In the 1930s and '40s in California, Satomi is the only girl with one white parent and one Japanese parent. There are Japanese families, but Satomi is neither a part of the white community nor the Japanese one. Things get worse for Satomi--and all people with even a drop of Japanese blood--when Japan poses a threat to the United States. Her father joins the Navy, in part to fight for his countr…
At school, Pearl is a group of one, and at home her beloved granny is fading. A poignant gem of a tale about independence, grief, and finding your place. Pearl likes to write poems, but despite the insistence of her teacher, Ms. Bruff, Pearl's poems don't rhyme, and neither does she. She wishes she could grow gills so she could stay underwater in swim class without drowning. And she hasn't a…
On a car trip to the beach, the O'Malley family children compete by playing games together'
As Maddie cleans up her room, she learns how to compare the weight of various objects.'
Confetti is flying and music is booming--it's the Monkey Day Parade! As monkey cyclists, tumblers, and drummers march by, readers can practice counting them by two, threes, and fours, an essential first step toward learning multiplication.