Nouveautés

1941. The German armies are storming across Europe. Iran is a neutral country occupied by British forces on one side, Soviet forces on another. Soldiers fill the teahouses of Isfahan. Nazi spies roam the alleyways. Babak and his little sister have just lost their father. Now orphans, fearing they will be separated, the two devise a plan. Babak will take up his father's old job as a teacher to the nomads. With a chalkboard strapped to Babak's back, and a satchel full of textbooks, the siblings set off to find the nomad tribes as they make their yearly trek across the mountains.

From #1 New York Times bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants author Ann Brashares and her brother Ben Brashares comes the second book in the action-packed middle grade alternate history thriller trilogy that asks what present-day America would be like if Germany had won World War II.

Slavery confuses Caroline Allerton. The compassionate twelve-year-old can't understand why her friend was given a young slave as a Christmas present, nor why her friend mistreats the miserable Caribbean girl. Caroline also befriends a little girl who lives with her mother in the poorer area of Boston. Caroline’s actions are greatly misunderstood by her friends and she discovers that she must make difficult choices to stand for what she knows is right.

Unlock the magic of African storytelling with The Clever Tortoise Stories: Stories of Wit and Wisdom from Nigeria—a captivating and educational journey into one of the richest oral traditions in the world. This beautifully written collection celebrates Nigeria’s folklore heritage through the adventures of the clever and mischievous Tortoise, a beloved character known across Africa for using brains over brawn to overcome life’s biggest challenges. Perfectly tailored for children aged 3 to 14, this book offers an enchanting blend of humour, imagination, and meaningful life lessons.

This book is part of the Against The Odds series, a captivating series of fictional—but inspired by true events—Hi-Lo chapter books tailored for striving listeners aged 10-14. Each title in this collection unravels the extraordinary experiences of young people overcoming incredible challenges. Whether it’s facing the unknown or triumphing against the odds, these stories are both riveting and inspiring.

Fresh off saving the French Four—a quartet of American treasures—and their mom's museum, Carter twins Ike and Iris are back in Washington, D.C., when they're summoned to the National Archives by the FBI Art Crimes Team because the Statue of Liberty is missing. Well, not the statue. But pieces of the flame packed away in 1916 have somehow vanished. The Smithsonian has organized an elaborate, high-profile event around the artifacts in six days—with the presidents of both the U.S. and France set to attend—and the flame's absence will be a national embarrassment.

A cozy, richly imagined fantasy where a young selkie girl must save her family from a vengeful king. Brigit knows all the old fisherman songs and legends by heart: sea goddess, warriors, and people who are not quite human. But Brigit also knows the truth. It’s evident in the webbing between her fingers–webbing that must be cut. She’s the daughter of a selkie. A truth she must keep secret from everyone. But there is another secret growing in the village. A terrible one that will invite the wrath of the Great Selkie, bringing storm, sickness, and death.