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Jordi Acosta wants nothing more than to be invisible. He’s a six-foot-tall twelve-year-old who wishes he could blend in with the rest of his classmates and avoid trouble. Over spring break, Jordi’s mom, a wildlife biologist, has him volunteer at the Yaupon Creek Wildlife Refuge, much to his dismay. But Mami is keeping secrets, and when Jordi has a close encounter with a surprisingly humanlike bear, she comes clean: her unofficial job at the Wildlife Refuge is to care for Cryptids.

Return to Peerless Academy in this sequel to Keynan Masters and the Peerless Magic Crew, perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky and Amari and the Night Brothers. Keynan Masters knows the power of his rhymes—without them he wouldn’t have been able to fend off the...

It’s fall on the island of Seashell Key! A monster storm is on the horizon, but that won’t stop Mateo from entering the fall festival competitions, or Sophia and Sasha from showing off their swimming skills. When the storm finally hits, Eli, Ezra, and Elana gather around the flashlight to tell spooky stories about the monster of Seashell Key—that is if they can agree on what the monster actually is. When the storm finally passes, the gang has to work together to find Pixie the dog—hopefully before the monster of Seashell Key finds her!

An unmissable companion to Healer of the Water Monster, which won the American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award, this novel by Navajo author Brian Young tells the story of two contemporary young Navajo heroes—and one water monster—who must learn to work together to save...

Brian Young’s powerful debut novel tells of a seemingly ordinary Navajo boy who must save the life of a Water Monster—and comes to realize he’s a hero at heart. When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he’s in for a pretty...

In every country, monsters eat food and objects that align with their culture and tastes. With your child, you can dream up objects that would be delicacies to both humans and to our monster friends. This audiobook is not really about monsters. It’s about sharing, treating others with respect, learning about other cultures, and making friends by showing acts of kindness. What Monsters Eat also teaches high-frequency Spanish vocabulary through memory devices and cognates. It even teaches geography, origins of foods, and about some archeological wonders.

Frank's dad is a farmer, Jess's brother drives a garage truck, and Jack's mum is a firefighter. In this exciting deep-dive into the world of monsters and beyond, discover the different jobs monsters do all day and the incredible vehicles they drive.