![The Ugly Truth](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0810984911.jpg?itok=IQBLK1K-)
Being a kid isn’t easy, especially if — like Greg — you feel teenage-hood creeping up. Over the summer Greg and his best buddy Rowley had a fight. Rowley’s new friend is older which is cool and the cool factor is critical. Spot-on observations add another laugh-out-loud installment.
The Ugly Truth
![Rodrick Rules](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0810994739.jpg?itok=AnIp_mqZ)
Will Greg’s older brother, Rodrick, reveal Greg’s most embarrassing moment to the world? It’s a real possibility as the school year starts and Greg’s diary (aka journal) goes missing. Greg’s cartoon line drawings and journal entries reveal Greg’s (often self-made) disasters with deadpan humor.
Rodrick Rules
![Diary of a Wimpy Kid](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0810993139.jpg?itok=5PFiARuq)
Greg Heffley’s mom makes him keep a journal — NOT a diary! — Greg forcefully asserts. In his journal, Greg uses words and comics to recount life in middle school beginning at the end of summer school. Greg’s voice and stick figures ring true and set the tenor for tales told in other Wimpy Kid books.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
![Cabin Fever](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419702238.jpg?itok=On33bYcl)
Greg Heffley thinks kids who don’t celebrate Christmas have it much better; they don’t have to behave between Thanksgiving and the time Santa comes! Greg’s concerns about his conduct, his family’s traditions, and possible trouble at school make for a memorable tale.
Cabin Fever
![The Third Wheel](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419705849.jpg?itok=sTxFFllc)
A lot can happen when friends go to a Valentine’s Day dance together — and it’s not always expected! Greg’s diary entries and line drawings again present the angst of middle school and familiar problems of growing up.
The Third Wheel
![Pilgrims: A Nonfiction Companion to Thanksgiving on Thursday](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0756954819.jpg?itok=5mnSvVGs)
This companion volume to Annie and Jack’s colonial adventure (Thanksgiving on Thursday in the Magic Tree House (opens in a new window)), provides information about those who arrived on the Mayflower, what they confronted, and more. Illustrations enhance the accessible information, as do occasional asides from Jack and Annie.
Pilgrims: A Nonfiction Companion to Thanksgiving on Thursday
![The Letter Home](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1932425500.jpg?itok=yS5p2Sim)
A medic writes his son about his time in Europe in 1918 during the First World War. The man tells his son that he wanted to wait until he could also say he was coming home. Understated text combines with black/white line drawings for a sophisticated, evocative, and touching glimpse of war, sure to generate conversation between readers.
The Letter Home
![Biscuit Is Thankful](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0694015199.jpg?itok=OhuSHMSY)
Biscuit, a small yellow puppy, is grateful for many things. He appreciates his little girl, their daily walks, and more. Straightforward illustrations and the clear-cut narrative presented on sturdy pages is just right to share with younger children.
Biscuit Is Thankful
![Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547199457.jpg?itok=ouYkgTB6)
Tony Sarge grew from a boy who liked to figure out how to make things move to the man who invented marionettes controlled from below. It was Sarge who invented huge “articulating” balloons that have been the focus of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade since 1928. Mixed media art combines with lively text to present Tony Sarge, his creativity, and contributions.
Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade
![Splat Says Thank You](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061978744.jpg?itok=H2Lke9A_)
Splat, a likeable, fuzzy cat is grateful for many things, especially his friend Seymour. To show him, Splat makes more than a card; he makes a thank you book! Expressive, textured illustrations on open backgrounds show Splat’s range of emotions as he thinks about his buddy.
Splat Says Thank You
![The Composition](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0888995504.jpg?itok=ZZo5W7O9)
The Composition
![The Skirt](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0440409241.jpg?itok=9_4qcQkg)
The Skirt
![Love, Amalia](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1442424028.jpg?itok=9N0G6oDl)
Love, Amalia
![Where the Flame Trees Bloom](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416968407.jpg?itok=SoVx_8tU)
“Telling of her childhood in Cuba, Ada begins with an introduction to her homeland followed by 11 episodes about her family and her community. One story tells of her grandfather Modesto’s courage and loyalty in the face of the death of his beloved wife and the simultaneous collapse of the Cuban economy. Another tells of her great-grandmother Mina, who continued to make rag dolls for the village children even after she had lost her sight. And a third tale tells of a Japanese street vendor who sold ice cream for a living, but gave generous samples to children who could not afford to pay.” — School Library Journal
Where the Flame Trees Bloom
![How Tia Lola Ended Up Starting Over](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375873201.jpg?itok=hsm6bSfi)
Welcome to Tía Lola’s bed and breakfast! With the help of her niece and nephew and the three Sword Sisters, Tía Lola is opening the doors of Colonel Charlebois’ grand old Vermont house to visitors from all over. But Tía Lola and the children soon realize that running a B & B isn’t as easy they had initially thought — especially when it appears that someone is out to sabotage them! Will Tía Lola and the kids discover who’s behind the plot to make their B & B fail?
How Tia Lola Ended Up Starting Over
![All for the Better: A Story of El Barrio](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811480607_0.jpg?itok=QGi7GbRE)
A biography of Evelina Antonetty, a Puerto Rican immigrant who helped people in Spanish Harlem during the Depression. During the dark days of the Great Depression, eleven-year-old Evelina Lopez leaves Puerto Rico to live with an aunt in New York City. Evelina learns that one person can make a difference as she adjusts to life in her new home.
All for the Better: A Story of El Barrio
![The Day It Snowed Tortillas](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0938317768.jpg?itok=JD6D2Jeo)
The Day It Snowed Tortillas
![Star in the Forest](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/037585410X.jpg?itok=XB0t1IeV)
Star in the Forest
![My Land Sings: Stories from the Río Grande](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0380729024.jpg?itok=wicGhaKT)
My Land Sings: Stories from the Río Grande
![The Circuit](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395979021.jpg?itok=5UIIswv1)
The Circuit
![Journey of the Sparrows](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0142302090.jpg?itok=nw91OAP_)
Journey of the Sparrows
![Tortilla Sun](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811870154.jpg?itok=wtEf46ka)
Tortilla Sun
![The Red Umbrella](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375861904.jpg?itok=ymrH20tE)
The Red Umbrella
![The Maldonado Miracle](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152050361.jpg?itok=Qs41zszL)