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We Are Lions!
A tender story, punctuated by moments of humor, about the illness of a sibling, the love between brothers and the healing power of imagination.
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Finale
The fourth and final installment in Ian Hamilton’s exhilarating Ava Lee spin-off series The Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung.
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Coming home from her independent city life, a young woman rediscovers childlike wonder and comfort at her grandmother’s house.
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to 7
/ grades P
to 2
The Bad Chair
A fresh and funny picture book about feeling left out and the power of friendship, from the author and illustrator of A Year Without Mom.
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The Wild Beasts of Wuhan
Ava Lee uncovers the secret world of art fraud in the third book in the wildly popular and bestselling Ava Lee series.
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The Unmemntioable
A book-length poem that delves into the fraught history of war, loss, and emigration from Western Ukraine.
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The Scottish Banker of Surabaya
The fifth installment in the popular Ava Lee series, The Scottish Banker of Surabaya exposes the dark world of money laundering and the Italian mob.
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The Two Sisters of Borneo
The sixth installment in the wildly popular Ava Lee series from Arthur Ellis Award winner, Ian Hamilton.
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What There Is Before There Is Anything There
Every night when his parents turn off the light, strange creatures descend from the black space where the ceiling used to be…
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The Imam of Tawi-Tawi
In the eleventh installment of the bestselling Ava Lee series, Ava uncovers an international terrorism conspiracy rooted in a college in Tawi-Tawi.
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Thornhill revels in the irony of the sparrows’ “triumph,” even as she comments on complexities that add dimension to the story and point toward their uncertain future.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","OtherText_Review_5":"With lively narrative writing and wonderfully detailed, painterly digital illustrations, Thornhill tells a meticulously researched history of the lowly grain-loving house sparrow …","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Horn Book","OtherText_Review_6":". . . excellent research and storytelling skills . . .","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_7":"The visual appeal of the artwork is captivating. This book is highly recommended . . . It provides a fresh way of looking at history.","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Resource Links","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"The extraordinary story of one of the most adaptable creatures on Earth.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Nominated","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"07","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeName_0":"Silver Birch Book Award ‚Äî Non-Fiction","PrizeName_1":"School Library Journal Best Books","PrizeYear_0":"2019","PrizeYear_1":"2018","ProductFormDescription":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","PublicationDate":"2018-04-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"The extraordinary story of one of the most adaptable creatures on Earth.","Width":"8.5","WidthCode":"in"}
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ages 10
and up
/ grades 5
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A Song for China
Celebrating the Yellow River Cantata, this is the riveting history of a young author and militant who used art to create a socially just China.
