![]() ![]() Viji tells how the two of them ran away from an abusive father to the big city where they met two friendly brothers and lived with them under a bridge, scrabbling to survive by collecting trash. Set in India, Viji writes this story as letters to you, her little sister Rukku who has intellectual disabilities. Stunning writing with a loveable main character makes this a middle grade book that you won’t want to miss. Ultimately, Shoshana learns (with a little help from her sister Libke) to be proud of being Jewish, even when others don’t accept her. And Shoshana wants to fit in so much that she agrees to participate in the Christmas activities. ![]() ![]() Shoshana, her mom, and her siblings flee Jewish persecution in Ukraine in 1905 for North Dakota to a mud house on the plains with her father and brother. But being Jewish isn’t always accepted, even in this new country. Fortunately, a persistent classmate Violet Rey (also his crush) helps Charlie follow the clues to find out what happened to his parents - and discover what it has to do with La Mano Peluda and the prophesied Morphling who is meant to save the world. But it’s when he grows HORNS, the WINGS, and meets the MYTHS in real life - like calacas, mukis, and El Justo Juez - that he’s really freaked out. What a great book for 7th graders!Ĭharlie Hernandez and the League of Shadows by Ryan CalejoĬharlie Hernández’s house burns down, his parents go missing, and he is sent to a foster home. ![]() They soon learn the sinister truth of the rule-centric community and are determined to escape. Riley and her unpleasant cousin, Alfie, wake up on an island with overly friendly, rule-centered people including half-animal people. Don’t miss this wildly inventive, exciting, and thought-provoking adventure. Riley, her dad, her cousin, and her aunt are sailing in the Bermuda Triangle when they’re attacked by a leviathan. ![]()
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