Marilu es la hermana del medio, y no tiene ningun talento aparente. La gente casi nunca la recuerda, y Marilu siente que desaparece cada vez que alguien le pregunta: Marilu, quien eres tu? Hasta que un dia, descubre que si tiene un talento, y uno muy especial -- Publisher website.

Jada is excited to do a school project about her hero Dr. Mae C. Jemison until her research reveals how accomplished her hero truly is, making Jada feel like a failure in comparison.

Gracias a su determinación, imaginación y al apoyo de la comunidad, Maxton logra superar su miedo a los carruseles y lleva su nueva pasión, ¡a la luna! Maxton nos muestra qué puede ocurrir cuando ayudas a niños creativos e inquisitivos a explorar sus ideas audaces. ¿Cuál es la próxima parada del Rey del Carrusel? ¡Jupiter! Through determination, imagination, and his community's support, Maxton overcomes his fear of carousels and takes his...

"Amitra and Kiki get dressed for their siblings' weddings while enduring family nitpicks about lightening cream, sun rays, and the skin-darkening effects of the color yellow. Luckily, Amitra's mother has a lesson or two to teach about that! With the support and empowerment of their moms, the sunflower sisters are two strong, confident South Asian and Nigerian girls finding joy in their own skin"--

Mickey James III is following in his father's (and grandfather's) skates by playing hockey at Hartland University, but he is not enjoying the situation: for one thing he is seriously depressed, unsure of anything, even whether he can make it as a hockey player (or wants to); more troubling his rival, Jaysen Caulfield, is also on the team and seems to bitterly resent him--and Mickey actually finds Jaysen very attractive and does not know how to deal...

Lety Muñoz's first language is Spanish, and she likes to take her time putting her words together. She loves volunteering at the Furry Friends Animal Shelter because the dogs and cats there don't care if she can't always find the right word. When the shelter needs a volunteer to write animal profiles, Lety jumps at the chance. But grumpy classmate Hunter also wants to write profiles. He devises a secret competition to decide who will be the official...

"In this young readers edition of her New York Times bestseller Professional Troublemaker, Luvvie Ajayi Jones uses her honesty and humor to inspire teens to be their bravest, boldest, truest selves, in order to create a world they would be proud to live in"--

Eighth-grader and starting point guard Roman is initially thrilled when big man Sebastian transfers schools and joins the team, but Sebastian's skills seem to have disappeared and the other kids are merciless in their criticism--then Roman's big sister gives him some advice: talk to Sebastian and find out what is going on, and add a pick-and-roll to the team playbook.

Unsure about her artistic skills, second-grader Yasmin is not looking forward to the art competition at school--but with the support and encouragement of her family she produces a prize-winning painting.

Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.