Winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
"By turns heartbreaking and gut-wrenching, Eugene Yelchin’s eloquent memoir is both a cautionary tale about the sacrifices demanded by a government that lies, denies, conceals, and coerces its citizens into compliance...
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
"An exceptional work: atmospherically illustrated and underpinned by strong but restrained feelings." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
In a stunning sequel to The Genius Under the Table, Eugene Yelchin’s graphic memoir...
Boar is grumpy. Hedgehog is a know-it-all. Could they EVER be friends? From an outstanding team comes a classic story of unexpected camaraderie, told with wit and disarming sweetness.
All the animals say Boar is cranky. And he does live in a dark cave—that matches his mood just fine. But annoying...
“Yelchin delivers a darkly humorous slice-of-life account of growing up in the Soviet Union. . . . Humorous, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Drama, family secrets, and a KGB spy in his own kitchen! How will Yevgeny ever fulfill his parents’ dream that he...
A Newbery Honor Book.
Sasha Zaichik has known the laws of the Soviet Young Pioneers since the age of six:
The Young Pioneer is devoted to Comrade Stalin, the Communist Party, and Communism.
A Young Pioneer is a reliable comrade and always acts according to conscience.
A Young Pioneer has a right to...
★ “Perfect pussycat poetry.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ “A celebration of the child-pet bond.” –Booklist, starred review
★ “Will steal the hearts of readers young and old.” –School Library Journal, starred review
● An ALSC Notable Children’s Book
Celebrate the 15th anniversary of this critically...
Read More about Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku (Anniversary Edition)
A long undisturbed bedroom. A startling likeness. A mysterious friend.
When twelve-year-old Prince Lev Lvov goes to live with his aunt at Falcon House, he takes his rightful place as heir to the Lvov family estate. Prince Lev dreams of becoming a hero of Russia like his great ancestors. But he'll...
Heroes and Villains, the seventh volume in Jon Scieszka’s Guys Read Library of Great Reading, is chock-full of adventure stories featuring an array of characters—with and without capes.
Featuring ten all-new, original stories that run the gamut from fantasy to comics to contemporary adventure to...
Read More about Guys Read: Heroes & Villains
Pura Belpre Honoree Carmen Agra Deedy and Newbery Honor-book author/illustrator Eugene Yelchin have created a powerful tale that celebrates the spirit of freedom.
La Paz is a happy, but noisy village. A little peace and quiet would make it just right. So the villagers elect the bossy Don Pepe as...
Read More about The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!
A hilarious memoir in short stories from an author who has had almost every kind of pet imaginable
Ann Hodgman's basement is home to three guinea pigs, a cage full of birds, a big gray rabbit, a prairie dog, a bulbul (look it up), two little rabbits, a hamster, and twenty-six pygmy mice. And that's...
