A Newbery Honor Book Winner of the Correta Scott King - John Steptoe for New Talent Author Award A Morris Award Finalist An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 This deeply sensitive and powerful debut novel tells the story of a thirteen-year-old who must overcome internalized racism and a verbally abusive family to finally learn to love herself. There are ninety-six things Genesis hates about herself. She knows the exact number because she keeps a list. Like #95: Because her skin is so dark, people call her charcoal and eggplant—even her own family. And #61: Because her family is always being put out of their house, belongings laid out on the sidewalk for the world to see. When your dad is a gambling addict and loses the rent money every month, eviction is a regular occurrence. What's not so regular is that this time they all don't have a place to crash, so Genesis and her mom have to stay with her grandma. It's not that Genesis doesn't like her grandma, but she and Mom always fight—Grandma haranguing Mom to leave Dad, that she should have gone back to school, that if she'd married a lighter skinned man none of this would be happening, and on and on and on. But things aren't all bad. Genesis actually likes her new school; she's made a couple friends, her choir teacher says she has real talent, and she even encourages Genesis to join the talent show. But how can Genesis believe anything her teacher says when her dad tells her the exact opposite? How can she stand up in front of all those people with her dark, dark skin knowing even her own family thinks lesser of her because of it? Why, why, why won't the lemon or yogurt or fancy creams lighten her skin like they're supposed to? And when Genesis reaches #100 on the list of things she hates about herself, will she continue on, or can she find the strength to begin again?

Gemma has always lived in a very nice little house, always slept in the same room and always worn the same clothes. A doll in an old forgotten dollhouse, Gemma wonders if she will ever grow up, but her parents tell her she will always be their little girl. Until, one day, the dollhouse is opened by a GIANT, and Gemma's whole life changes. New things are introduced into the little house and Gemma finally has an opportunity to leave what's familiar and see the enormous world beyond.

Moi (en changeant mes sacs d'épicerie de main, car je commençais à avoir mal aux paumes) : P'pa… Tu vas y retourner quand, chez le concessionnaire, pour choisir une autre auto ? Mon père (en fixant le bout de la rue et en gardant le silence) : … Moi (sans lâcher prise) : Ce serait bien si tu y allais aujourd'hui. Ou demain. C'est ouvert, demain ? Parce que là, on va pas faire ça toutes les fins de semaine, quand même ! Mon père (toujours aussi silencieux) : … Moi (en roulant les épaules, vu la lourdeur des sacs) : Papa ! Je te parle ! Mon père (en réagissant enfin) : Oui, je t'entends ! Mais je n'ai… je n'ai pas prévu y retourner. Pas pour le moment, en tout cas. Moi (en fronçant les sourcils) : Pas pour le moment… Dans le genre « pas cette semaine » ou plutôt… « pas pantoute » ? Mon père (en daignant enfin me jeter un coup d'oeil) : La deuxième option, Dylane… J'étais tellement sous le choc que j'ai laissé tomber les sacs par terre. Je me suis ensuite penchée pour saisir le paquet de biscuits, avant de foncer vers la maison (qui était tout près). Je sais, ce n'était pas très gentil… Surtout que papa (qui était vraiment lourdement chargé) a dû aller porter ses sacs, pour ensuite revenir chercher les miens demeurés sur le trottoir.

The Kings have been in their new home--a creepy old place with doors to other worlds--for only a few days, but they've faced enough terror to last a lifetime. Now Xander, David, and Toria must venture through the gates to save their missing mother.

Let's shoot some hoops! Devin learns how important it is to be consistent when practicing three-point shots. Jordan gets intimidated by another player's size. Can Jordan defend against him? Tara feels the pressure to successfully make three foul shots and win the game for her team. Stories by Rich Wallace.

In The Golden Grasshopper, ten-year-old Lisa’s and her cousin Paul’s lives were changed forever when they met Gagar, from the planet Ylepithon. In Galena’s Gift, Gagar returns with his precocious young daughter, asking Lisa, now a twelve-year-old grade sixer, to babysit her and teach her about life on Earth. How will Lisa and Paul accomplish this without arousing the suspicion of their fellow earthlings? Using her remarkable abilities, Galena is able to save a young alpaca close to Lisa’s heart from a serious medical emergency. In return, Lisa unwittingly teaches Galena not only about life on earth, but about the most precious human emotion of all - love.

When Gabby Duran moves to quiet Havensburg with her successful mom and overachieving little sister, she's recruited by her school principal for a special babysitting gig. The fearless and unapologetically bold new girl in town soon discovers her young charges aren't your standard unruly kids. They are very important extra-terrestrial children hiding on Earth with their families, and it's her job to protect them and their secret identities, and prove she's the best babysitter in the galaxy!

The dark wizard Maldred has trapped Dragon Master Eko as well as wizards who have opposed him, all of them frozen in time and space inside a wall in his hideout; so Drake and Worm set out to seek the help of the Time Dragon -- but when an imp named Beezel interferes Drake ends up back in his own past, and he must find a way to get back to the present.

A collection of humorous stories featuring a teenaged mummy, a homicidal turkey, and the world's largest pool of chocolate milk.