"Dear Dad: Love, Nelson is a glimpse into the life, family, struggles, hopes, and questions of Nelson-and the more than five million other children in the US who have experienced parental incarceration. Told through letters he writes his father, Nelson shares his feelings, thoughts, wishes, and happenings, from the celebrations they've had to the progress Nelson has made on the car they were fixing to how excited he is to have Dad coming home." --publisher's...

A twin sister comes to the rescue in this inventive retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk.

Josie was born with a song in her heart that she shared with all she came in contact with.

Twelve-year-old Emily is flying with her parents to China to adopt and bring home a new baby sister. She's excited but nervous to travel across the world and very aware that this trip will change her entire life. And the cracks are already starting to show the moment they reach the hotel;--her parents are all about the new baby, and have no interest in exploring. In the adoption trip group, Emily meets Katherine, a Chinese-American girl whose family...

Depicting diverse families and their communities of support, this joyful celebration of welcoming a new child into the family invites children to explore the meaning of family, community and the blend of science, wisdom and love that brought them into the world.

"Noor's cousin is getting married tomorrow, and tonight, her family is throwing her a henna party. They will sing traditional songs, eat delicious treats, and have their hands painted in swirling designs using a dye called henna. Noor is especially excited to play the henna name game. The henna artist will hide the name of the person Noor loves the most in the pattern she paints on Noor's hands. But whose name will Noor choose?"--Page [2] of cover....

"A young orphan named Vince takes a journey to reunite with his missing father and learn about his grandfather's mysterious, magical life"--

When her mother's sari draws stares, a little girl asks her mother to tell her more about her culture and learns to take pride in her differences.

"Life in a big, diverse family is already an adventure, but life at the Mulligan Wild Animal Park is downright epic! Meet the Magnificent Mulligans, a crazy family with a bunch of cool kids--living the dream as they operate a 1250-acre wild animal park. Except it doesn't feel like much a dream for Hector. Fresh off the tough streets of Bogota, Columbia, Hector can't understand why the Mulligan family cares so much about taking care of animals--especially...

"Mackenzie Miler has big goals. For instance, conquering seventh grade--with projects. There's the Mom Project (finding her mom a boyfriend--even if she says she's not interested), the Friend project (win back the BFFs who dumped her and make a new friend), and the Band project (so what if she's never planned a fundraiser? How hard can it be?). But finding real-life romance is a lot more complicated than her mom's favorite movies make it look. And...