Three roommates at Edmonds University all face different challenges in settling into college life. Biologist Simone is very young to be away from home, and feels that people don't take her area of scientific interest as seriously. Math oriented Maya is used to the support that boarding schools offer, and...

From the creative team that brought us Amphibian Acrobats and Superlative Birds, we now have this poetic treatment about every ones' favorite... arachnids! There are fifteen poems different categories, each of which combines an informational component (such as "On the prowl") with several short poems relating to it. This is...

Sami has a happy and secure life in Damascus, Syria. His mother is a teacher, his father is a doctor, and he enjoys hanging out with his younger sister Sara and his grandmother, Tete. He is obsessed with video games and doccer, and spends a lot of time with his...

Sonali misses her grandfather, who ran a video rental store that specialized in Bollywood films, so she enjoys the family movie night that her parents and younger brother Ronak have. These are harder, however, since her parents' fighting has escalated. They constantly bicker, and have ever since Sonali was young....

Brian has anxiety at the best of times. He manages at school, and was on the basketball team, but he craves quiet and finds navigating the hallways of middle school difficult. It doesn't help when jerks like Victor call him "Ghost" and poke fun at his quiet ways. Ezra doesn't...

In very spare poetry, we see how the spark of a book encourages one girl to investigate the information in a book, to seek education, and to use the skills she obtains through study and reading to share this spark with others.

Based on the Lennon and McCartney Beatles' tune, this picture book showcases the lyrics against a background of a family in a coastal setting. We see a little girl getting a bike as a present, and her mother helping her to learn to ride it with a lighthouse in the...

Shira is a really good singer, but she is nervous about performing in front of others. When her best friend Cassie wants to try out for the middle school production of The Music Man, Shira goes along to support her. Cassie ends up with a part in the chorus, but...

This comically illustrated book doesn't have a plot, per se, but is a fun romp through lots of different "kinds" of dogs. I was expecting this to tell about different breeds, but it is more an exploration of how dogs act. We have dogs playing, frolicking, and even doing things...

Teddy and his family, along with Summer and her family, head off to Yellowstone Park. J.J.McCracken is interested in buying a bison ranch owned by some friends, hoping to set it up like a prairie safari park. The owners approach Teddy to ask him to find out who is stealing...

A small acorn chronicles her life in diary format from her start to her twentieth year. We see how an acorn grows, falls, is spread by animals, and starts to grow as a tree. With each passing year, the tree gets bigger, and faces some challenges. During this process, we...

In this seventh and final book in the series, we catch up in Sweden with Dani, who has recently been on a journey to visit long time friend Ella, but has had to turn around and go back home when Ella wasn't there. Dani then became gravely ill, and was...

This graphic novel showcases several stories about the ancient Greek goddess Athena. Beginning sketches introduce us to a variety of characters who appear later, and give details about their backgrounds. We learn the story of Athena's birth from the head of Zeus, her battle with Poseidon for the...

Emerie Woods think she has her best friend Harper all figured out. In her capacity as "Love Coordinator", she has come up with an elaborate plan to fix up Harper with her crush, Elliot at the school dance. When she puts the plan in place, however, it backfires in a...

In his picture book debut, illustrator Inoue tells a classic new sibling tale, but offers the fun twist of twin dog siblings. The unnamed dogs are quite spoiled, with endless walks, milk to drink, and plenty of attention. This ends when a small, wailing creature is introduced to their happy...