Smart Girl’s Guide to Drama, Rumors and Secrets
Watch out for the drama trap! This book offers expert insight into drama, from jealousy to gossip to cyberbullying, and how to deal with it. Gossip and rumors. Trading in secrets. Who's popular, who's not. Exclusion. Mean girls and queen girls. Group pressure. Cyberbullying. How can a girl deal with all the drama? And how can she rise above it? This book is full of tips, quizzes, advice from real girls, and solid smarts to help you keep your head and heart during tough times--and put your best self forward. Part of American Girl's bestselling Smart Girl's Guide series, the 10th anniversary edition of Smart Girl's Guide to Drama, Rumors and Secrets includes updated illustrations and topics perfect for today's girls.
You Are Loved And Known
Did you know you are special?God made you in a very special way and he knows all about you- even how many hairs are on your head! While reading "Finding Our Identity In Jesus" (a refection journal) children will be encouraged to appreciate their God given gifts, talents and unique features.God has a plan for you, and you are precious in His eyes.Let's find out why we are all so special and how much Jesus loves us!..The intention of this journal/book: Encouraging, joyful and relatable journaling for kids.To bring kids of all ages a playful yet reverent understanding of God's love and opening acceptance of our children's unique identity in Christ Jesus. Parents we all can agree our children's generation need to seek the light of God. God's light is within us, we just need to take the shade off and let God's light shine! As parents, we need to teach our children where our true identity comes from. It's easy to get distracted with what's going on in the world but as followers of Christ, we shall guide our children to Jesus and when they grow older they will always come back to Him. Thank you, Jesus, for Your love and guidance.
Creating Content
From YouTube to yard signs, build media savvy that is up to speed with today's media-rich world. With teens today spending on average 43 percent of their waking day interacting with media of one type or another, it is more critical than ever that they learn the necessary skills for both consuming and creating content wisely. Part of our Take a Look! Modern Media Literacy series, Creating Content takes readers through the process of creating and sharing content in a responsible, inclusive way. Highlights of the book include: Uses practical examples with both digital and legacy media Engenders critical thinking skills Offers tips and tricks for readers to try on their own Includes an extension activity This series gives readers a crash course in basic media literacy skills: understanding audience, perspective, persuasive appeals, author's purpose, tracing sources, and creating media content. Series closely aligned with standards from the American Association of School Librarians and the Journalism Education Association and follows research from the Center for Media Literacy.
Pushing Hope
A School Library Journal Best Book★ School Library Journal, starred review "This is what justice looks like. We are told we live in an age of few if any heroes, but Raymond Santana is a real genuine hero. His story is one of unbelievable courage in the face of rampant injustice and impressive resilience as he maintains his dignity and in the face of obstacles that would destroy many of us. Bravo!" --Ken Burns, filmmaker One of the Central Park Five reflects on his wrongful conviction--and tireless fight for his 2002 exoneration--in this moving young adult illustrated memoir. Raymond Santana's story is an example to teens of the power of hope and resilience--and the importance of fighting injustice to stand up for what's right. When Raymond Santana was just 14, he was accused of a crime he didn't commit. The 1989 rape of a jogger in Central Park was pinned on Santana and four other young teens, a tragedy that would change their lives forever. In this powerful illustrated memoir, Raymond Santana takes readers on a journey from his move to Harlem, to his arrest and trial, and from his time in prison to his ongoing fight for justice. Exonerated in 2002, Santana has made it his mission to fight wrongful convictions and injustice. What has sustained him and given him the strength for that fight, is his creativity--art and fashion have always been a refuge and a source of hope. Teaming up with celebrated artist Keith Henry Brown, Raymond Santana shows in vivid color how one can survive by pushing a message of hope.
Pushing Hope
A School Library Journal Best Book★ School Library Journal, starred review "This is what justice looks like. We are told we live in an age of few if any heroes, but Raymond Santana is a real genuine hero. His story is one of unbelievable courage in the face of rampant injustice and impressive resilience as he maintains his dignity and in the face of obstacles that would destroy many of us. Bravo!" --Ken Burns, filmmaker One of the Central Park Five reflects on his wrongful conviction--and tireless fight for his 2002 exoneration--in this moving young adult illustrated memoir. Raymond Santana's story is an example to teens of the power of hope and resilience--and the importance of fighting injustice to stand up for what's right. When Raymond Santana was just 14, he was accused of a crime he didn't commit. The 1989 rape of a jogger in Central Park was pinned on Santana and four other young teens, a tragedy that would change their lives forever. In this powerful illustrated memoir, Raymond Santana takes readers on a journey from his move to Harlem, to his arrest and trial, and from his time in prison to his ongoing fight for justice. Exonerated in 2002, Santana has made it his mission to fight wrongful convictions and injustice. What has sustained him and given him the strength for that fight, is his creativity--art and fashion have always been a refuge and a source of hope. Teaming up with celebrated artist Keith Henry Brown, Raymond Santana shows in vivid color how one can survive by pushing a message of hope.
Identifying the Source
From YouTube to yard signs, build media savvy that is up to speed with today's media-rich world. With teens today spending on average 43 percent of their waking day interacting with media of one type or another, it is more critical than ever that they learn the necessary skills for both consuming and creating content wisely. Part of our Take a Look! Modern Media Literacy series, Identifying the Source takes readers through the process of analyzing media in order to tell fact from fiction. Includes explanation of how misinformation, disinformation, biases, and stereotypes play into the credibility of a source. Gives readers the information they need to start practicing looking critically at the media they consume. Highlights of the book include: Uses practical examples with both digital and legacy media Engenders critical thinking skills Offers tips and tricks for readers to try on their own Includes an extension activity This series gives readers a crash course in basic media literacy skills: understanding audience, perspective, persuasive appeals, author's purpose, tracing sources, and creating media content. Series closely aligned with standards from the American Association of School Librarians and the Journalism Education Association and follows research from the Center for Media Literacy.
La Biblia En Acci籀n
The Action Bible New Testament features 88 fast-paced narratives and stunning full-color art, taking readers from Jesus's miraculous birth to Paul's letters to the thrilling words and images of Revelation. Designed from The Action Bible, this version of The Action Bible New Testament offers vibrant color, bold design, and biblical truth for kids, teens, visual learners, spiritual seekers, and anyone eager to know more about God's Word. Solid, proven content, fast-paced narratives with a clear chronological progression, striking artwork, and a great portable format make this graphic Bible an unique and dramatic rendering of the greatest story ever told.
The Adventures of Little Timmy
Timmy's sobs shook his little body, and tears splashed onto his shirt. "When you love someone, Mr. Christmas Tree, does it always have to hurt?" It was easy for Little Timmy to make friends but hard for him to say goodbye. Let's walk with him as he faces his adventures in friendship, love, and heartache while trying to keep a very special promise. Will he keep it?
Bittersweet
Soar into the tender true story of how one airman inspired a movement by airdropping little parachutes of candy to kids trapped in occupied Berlin in this nonfiction picture book ode to everyday acts of kindness. How far can a small kindness reach? How much of a difference can two sticks of gum make? Colonel Gail Halvorsen was a pilot in the United States Air Force delivering supplies to West Berlin when it was blockaded by the Soviets. One day he approached children gathered outside the airport with two leftover sticks of gum. One day, he approached children gathered outside the airport with two leftover sticks of gum. After sharing the gum through the fence, he watched in surprise as they passed the wrappers around so everyone could sniff the minty smell. Inspired by the children's kindness and sympathetic to the way blockades were cutting off their access to simple pleasures like sweets, Halvorsen began airdropping candy, using his own rations and wiggling his wings to alert the kids below that it was time for treats. When a package of chocolates literally dropped on a reporter's head, news quickly spread of "Uncle Wiggly Wings" or "the Berlin Candy Bomber." Soon, Halvorsen's Operation Little Vittles--born of one man's courage to be kind--grew to include other pilots and donations from American families and ended up dropping over twenty tons of candy to the children of war-torn Berlin.
The Ballerina of Auschwitz
A Sydney Taylor Award Notable Young Adult Book In this "luminous" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) young adult edition of the bestselling, award-winning memoir The Choice, Holocaust survivor and renowned psychologist Dr. Edith Eva Eger shares her harrowing experiences and gives readers the gift of hope and strength. Edie is a talented dancer and a skilled gymnast with hopes of making the Olympic team. Between her rigorous training and her struggle to find her place in a family where she's the daughter "with brains but no looks," Edie's too busy to dwell on the state of the world. But life in Hungary in 1943 is dangerous for a Jewish girl. Just as Edie falls in love for the first time, Europe collapses into war, and Edie's family is forced onto a train bound for the Auschwitz concentration camp. Even in those darkest of moments, Edie's beloved, Eric, kindles hope. "I'll never forget your eyes," he tells her through the slats of the cattle car. Auschwitz is horrifying beyond belief, yet through starvation, unthinkable terrors, and daily humiliations like being forced to dance for a Nazi leader, dreams of Eric sustain Edie. Against all odds, Edie and her sister Magda survive, thanks to their sisterhood and sheer grit. Edie returns home filled with grief and guilt. Survival feels more like a burden than a gift--until Edie recognizes that she has a choice. She can't change the past, but she can choose how to live and even to love again.
Greek Mythology
Unleash your inner genius and become a master of mythology with this interactive trivia book from Jeopardy! host and champion and New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings. With this Junior Genius Guide to Greek mythology, you'll become an expert and wow your friends and teachers with all the best ancient stories: how Prometheus outsmarted the gods, how Achilles's heel led to his death, and that most of our eighty-eight constellations are based on what Greeks and Romans imagined thousands of years ago! With great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to test your knowledge, this guide will have you on your way to whiz-kid status in no time!
Let's Go! Bible Adventures
God gave us the Bible to help us seeGod's love never changes--it's strong as can be!Let's Go! Bible Adventures is a rhyming storybook that tells real Bible stories and contrasts Bible-times transportation with modern-day vehicles. Trucks, trains, tractors, as well as bulldozers, boats, hot-air balloons, motorcycles--and of course ice cream trucks--will capture the attention of children ages two to five.Gathering children and loving adults together to read this array of Old and New Testament Bible stories will become the favorite part of your family's day. Through these Bible stories, all of which remain true to the real Bible story, every member of your family will come to understand the depth of God's care for them. Featuring: 40 real Bible stories faithfully told by Valerie Ellis and illustrated by Carolina Far穩as: 20 stories from the Old Testament and 20 stories from the New Testament.Full color, delightful illustrations of Bible times and modern-day vehicles.Rhyming text with a songlike resonance that will keep everyone's attention.A fun repeating refrain that children will love to "read" aloud with you--"We're on an adventure with God. Let's go!"So let's go! Begin your family's exciting journey discovering God's Word with Let's Go! Bible Adventures today.
The Good Shepherd and the Stubborn Sheep
Winner of Christianity Today's 2025 Children's Book AwardWinner of The Gospel Coalition 2025 Children's Book Award2025 Christlit Book Award WINNER!The Good Shepherd and the Stubborn Sheep is a humorous and heartwarming picture book about God's unconditional love. This story beautifully captures the essence of Psalm 23, showing the importance of trusting God, our Good Shepherd, with our lives.Meet George, a silly and sometimes stubborn sheep living happily under the care of a Good Shepherd. But when shearing time comes, George decides it's time to make a run for it, and soon finds himself on a journey full of unexpected disappointment, discomfort, and danger. Ultimately, he finds rescue and learns why he really does need a shepherd.The Bible is full of references to sheep and shepherds, but what does it mean to be a good shepherd? And how are we like sheep? The Good Shepherd and the Stubborn Sheep uses an unforgettable character and riveting story to bring biblical truth to life for kids and illustrate the many comforting and loving attributes of God.The Good Shepherd and the Stubborn Sheep is perfect for: Children ages 4 and upFamily devotions and bedtime readingDiscussions about the meaning of Psalm 23, the parable of the lost sheep, and how God is always with usSunday school lessons and church librariesEaster baskets, baptism or First Communion gifts, birthday gifts, and other gift-giving opportunities
The Christian Kids Values, Identity & Affirmation Series
Join the brothers Prince Brennan and Prince Asher as they battle evil spirits, monsters and dragons! Learn with them as they uncover the Biblical truths of life in this epic odyssey through the most quintessential of Christian children's picture books!The Ring of Truth: A Children's Picture Book about vanquishing Shame!The Sword of Joy: A Children's Picture Book about being honest!The Book of Power: A Children's Picture Book about the source of Power!Through three wonderful tales, you'll be able to impart important lessons to your children.From the bestselling and award-winning author, Aaron Ryan, who brought you the Christian post-apocalyptic saga, "The End," the sci-fi alien invasion saga "Dissonance," the 9/11 historical fiction thrillers "Forecast" and "The Slide," and many more.
R Is for Risen
This rhyming ABC Easter story takes kids on a journey from Palm Sunday to the Resurrection to the Great Commission. Jesus is the RISEN One, our Savior and our Friend.Jesus is the A and Z, the beginning and the end.In this charmingly illustrated story, children will learn the alphabet and the biblically accurate reason for the season: Jesus' resurrection! Unlike other ABC books that attribute a random Easter-themed word to a letter, R Is for Risen thoughtfully tells the chronological Easter story of salvation. It features: Palm branch parade (Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem) Garden of Gethsemane Jesus' arrest and interrogation Jesus carrying the cross Jesus' death and resurrection Jesus' Great CommissionIncludes: Short, easy-to-read, rhyming text Chronological Bible Easter story Colorful, endearing illustrations A Bible verse reference on each page (NLT, ICB, NIrV, or GW) This alphabet book is sure to become a family classic parents will read to their children every Easter.
Can You Imagine?
A stunning picture book biography in lyrical, poignant prose about Yoko Ono--a brilliant musician and one of the creative minds behind the iconic song "Imagine" by John Lennon. Yoko Ono has been called many things: Bold. Confrontational. Controversial. Artist. Musician. Witch. But she has always been, first and foremost, Yoko: a girl who used her imagination to escape the horrors of World War II, and then a woman who used that same gift to find peace after an act of unfathomable violence. This is a story of a singular soul: an artist, musician, and writer who has always innovated beyond the limits of the accepted, whose brilliance cannot be overshadowed, and whose imagination has been truly revolutionary.
Baby Faith
Introduce little ones to the biblical virtue of faith with this accessible and engaging board book. With this sweet board book, little ones will begin to understand how faith in God can be an important part of their lives. "Baby Faith" believes God loves him. He prays and feels certain God will answer him. He learns ways to become closer to God. The Baby Virtues series introduces babies and toddlers to the fundamentals of Christian faith and biblical virtues. Each book in the series personifies a virtue as a lovable character to explore the importance of the virtue in a manner appropriate for young children.
Bless the Blood
A searing debut YA poetry and essay collection about a Black cancer patient who faces medical racism after being diagnosed with leukemia in their early twenties, for fans of Audre Lorde's The Cancer Journals and Laurie Halse Anderson's Shout. When Walela is diagnosed at twenty-three with advanced stage blood cancer, they're suddenly thrust into the unsympathetic world of tubes and pills, doctors who don't use their correct pronouns, and hordes of "well-meaning" but patronizing people offering unsolicited advice as Walela navigates rocky personal relationships and shares their story online. But this experience also deepens their relationship to their ancestors, providing added support from another realm. Walela's diagnosis becomes a catalyst for their self-realization. As they fill out forms in the insurance office in downtown Los Angeles or travel to therapy in wealthier neighborhoods, they begin to understand that cancer is where all forms of their oppressed identities intersect. In Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir, the author details a galvanizing account of their survival despite the U.S. medical system, and of the struggle to face death unafraid.
Emotional Regulation and Me
Emotional Regulation and Me takes readers on a fun journey where they learn how to understand and manage their feelings. With simple, catchy rhymes and colourful, bright illustrations, this book helps children recognise emotions and feelings to find ways to stay calm and strong. A perfect blend of learning and discovery, it encourages young minds to handle their emotions with confidence and care.
If Kamala Can
If Kamala can, so can I! From the newly-announced Young People's Poet Laureate comes a powerful and inspiring picture book that shares how each milestone and moment in Kamala Harris's life represents something that lies within young readers' reach, too--building community, asking for answers, learning from elders, standing up for what's right, pride, friendship, strength, and most of all--knowing that nothing is out of the reach of their future!
