Something Adventurous!

Jimena Pérez puede volar 

Ten-year-old Jimena loves El Salvador but when gangs threaten to force her to join, she and her mother immigrate to the United States, but are separated at the border.

The Flying Chinese Wonders 

When he inadvertently injures a Chinese acrobat performing at his school auditorium, Stanley travels with the brother and sister duo to Beijing where he trains to perform for the president of China.

Some of Us Are Brave 

Set in Houston, Texas, during Hurricane Harvey, this novel follows three children--Yasir, Mona, and Cody--as they navigate fear, friendship, and personal challenges amid a devastating natural disaster. Told from multiple perspectives, the story explores themes of courage, teamwork, empathy, and resilience as the children confront both the storm and the struggles in their everyday lives.

Eagle Drums 

A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Native Alaskan tradition. As his family prepares for winter, a young, skilled hunter must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping--the same mountain where his two older brothers died. When he reaches the mountaintop, he is immediately confronted by a terrifying eagle god named Savik. Savik gives the boy a choice: follow me or die like your brothers. What comes next is a harrowing journey to the home of the eagle gods and unexpected lessons on the natural world, the past that shapes us, and the community that binds us.

The Time Museum 

Science-loving Delia Bean is expecting to have a pretty boring summer vacation looking after her little brother. But when her Uncle Lyndon offers her an internship in his Earth Time Museum, everything begins to look a lot better!

Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan 

When Mr. Green announces his diabolical plan to remarry, his children are horrified at the thought of losing their beloved Nanny Piggins.