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An otherworldly fox is born to help eleven-year-old Jules, who is grieving over the death of her sister.

There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road.A calico cat, about to have kittens, hears the lonely howl of a chained-up hound deep in the backwaters of the bayou. She dares to find him in the forest, and the hound dares to befriend this cat, this feline, this creature he is supposed to hate. They are an unlikely pair, about to become an unlikely family. Ranger urges the cat to hide underneath the porch, to raise her kittens there because Gar-Face, the man living inside the house, will surely use them as alligator bait should he find them. But they are safe in the Underneath...as long as they stay in the Underneath. Kittens, however, are notoriously curious creatures. And one kitten's one moment of curiosity sets off a chain of events that is astonishing, remarkable, and enormous in its meaning. For everyone who loves Sounder, Shiloh, and The Yearling, for everyone who loves the haunting beauty of writers such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Flannery O'Connor, and Carson McCullers, Kathi Appelt spins a harrowing yet keenly sweet tale about the power of love — and its opposite, hate — the fragility of happiness and the importance of making good on your promises.

Set against the backdrop of the West Texas desert in 1910, the story follows Zada, a resilient camel on a mission to rescue two baby kestrels from a massive storm. As she journeys through the harsh landscape, she shares captivating tales from her youth in Turkey, providing comfort and distraction to the frightened birds. This unique blend of adventure and storytelling highlights themes of courage, friendship, and the bond between animals across different cultures.

Keeper is a breathtaking, magical novel from National Book Award finalist and Newbery Honoree Kathi Appelt.To ten-year-old Keeper the moon is her chance to fix all that has gone wrong ... and so much has gone wrong.But she knows who can make things right again: Maggie Marie, her mermaid mother, who swam away when Keeper was just three. A blue moon calls the mermaids to gather at the sandbar, and that's exactly where Keeper is headed - in a small boat. In the middle of the night, with only her dog, BD (Best Dog), and seagull named Captain. When the riptide pulls at the boat, tugging her away from the shore and deep into the rough waters of the Gulf of mexico, panic sets in and the fairy tales that lured her out there go tumbling into the waves. Maybe the blue moon won't sparkle with mermaids and maybe - Oh, no ... "Maybe" is just too difficult to bear.

The good ol' days are over.It's official, it's the news!With my brand-new baby brothercame the brand-new baby blues! When a new baby wears her old pajamas, sleeps in her old bed, and seems to get all her parents' attention, a girl's bound to sing the blues. Is there anything a baby brother can do to change her tune?

2014 Audie Award Finalist for Children’s Titles for Ages 8-12. “Librarians often say that every book is not for every child, but this one is” (The New York Times). Meet Bingo and J’miah, raccoon brothers on a mission to save Sugar Man Swamp in this rollicking tale from Newbery Honoree Kathi Appelt. As the newest recruits of the Official Sugar Man Swamp Scouts, they bear the honor and responsibility of serving the Sugar Man, the massive creature who delights in sugar cane and rules the swamp. Twelve-year-old Chap Brayburn, though not a Scout, loves the swamp fiercely and is determined to protect it. Help is urgently needed, as world-class alligator wrestler Jaeger Stitch plans to transform Sugar Man Swamp into an Alligator World Wrestling Arena and Theme Park. Compounding their troubles, a gang of wild feral hogs is on the march toward them. The Scouts are ready to act, but first, they must wake the Sugar Man—a feat no one has accomplished in decades. Kathi Appelt’s story of care and conservation has garnered five starred reviews, was a National Book Award finalist, and is both humorous and perfect for reading aloud.

Quan la mare deixa el seu fill a l’escola, el cor se li fa petit. Tanmateix el seu pensament no s’aparta d’ell ni un moment, i tot el dia el seu amor li fa companyia.