"Here is the story of a child born at the dawn of a social movement. At first the protests were in small villages and at universities. But then they spread. People drew sustenance from other social movements in other countries. And then the unthinkable happened. The protagonist in this fictionalized children's memoir is a witness and a participant, fearful sometimes, brave sometimes too, and when things change, this child who is now an adult is...

In Pakistan, Amal holds onto her dream of being a teacher even after becoming an indentured servant to pay off her family's debt to the wealthy and corrupt Khan family.

"An ailing grandfather and his helpful granddaughter play a unique game of seek and find"--

"Popular young-adult authors weave together questions of identity, loss, and redemption into poignant tales for today's teens"--

"13-year-old Alice TodHunter Moon goes in search of her friend Ferdie, who has been kidnapped by the malevolent Lady, encountering Septimus Heap, ExtraOrdinary Wizard, and awakening her own Magykal potential"--

"Eleven-year-old Rain must adjust to a new normal after her brother dies and her family moves to New York City"--

"Follow a little girl as she takes you on a tour through all of her favorite things, from the holes she digs to the hugs she gives"--

When fall arrives, a family builds a sukkah for the celebration of the Jewish harvest festival, Sukkot.

"Called upon to investigate thirteen suspicious incidents in Stain'd-by-the-Sea, young Lemony Snicket collects clues, questions witnesses, and cracks every case"--

"Eleven-year-old Zomorod, originally from Iran, tells her story of growing up Iranian in Southern California during the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis of the late 1970s"--