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An excellent purchase.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“Leavitt ... knows how to set up a story, and the narrative of \u003cem\u003eWhenever You Are\u003c\/em\u003e crackles.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“Realism fans who don’t mind a bit of speculative fiction woven in will undoubtedly appreciate this friendship forged out of hardship, desperation, and deep mutual appreciation.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if changing the biggest mistake of your life would be the biggest mistake of your life?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"EPUB, reflowable","PublicationDate":"2026-08-04","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if changing the biggest mistake of your life would be the biggest mistake of your life?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
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ages 7
to 10
/ grades 2
to 5
Travels with My Family
Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel combine their writing and illustrating talents with their own family memories to produce a very unique travelogue.
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ages 9
to 99
/ grades 4
to 12
Tay naja nitajtaketzki achtu tik Nawat / Mis primeras palabras en nahuat / My First Words in Nahuat
A celebration of the Nahuat language and culture, presented as a collection of poems in Nahuat, Spanish and English, about growing up in the Salvadoran village of Witzapan.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Fly Away Home
Driven from her nest, Little Bird crosses paths with other migrating animals, including humans, looking for a safe place to call home.
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ages 12
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Kids of Kabul
What happened to Afghanistan's children after the fall of the Taliban in 2001? Deborah Ellis, author of The Breadwinner, went to Kabul to find out.
