometimes difficult reading. Nevertheless, she gives a voice to countless thousands of children who continue to be abused, abandoned, and ignored, and one hopes her book will make a positive difference in their lives. Grades 8-12. --Michael Cart About the Author Ashley Rhodes-Courter has been featured in Teen People, The New York Times, USA TODAY, and Glamour, as well as on Good Morning America. Her first memoir, Three Little Words, began as an essay, which won a writing contest for high school students, and was published in The New York Times Magazine. She is also the author of Three More Words. A graduate of Eckerd College and a champion for the reformation of the foster care system, Ashley speaks internationally on foster care and adoption. Visit her at Rhodes-Courter ...

-Titulo Original : Forever Young-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE The classic anthem to youth from Bob Dylan, one of our best-loved songwriters, reimagined as a picture book by award-winning illustrator Paul Rogers.Since it first appeared on the 1974 album Planet Waves, Forever Young has been one of Bob Dylans most beloved songs. Now award-winning artist Paul Rogers gives us a new interpretation of the lyrics. With images inspired by classic Dylan songs and pieces of his life, this is a bold and touching tribute to an anthem whose message will always stay forever young. From Publishers Weekly Dylans 1974 anthem unfolds as a series of vignettes following the growth of a musician/activist (his clean-cut blondness is a far cry from the scruffiness of the real Dylan). May you grow up to be righteous,/ May you grow up to be true finds the hero fist-bumping an African-American school chum; May you have a strong foundation/ When the winds of changes shift captures him on the front lines of a peace demonstration. Rogerss line drawings may surprise admirers of his Jazz ABZ: the chilly rendering style and the flat, digitally manipulated compositions recall 1960s low-budget animation. The key to this books likeliest audience, however, rests in the many visual shout-outs to Dylans career (theyre all explained in an endnote). DA Pennebaker can be seen filming the peace march, while Edie Sedgwick, Joan Baez and other hipster icons are among the marchers; another spread depicts the Greenwich Village clubs where Dylan played in the 1960s, and throws in references to both Lay, Lady, Lay (a big brass bed glimpsed through a window) and the cover of the 1963 album The Freewheelin Bob Dylan. Baby boomers will have a blast decoding it all. All ages. (Sept.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 4-Rogers has fashioned Dylans 1973 song into an homage to the musician and to coming of age in the 1960s. Adults familiar with the songwriters life and albums will recognize images in the artwork that recall the period. For those who miss these references, a page-by-page explanation of the visual clues is appended. Most children will feel that the text reads like a blessing spoken by an adult to a growing boy. The illustrations show a street musician giving his guitar to a Caucasian child. He learns to play it and becomes friends with an African-American boy. The two eventually form their own street band, travel the country in a VW bug, and participate in rallies to save the planet and stop the war. The story comes full circle as the young man passes his guitar on to a girl at songs end. Some of the images will be confusing to those who dont read the back matter; e.g., the sticker on the guitar case that reads, This machine kills Fascists is a Woody Guthrie reference. A pleasant but additional purchase that will give baby boomers an opportunity to wax nostalgic about the good old days with their grandkids.-Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CT Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. About the Author Bob Dylan has released thirty-nine studio albums, which collectively have sold over 125 million copies around the world. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature and has been awarded the French Legion of Honor, a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor. His memoir, Chronicles: Volume One, spent a year on the New York Times bestseller list.Paul Rogers is the illustrator of Wynton Marsaliss book Jazz ABZ. In addition to illustrating childrens books, he has created images for the New York Times, Pixar Animation Studios, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and the NFLs Super Bowl. He lives with his wife, Jill, and his two children, Alex and Nate, in Pasadena, California...

-Titulo Original : The Boy On The Wooden Box How The Impossible Became Possible . . . On Schindlers List-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: In the #1 New York Times bestseller, Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto.Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto. With incredible luck, perseverance, and grit, Leyson was able to survive the sadism of the Nazis, including that of the demonic Amon Goeth, commandant of Plaszow, the concentration camp outside Krakow. Ultimately, it was the generosity and cunning of one man, a man named Oskar Schindler, who saved Leon Leyson’s life, and the lives of his mother, his father, and two of his four siblings, by adding their names to his list of workers in his factory-a list that became world renowned: Schindler’s List. This, the only memoir published by a former Schindler’s List child, perfectly captures the innocence of a small boy who goes through the unthinkable. Most notable is the lack of rancor, the lack of venom, and the abundance of dignity in Mr. Leyson’s telling. The Boy on the Wooden Box is a legacy of hope, a memoir unlike anything you’ve ever read. Review Amazon Best Books of the Month, August 2013: For readers ages 11 and up, Leon Leyson’s remarkable memoir, The Boy on the Wooden Box, is the moving account of a happy childhood shattered by the Holocaust. Leyson was fortunate enough to survive, thanks largely to Oskar Schindler. As the youngest member of Schindler’s list, Leyson offers a unique perspective on the man who became his lifelong hero and his first-hand account of day-to-day existence in the factory--which did not alleviate the fear or deprivation--and his personal interaction with Schindler is powerful and special. The Boy on the Wooden Box is an important work, helping mature young readers understand the Holocaust through the life of a young person who lived it. --Seira Wilson From Booklist This powerful memoir of one of the youngest boys on Schindler’s list deserves to be shared. Leon Leyson grew up in Poland as the youngest of five children. As WWII breaks out, Leyson’s ingenuity and bravery, combined with the kindness of strangers and a bit of serendipity, save his life, time and again. The storytelling can at times meander, and the various reflections of his life in Poland during the war can result in a certain patchiness, but Leyson’s experiences and memories still make for compelling reading about what it was like to suffer through the Holocaust. This memoir is a natural curriculum addition to WWII units for upper-elementary- and middle-school readers. Be sure to have additional materials on hand about Oskar Schindler, as readers will want to do more research into Leyson’s story. Grades 4-7. --Sarah Bean Thompson Review * “Leyson, who died in January at age 83, was No. 289 on Schindler’s list and its youngest member. He was just 13 when Leyson’s father convinced Oskar Schindler to let “Little Leyson” (as Schindler knew him) and other family members find refuge in the Emalia factory; Leyson was so small he had to stand on a box to work the machinery. Leyson and his coauthors give this wrenching memoir some literary styling, but the book is at its most powerful when Leyson relays the events in a straightforward manner, as if in a deposition, from the shock of seeing his once-proud father shamed by anti-Semitism to the deprivation that defined his youth. Schindler remains a kindly but enigmatic figure in Leyson’s retelling, occasionally doting but usually distant. Leyson makes it clear that being “Schindler Jews” offered a thread of hope, but it never shielded them from the chaos and evil that surrounded them. Readers will close the book feeling that they have made a genuinely personal connection to this remarkable man.” Publishers Weekly, July 1, 2013, *STARRED REVIEW* A posthumous Holocaust memoir from the youngest person on Oskar...

-Titulo Original : Copper Sun-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) In this “searing work of historical fiction” (Booklist), Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Sharon M. Draper tells the epic story of a young girl torn from her African village, sold into slavery, and stripped of everything she has ever known-except hope.Amaris life was once perfect. Engaged to the handsomest man in her tribe, adored by her family, and fortunate enough to live in a beautiful village, it never occurred to her that it could all be taken away in an instant. But that was what happened when her village was invaded by slave traders. Her family was brutally murdered as she was dragged away to a slave ship and sent to be sold in the Carolinas. There she was bought by a plantation owner and given to his son as a birthday present. Now, survival is all Amari can dream about. As she struggles to hold on to her memories, she also begins to learn English and make friends with a white indentured servant named Molly. When an opportunity to escape presents itself, Amari and Molly seize it, fleeing South to the Spanish colony in Florida at Fort Mose. Along the way, their strength is tested like never before as they struggle against hunger, cold, wild animals, hurricanes, and people eager to turn them in for reward money. The hope of a new life is all that keeps them going, but Florida feels so far away and sometimes Amari wonders how far hopes and dreams can really take her. Review A searing work of historical fiction. -- Booklist, starred reviewAction-packed, multifaceted, character-rich. -- SLJ, starred review About the Author Sharon M. Draper is a three-time New York Times bestselling author and a recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. She has received the Coretta Scott King Award for both Copper Sun and Forged by Fire, and was awarded the Charlotte Huck Award for Stella by Starlight. Her novel Out of My Mind has won multiple awards and was a New York Times bestseller for over three years, and Blended has also been a New York Times bestseller. She taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. She now lives in Florida. Visit her at SharonDraper ...

-Titulo Original : Deenie-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: Scoliosis twists Deenie’s plans for seventh grade in this classic Judy Blume novel with a fresh new look.Deenie’s mother wants her to be a model, with her face on magazine covers-maybe even in the movies-but Deenie wants to spend Saturdays with her friends Janet and Midge, tracking Harvey Grabowsky, the captain of the football team, around Woolworth’s. She wants to be a cheerleader, too, and go to the seventh-grade mixer to hear Buddy Brader play his drums. Instead, Deenie is diagnosed with scoliosis. And that means body stockings to squeeze into, a roomful of strangers to face, and a terrifying brace that she’ll need to wear for years that goes from her neck to her hips. Suddenly Deenie has to cope with a kind of specialness that’s frightening-and might be hers forever. About the Author Judy Blume, one of America’s most popular authors, is the recipient of the 2004 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of beloved books for young people, including Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (which celebrated fifty years in 2020), and novels for adult readers, including Wifey,Summer Sisters, and In the Unlikely Event. Her work has been translated into thirty-two languages.Visit Judy at JudyBlume or follow her on Twitter at @JudyBlume...

-Titulo Original : Then Again, Maybe I Wont-Fabricante : Atheneum Books For Young Readers-Descripcion Original: Get a guy’s perspective on adolescent hang-ups in this classic Judy Blume novel, now with a fresh new look.“That’s an interesting way to solve the problem, Tony.” Miss Tobin is talking about a math problem on the blackboard, but Tony is thinking about real problems. If his parents or his friend Joel or Joel’s sixteen-year-old sister Lisa knew what Tony was thinking about a lot of the time, they’d probably freak out. About snitching on Joel, who Tony knows is a shoplifter. About watching Lisa undress each night and liking what he sees. About money and the changes money makes in people (especially his mother). Hung up at thirteen. That’s Tony Miglione-especially this morning in math class in front of Miss Tobin, for everyone to see... About the Author Judy Blume, one of America’s most popular authors, is the recipient of the 2004 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of beloved books for young people, including Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (which celebrated fifty years in 2020), and novels for adult readers, including Wifey,Summer Sisters, and In the Unlikely Event. Her work has been translated into thirty-two languages.Visit Judy at JudyBlume or follow her on Twitter at @JudyBlume...