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Amari and the Night Brothers By B. B. Alston

When Amari finds out a secret organization is behind her brother ’ s disappearance, she sets out for answers. Little does she know that her adventure will involve aliens, fairies, and a whole lot of magic.

The Storyteller By Brandon Hobson An authentically voiced adventure that mixes the anxieties, friendships, and wonders of a Cherokee boy ’ s life with Cherokee history and lore.

Can you solve the mysteries of the past?

ggy has ANXIETY. Partly this is because of the way mind works and how overwhelmed he can get when other ople (especially his classmate Alice) are in the room. And rtly it’s because his mother disappeared when he was very ung, making her one of many Native women who’ve gone ysteriously missing. Ziggy and his sister, Moon, want answers, t nobody around can give them. Once Ziggy gets it in his head that clues to his mother’s appearance may be found in a nearby cave, there’s no pping him from going there. Along with Moon, Alice, d his best friend, Corso, he sets out on a mind-bending venture where he’ll discover his story is tied to all e stories of the Cherokees that have come before him. Ziggy might not have any control over the past—but if he rns the lessons of the storytellers, he might be able to better ape his future and find the friends he needs.

Cover art © 2023 by Natasha Donovan • Hand lettering by Nicole Medina Cover design by Elizabeth B. Parisi

$7.99 US

ISBN 978-1-338-89328-1

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Stranded By Nikki Shannon Smith Ava is a wilderness-hungry Black girl from Manhattan. But when she gets stranded in the Adirondacks, her survival skills are put to the ultimate test.

re-loving Ava yearns to leave the noise of New York hind for a real adventure in the great outdoors—that’s why she’s when her parents allow her to move in with her Auntie Raven dirondack Mountains! am come true . . . until Auntie Raven is called away and Ava’s stay is t. But when wires get crossed, Ava finds herself alone in her aunt’s d cabin. Winter comes early in the mountains, and ht, a single storm will change everything. With a destroyed cabin, eception, and no neighbors for miles, Ava begins to realize this re is more than she ever could have imagined. ded by mountains blanketed with snow and ice, Ava is completely wn. It’s the ultimate test . . . and her newly developed survival skills be enough for her to last through the winter. Ava might not be ight the cold and the storms that come her way, but can she work ture long enough to survive it?

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Take Back the Block By Chrystal D. Giles When a powerful real estate developer makes an offer to buy the neighborhood Wes has lived in his whole life, he becomes determined to save this community.

“This book made me want to step aside, hand over the mic, and listen to Wes. A must-read.” —MARIAMA J. LOCKINGTON, author of For Black Girls Like Me

SOME THINGS ARE WORTH FIGHTING FOR!

w kicks, denim shorts, Supreme tee—Wes Henderson has style in sixth grade. That—and playing video games and out with his friends—is what he wants to be thinking about rt of the school year, not the protests his parents are always him to. But when a real estate developer makes an offer to ington Oaks, the neighborhood Wes has lived in his whole thing changes. Wes isn’t about to give up the only home he’s wn without a fight. Wes has always been good at puzzles, and there must be a missing piece that will save the Oaks. But d it before it’s too late?

H “Outstanding.” — School Library Journal, starred review

H “Transformative.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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Wild Survival: Chasing Jaguars Written by Melissa Cristina Márquez & illustrated by Sarah Mensinga

RACING TO THE RESCUE!

year-old Adrianna Villalobos and her older brother, Feye, e globe with their parents, the hosts of a suspenseful nature lled Wild Survival! The show features daring animal rescues work the family does at their animal sanctuary. parents are using the show to help an old family friend who jaguars in Mexico. Daniela Corrales Gutiérrez has dedicated to studying these amazing big cats. She needs the family’s ce to locate an injured jaguar—and help her improve her ship with local ranchers. task is huge and made more difficult by the constant threat hers. Adrianna is convinced that the poaching team they ered in Cuba and Sri Lanka is here in Mexico now, too. Will listen this time?

CHASING JAGUARS

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Adriana and her brother travel the globe with their famous parents as they film daring animal rescues and share real animal facts. Based on the author ’ s real-life wildlife experience.

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Cover art © 2022 by Mike Heath | Magnus Creative Cover design by Yaffa Jaskoll

$8.99 US $11.99 CAN

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4 TH -7 TH GRADERS APPEALS TO

MELISSA CRISTINA MÁRQUEZ

GRADE 4 READING LEVEL

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