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When You Trap a Tiger

To save her grandmother, Lily must bargain with a tiger and uncover the secret stories of her family’s past.

When Stars Are Scattered

Two brothers, one refugee camp, and a chance for a new life that might mean leaving one of them behind.

Unsettled

In the water of the community pool, Nurah finds that swimming is a language everyone can understand.

Too Bright to See

A haunted house. A grieving kid. And a ghost who won’t rest until Bug understands the truth about themself.

The Only Black Girls in Town

Alberta and Edie’s friendship is tested when they discover a box of old journals that may reveal a hidden, racist history in their town.

The Insiders

Three kids. Three different schools. One magical closet that connects them all.

The Last Cuentista

To save humanity’s future, one girl must tell the stories of its past.

Root Magic

hen a racist police officer threatens Jezebel’s family, they’ll need all the magic they can get.

Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet

Between the school bully who thinks he’s a Muslim terrorist and an epic plan to get his teacher to stop being so mean, Omar’s life is anything but boring.

Melissa

She knows who she is. Now, she just needs the courage to tell the world.

How to Find What You’re Not Looking For

How do you find your sister when your parents won’t even say her name?

Clean Getaway

Scoob just wanted to escape being grounded. He didn’t expect to uncover a decades-old secret about his family and the history of his country.

Bless Me, Ultima

When an old medicine woman named Ultima comes to live with his family, young Antonio Márez is pulled into a world where magic is real, faith is tested, and good and evil are not what they seem.

Ahmed Aziz’s Epic Year

Ahmed Aziz is having the worst year ever. But the heroes in the books he’s reading might just teach him how to be the hero of his own story.

A Thousand Questions

A summer in Karachi connects two girls from different worlds, but their friendship might just unravel a secret that was meant to stay hidden.

A Place at the Table

In a South Asian cooking class, Sara and Elizabeth learn that some recipes don’t just create food; they create family.

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