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by Emily Inouye Huey

Stunning, devastating, poignant: Debut author Emily Inouye Huey paints an intimate portrait of the racism faced by America’s Japanese population during WWII. Perfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys and Sharon Cameron.

Sam Sakamoto doesn’t have space in her life for dreams. With the recent death of her mother, Sam’s focus is the farm, which her family will lose if they can’t make one last payment. There’s no time for her secret and unrealistic hope of becoming a photographer, no matter how skilled she’s become. But Sam doesn’t know that an even bigger threat looms on the horizon.

On December 7, 1941, Japanese airplanes attack the US naval base at Pearl Harbor. Fury towards Japanese Americans ignites across the country. In Sam’s community in Washington State, the attack gives those who already harbor prejudice an excuse to hate.

As Sam’s family wrestles with intensifying discrimination and even violence, Sam forges a new and unexpected friendship with her neighbor Hiro Tanaka. When he offers Sam a way to resume her photography, she realizes she can document the bigotry around her — if she’s willing to take the risk. When the United States announces that those of Japanese descent will be forced into “relocation camps,” Sam knows she must act or lose her voice forever. She engages in one last battle to leave with her identity — and her family — intact.

Emily Inouye Huey movingly draws inspiration from her own family history to paint an intimate portrait of the lead-up to Japanese incarceration, racism on the World War II homefront, and the relationship between patriotism and protest in this stunningly lyrical debut.

Find it in Young Adult New here.

¡Los Animales no se Dormían!

by Sara Levine

Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling!

Now in a Spanish bilingual edition! It’s bedtime for Marco and his stuffed animals, but the animals have other ideas. When Marco tries to put them away, they fly, swim, and slither right out of their bins! Can Marco sort the animals so everyone is happy? A playful exploration of sorting and classifying, featuring Latinx characters and a note about scientific classification.

Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education non-profit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.

Celebremos la diversidad, las matematicas y el poder del cuento!

Ahora en edici n biling e ingles-espanol! Es hora de que Marco y sus animales de peluche se vayan a dormir, pero los animales tienen otro plan. Cuando Marco trata de guardarlos, empiezan a volar, nadar y reptar de las canastas donde los tiene. Podra Marco clasificar a sus animales para que todos esten contentos? Una exploraci n divertida sobre lo que es clasificar con personajes latinxs y una nota sobre clasificaci n cientifica.

Los libros de la serie Cuentos matematicos celebran las aventuras diarias de ninos que usan las matematicas mientras juegan, construyen y descubren el mundo que los rodea. Historias divertidas y actividades practicas facilitan que tanto los ninos como los adultos exploren juntos las matematicas de la vida diaria. Fue desarrollada junto a expertos en el curriculum STEM, pertenecientes a TERC Inc., organizaci n sin fines de lucro, bajo una subvenci n otorgada por Heising-Simons Foundation.

Find it in Spanish/Children’s New here.

by Stuart by Gibbs

Knight-in-training Tim and his best friend, Belinda, embark on a quest to save Princess Grace in this second book in the hilarious, highly illustrated Once Upon a Tim middle grade series from New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs.

Prince Ruprecht is VERY UPSET that knights-in-training, Tim and Belinda, have thwarted his plans and ruined his chances with Princess Grace. And so, to get even, he has kidnapped the princess and trapped her in the most complicated, dangerous, complex, dastardly, biggest (okay you get the point)…and scariest maze in all the world!

Now it’s up to Tim, Belinda, Ferkle, and Rover to fend off menacing beasts (like the minotaur), conquer treacherous obstacles (like chasms filled with cave sharks), find their way through the labyrinth (which is very tricky), and rescue the princess before time runs out. Oh, and also they need to remember how to get back out again…or they’ll be trapped inside the maze forever

Find it in Children’s New here.

by Candace Fleming

This companion book to the authors’ Sibert award-winning Honeybee explores the life and habitat of a majestic endangered species through dramatic text and sumptuous illustration.

Find it in Children’s New here.

A collection of celebrations from around the world by by Chitra Soundar and Jenny Bloomfield.

Everyone in the world has something to celebrate. But we don’t all celebrate in the same way everywhere. “We All Celebrate!” introduces us to less familiar celebrations from around the world, in amongst those well-known festivals, anniversaries and parties that bring feel-good memories.

Find it in Children’s New here.