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Millbrook Press publishes informational titles for grades K-5 that offer fresh perspectives, unusual points of view, and a good dose of humor, while Carolrhoda Books spark children’s imaginations and offer new ways of looking at the world. These fact-filled books draw listeners in with engaging writing and a wide variety of genres encompassed, from coming-of-age stories to exceptional nonfiction to mysteries.

Read Woke™ Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke™ Books seek to amplify the voices of people of the global majority (people who are of African, Arab, Asian, and Latin American descent and identify as not white), provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, share perspectives of people who have been underrepresented or oppressed, challenge social norms and disrupt the status quo, and encourage readers to take action in their community.

Ava’s mom is about to have twins, and the pregnancy isn’t going well. All Ava wants to do is stay by her mother’s side, but instead, she is sent away to stay with her grandparents. Normally, spending time at the lake with Nonna and Nonno is wonderful. But everything is different now. While her mom’s hospital visits are getting serious back home, Ava grapples with anxiety. As summer storms rock the island, electricity goes out at the cabin, and an annoyingly cheerful boy named Cody seems determined to pop up everywhere she goes.

Lockdown is over and Too Small Tola is happy to be home with her family again in their apartment in Lagos, Nigeria. Tola loves solving problems, and there are plenty of problems for her to tackle in their crowded building: Mrs. Shaky-Shaky is having trouble climbing the stairs to her apartment, Mr. and Mrs. Abdul need someone to watch sweet Baby Jide, and Grandmommy needs help deciding what to do on a day out with Tola. Luckily, Tola has ideas to help everyone! But how will Tola solve her own problem—the fact that her classmates don’t believe she worked for Mr. Diamond, the famous music star?

Mr. Fred Grange claims to work as a clerk for a biscuit company, but he's out and about on the London streets at odd hours, and girl detective Maisie Hitchins soon discovers something very precious hidden in his rooms. Maisie is determined to unmask him as a thief, but the truth is far more complicated - and dangerous. Before long, Maisie and her friends are led into a web of mystery lurking in the London Underground.

Words are powerful at any age: from the moment we start to talk, we’re told to "use our words." But using your words isn't just about asking for something; it's about communicating one's needs—emotionally, spiritually, and practically—and connecting to the world around us. Harold Green III's Words Are My Superpower offers practical advice for younger listeners on how the words they choose have the power to change not just their own lives but others'.

Hallo, du toller Junge! Vielleicht bist du auch manchmal ängstlich oder unsicher und auf der Suche nach Mutmachern. Wenn ja, geht es dir wie ganz vielen anderen Jungen. Für alle, die ein bisschen Mut brauchen, ist dieses inspirierende Kinderbuch genau das Richtige. Darin erwarten dich wundervolle Mutmachgeschichten für Jungs zwischen 5-9 Jahren. Bestimmt wirst du dich in der einen oder anderen Geschichte wiedererkennen, weil du die gleiche oder eine ähnliche Situation schon mal erlebt hast.

Endlich! Der Werwolf Bram hat es auf die Schule der Bösewichte geschafft. Jetzt kann er seine Familie stolz machen und lernen, ein richtiger Schurke zu sein. Blöd nur, dass Bram eigentlich ganz gern Bitte und Danke sagt und seine Hausaufgaben macht. Als die neue Klasse in Gruppen eingeteilt wird, die im großen Wettkampf um den Titel Bösewicht der Woche gegeneinander antreten müssen, ist Bram hilflos. Was bedeutet es überhaupt, ein Bösewicht zu sein? Und dürfen Bösewichte eigentlich Freund*innen finden? Böse zu sein, war noch nie so gut.

Sind wir nicht alle lieber zusammen als alleine, genau wie der kleine Tiger und der kleine Bär, der schnelle Hase, der Igel, der Reiseesel Mallorca, die Tante Gans, der Fuchs, der riesengraue Elefant, die Nachtigall, der Specht, der müde Maulwurf, der flinke Fisch und die Ameise, die keiner hört? Wenn wir bei unseren Freund*innen sind, macht nämlich alles noch viel mehr Spaß. Und wenn es gerade mal nicht so spaßig ist, sind Freund*innen für einen da, trösten, erzählen Geschichten oder essen Pilzpfanne.

Ellis loves popcorn. No, she really loves popcorn. It's serious. So when her school and her dads ban all snack foods - including popcorn - Ellis won't listen. But when she tries to quietly sneak her favorite salty snack, one kernel refuses to pop. Loudly. Soon, the kernel has sprouted a face, arms, and legs! He's alive, his name is Popcorn Bob, and he is not in a good mood. He is hangry. Will Ellis be able to keep Bob a secret until she can get rid of him? (And after a few days with him, will she still want to?)

In The Case of the Stolen Sixpence, Maisie's big chance to prove herself finally arrives when crime strikes her Victorian London neighborhood. While the grown-ups turn a blind eye to the whodunit and justice goes un-served, Maisie and her canine sidekick, Eddie, search the streets for clues to crack the case.

When 8-year-old Mallory McDonald’s parents tell her that they are moving, she’s mad! It’s not fair! How can they make her move away from Mary Ann, her best friend in the whole wide world? When Mallory arrives at her new house, things are terrible. But Joey lives next door. He tells jokes, helps teach her cat to do tricks, and shows her how to skateboard. Mallory’s having so much fun she forgets the pact she made with Mary Ann never to make friends with a boy next door. But, when Mary Ann comes to visit, will she have to choose between her best friend and her new friend?

Before cell phones, gadget spinners, and the internet, there was a little time called “the 80’s.” We had Rubik’s Cubes, rotary phones, and outside adventures on our bicycles.

Emmy Ashford, the “New Girl” from Iowa, thinks she will never make a friend in California - until she meets Allie Cassidy, Evergreen’s other “New Girl.” The pair quickly become best friends and begin exchanging notes during class. Over the course of one semester, the girls share everything with each other from silly jokes to their most-guarded secrets. All the while, Allie and Emmy encourage one another to become the best versions of themselves.

Tola lives in an apartment in the busy city of Lagos, Nigeria, with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmommy, who is very bossy. Tola may be small, but she’s strong enough to carry a basket brimming with groceries home from the market, and she’s clever enough to count out Grandmommy’s change. When the faucets in the apartment break, it’s Tola who brings water from the well.

Der Schulanfang ist ein aufregendes und prägendes Erlebnis für die gesamte Familie. Während die Erwachsenen sich darauf freuen und mit der Planung und Vorbereitung beschäftigt sind, steht den Kindern eine völlig andere Herausforderung bevor, die verständlicherweise sehr beängstigend sein kann. Zum einen der traurige Abschied vom Kindergarten und dem bisher gewohnten Alltag. Zum anderen das große Unbekannte, das die Kinder mit der Schule in Verbindung bringen. So bestehen viele potenzielle Ängste, die ein Kind sehr strapazieren können wie z.B. keinen Anschluss bei den anderen Kindern zu finden oder dass der Schulweg zu beschwerlich wird.

While camping near Indian Creek, Matt and his best friend, Parker, get up early to see if they can spot a blue heron. Instead, they find the body of a dead man floating in the clear water. Parker is sure that George Evans, the smooth-talking local antiques dealer, must somehow be connected to the dead man. Matt isn’t so sure - but then, on Halloween night, while snooping around Evans’s antique shop, the boys make another shocking discovery that puts their own lives in danger. There are murderous grownups who would do anything to keep what the boys found in the shop a secret....

The Backstagers are back for a thrilling third act! They’ve dealt with the ghost haunting their theater and faced off against the sinister siblings trying to steal the famous Designer’s Journal during their production of Tammy, but now, a mysterious masked man has taken all the ancient theater artifacts that they’ve collected. They don’t know what he wants or how to stop him - but the Backstagers will have to use all their skills and know-how to solve the mystery and save the day!

Every activist started out as a kid‚ and in some cases, they were kids when their activism began! But even the world's greatest champions of civil liberties had relatable interests and problems‚ often in the middle of extraordinary circumstances. Martin Luther King, Jr., loved fashion and argued with his dad about whether or not dancing was a sin. Harvey Milk had a passion for listening to opera music in different languages. Dolores Huerta was once wrongly accused of plagiarizing in school.

After all the backstage ghost drama during Phantasm, things are quiet for the Backstagers of the St. Genesius School Drama Club - too quiet. But when that quiet is filled by a mysterious voice that haunts the Backstagers day and night, they set off on a globetrotting adventure to discover the ancient secrets of the legendary artifacts of the theater.