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For middle-grade readers, the true story of a pilot in the U.S. Air Force who received the Medal of Honor for his great acts of aerial valor. Lieutenant Colonel Leo K. Thorsness was a Wild Weasel pilot in the Vietnam War, targeting enemy missile sites. On a 1967 mission, when his wingmen ejected from their burning aircraft, Thorsness initiated attacks on enemy planes and other daring maneuvers in order to protect them. Two weeks later, he was ...

Told from two viewpoints, teens Lucky, a very famous K-pop star, and Jack, a part-time paparazzo who is trying to find himself, fall for each other against the odds through the course of one stolen day.

In this new addition to the "New York Times"-bestselling series, Mr. Fish and an increasing number of sea creatures investigate, then decide how to deal with, a huge mess in the ocean. Includes tips for the reader to help clean up and protect the ocean. Full color.

This gripping World War I adventure follows 13-year-old Thomas, who in an attempt to find his missing older brother, lies about his age to join the Claykickers, a specialized crew of soldiers who tunnel beneath the battlefields of the Western Front.

In 1945, in a now-famous piece of archival footage, four-year-old Bornstein was filmed by Soviet soldiers as he was carried out of Auschwitz in his grandmother's arms. Here is the incredible true story of one of the youngest survivors of the Holocaust.

Lightning-bug-loving Maude wants to be a member of the Bug-of-the-Month Club in her new neighborhood, but hard-to-please Louise won't let her join. Maude vows to let Louise have it for being so rude. But when she does, it's not in the way anyone expects in this sparkly story about friendship, kindness, and inclusion. Full color.

Tractor Mac and his vehicle and animal friends return in a jacketed hardcover edition about the joys and challenges of change. Fergus the calf doesn't want autumn to come to Stony Meadow Farm. Not if it means the cornstalks are cut, the trees lose their leaves, and his bird friends migrate away. Why can't things just stay the same?But with the help of Tractor Mac and the rest of his friends, Fergus realizes that there are plenty of fun things ...

*A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year**A Barnes & Noble Best YA Book of the Year* Frey, Ovie, Juniper, and Runa are the Boneless Mercies-girls hired to kill quickly, quietly, and mercifully. But Frey is weary of the death trade and, having been raised on the heroic sagas of her people, dreams of a bigger life. When she hears of an unstoppable monster ravaging a nearby town, Frey decides this is the Mercies' one chance out. The fame and fo...

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When her mother, who sells Beauty & the Bee cosmetics, surprises soon-to-be a sixth-grader Anthoni Gillis with a trip to the Showboat Resort, Anthoni plans to finally make a "True Blue Friend" in this energetic and heartfelt debut that raises timeless questions about truth, lies, and the hope that grows between them.

She was like a storm." -Leonard CohenJoni Mitchell may be the most influential female recording artist and composer of the late twentieth century. In Reckless Daughter, the music critic David Yaffe tells the remarkable, heart-wrenching story of how the blond girl with the guitar became a superstar of folk music in the 1960s, a key figure in the Laurel Canyon music scene of the 1970s, and the songwriter who spoke resonantly to, and for, audienc...

The long-awaited guide to writing long-form nonfiction by the legendary author and teacher.

The true story of the all-black high-school basketball team that broke the color barrier in segregated 1950s' Indiana, masterfully told by the author of "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, " a National Book Award winner and a Newbery Honor Book. Photos.

Clivo and the Myth Blasters are back on the trail of the immortal cryptid in this conclusion to a monstrously funny middle-grade duology by Lija Fisher. Life has gotten complicated for thirteen-year-old Clivo Wren. After taking up his deceased father's mission to find the extraordinary creature whose blood grants everlasting life, Clivo is spending his summer not at camp or hanging out with his friends, but jetting all over the world tracking ...

The new novel from the beloved author of "Wish." When her mother uproots them, 10-year-old Mavis is determined to find a best friend in Landry, Alabama, where the summer also holds the promise of friendship and change for a sad man, a stray dog, and a timid girl.

This anthology explores disability in fictional tales told from the viewpoint of disabled characters, written by disabled creators. With stories about first loves, friendship, war, travel, and more, this collection offers a glimpse into the lives of disabled people in the past, present, and future.

Told from three viewpoints, this debut follows three teens as they find friendship and the possibility of love while working in Unclaimed Baggage, a store that sells items that went missing during airline travel.

From a #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author and "the best writer of sports books in America" ("The Boston Globe") comes a novel about a teen golf prodigy poised to blaze his way into Masters Tournament history.

Mr. Fish cannot fall asleep, but with help from his underwater friends, he finds a bedtime routine in the latest addition to the "New York Times"-bestselling series. Full color.

Born in Brazil, Neymar da Silva Santos Joenior grew up imagining that he might one day become a famous soccer player. Now his dream has come true. This picture book biography of the rising soccer star is ideal reading for the 2018 World Cup. Full color. 10.