Sixth grade isn't as great as Rex thought it would be. He's the only kid who hasn't had a growth spurt, and the bullies won't let him forget it. His closest friend is unreliable, at best. And there's a cute girl in his class, who may or may not like hiim back. With so much going on, everything is a blur -- including Rex's vision! So when he discovers that he needs glasses, and his family can only afford the ugliest pair in the store, any hope Rex had of fitting in goes completely out of focus.

A young girl gets to know her mom’s side of the family and hunts for hidden treasure over the course of one chaotic summer.

Thirteen-year-old twins Hope and Gordon enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their family from financial ruin, only to find themselves in a cut-throat competition to uncover a fortune and dark secrets about the wealthy relations they’ve never known.

A heartfelt story about a boy who wants to become an astronaut, but wonders if his dreams can include his brother with special needs.

Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them.

Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since his owners unwittingly left him with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped town.

Metal Head is a robot dog who dreams of being back in a real home.

And Mouse is a mouse who has the run of Dogtown, pilfering kibble, and performing clever feats to protect the dogs he loves.

Eleven-year-old Rafael Fuentes loves writing ghost stories and frightening his friends with terrifying tales he creates on the spot. Rafa has come up against enough real-life scary situations that fictional hauntings seem like no big deal, that is until he learns that his incarcerated mom is being released from jail soon, and will be coming to live with him, his sister, and their grandparents. To take his mind off his mom’s return, Rafa spends an evening crafting a scary ghost story about a vengeful ghost called The Caretaker.

This picture book that explains the metamorphosis of butterflies and moths, detailing the stages from egg to adult and what happens inside the cocoon or chrysalis, where a caterpillar transforms into a brand-new body. The book compares moths and butterflies, highlights their importance as pollinators, and features detailed illustrations with labeled species of caterpillars and adults.

Infused with jubilance and warmth, this luminous, lyrical picture book celebrates the people and the work that put food on our tables.

The old giant at the top of the hill is lonely. He has no one to play games with, no one to read to, and no one to drink tea with. When he ventures into the nearby town, every person and animal screams and hides--except for one girl, Arabella. The two become quick friends and spend the day playing together. But will the giant ever get his cup of tea?

Snake is determined to make the best, most spectacular, positively greatest clay pot in art class. But when disaster befalls his clay creation, Snake makes a terrible mistake. Can he repair the friendship he's broken?