INFANTILES Y JUVENILES

Emma loves music. She loves the boom boom boom of a good bass beat. She loves the stomp stomp stomp her feet make when she dances. She loves to rock out with her mom, her dad, and her little sister. And she loves to twang, strum, and thrum on her guitar. So when the sign-up sheet for the school talent show is posted, she adds her name right away! But the more Emma hears about the amazing talents her classmates will bring, the more nervous she gets. What if her guitar playing is more of a plink, plonk, squeak? She’s suffering from a bad case of stage fright, and it’s up to her family to show her that performing can be fun too, and that she’s already a star.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Babies combines sweet stories with humorous lessons to bring out little one’s best behavior! Two baby penguins fight and fuss over the iceberg slide, and then try sharing by taking turns. Can they figure out how to share a cuddle with Daddy, too?

New York Times bestselling author Julie Buxbaum explores the blinding power of lies, the tight grip of family secrets, and the magic of first love in this poignant novel about a trio of friends and the allure of romantic feelings that fractures their bond as they struggle to remain true to themselves while building back the grounding friendship on which they once relied.

Don’t be fooled. . . . Charm House isn’t like any other charm school. Charm stands for Center for Human-Animal Reform and Manners. Every girl who boards there has an animal light inside her that is wild and needs to be tamed. New girl Sadie just wants to stay out of trouble and blend in. When she learns she has the fiercest animal light of all, she is invited to join the group of it girls known as the Pack, led by Lindsey, the school’s queen of the jungle. Soon Sadie is consumed by social drama and her secret feelings for an off-limits private-school boy. Charm House is supposed to protect them, but danger looms when someone starts to threaten the girls. Is the school in jeopardy—or is someone trying to tear the Pack apart?

Ray: Just once I’d like my birthday to be about me, and not the day my father died. I want to be Ray Jr., the tall girl from Memphis with the poetry beats and the braids that stay poppin’. And when I meet Orion at the skating rink, that’s exactly who I am. He pulls my hand, and instead of being defined by my past, he races me toward my future. Orion: When I dive into the pool, it’s just me and my heartbeat. There’s no dad, no dead sister, and no distracting noises. But I can’t hold my breath forever. And since I met Ray, I don’t want to. The closer we get, though, the more I see I’m not the only one caught in her wake. With a lyrical blend of found poetry and poignant prose, this stunning debut captures young Black love and a decades-old family secret that may shatter a romance that feels written in the stars.

The Red Tigress, Anastacya Mikhailov, has lost the gift she was only beginning to realize defined her. Stolen from her during the battle in Bregon, her blood Affinity rests with Sorsha Farrald, a dangerous Affinite who is on the run, headed straight to Cyrilia and to Ana's aunt . . . the Empress Morganya. Thought she is weakened, Ana and her course remain true—yet her return to her homeland reveals a Cyrilia on the brink of collapse. Morganya's tyrannical rule has transformed into a sinister quest for unquestioned authority, and she has set her sights far beyond Cyrilia. Morganya seeks a legendary ancient power, rumored to have once belonged to the Deities themselves. If she can locate it, she can rule the world. What's more, Ana's allies, the insurgent Affinite rebels known as the Redcloaks, no longer support her. For their allegiance is with the people—and there can be no equality with a monarchy. Ana faces enemies at every turn, and every day without her Affinity brings her closer to death. Yet she is determined to liberate her people and vanquish the legacy of her own imperial bloodline—the inequality sewn into the fabric of her land. Her only hope lies in the navy she recruited in Bregon, the courage of her band of friends, and the cunning crime-lord-turned-captain she's fallen for. If Ana loses this fight, it will be her last. And Morganya's reign of darkness with consume the world.

Donovan didn't mean for this to happen. When he left his book on the counter, he didn't think he mom would read it—much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel! ...Right? But before Donovan even has the chance to hear her point of view, his mom is calling other parents of his classmates. She's setting up meetings with the principal. She's trying to get the book removed from the district curriculum. Donovan doesn't really know if the two boys fall in love at the end or not—but he does know this: even if they do, the book shouldn't be banned from school. Interspersed with this thread, readers will experience chapters of the banned book itself—and the coming out and first love story of its author. With epic feelings and his signature panache, David Levithan delivers a brilliantly crafted story of three kids standing at crossroads. What do you do when you disagree with the adults calling the shots? How do you raise your voice and fight back?

Conmovedora y optimista, una historia familiar que se inscribe en la lista de las mejores novelas autobiográficas de nuestro tiempo. Inspirada en la infancia de la propia autora, ¡Vuela, abejorro! nos traslada a la Viena de 1945 y nos cuenta el día a día de aquella convulsa época desde la mirada inquieta e inocente de su protagonista. La reconocida autora Christine Nöstlinger cuenta en esta obra la historia de una niña de ocho años cuya familia se muda a las afueras de la ciudad, después de que una bomba destruyera el piso en el que vivían. En el nuevo barrio, conocerá a algunos soldados rusos que se instalan en su casa y que no son para nada como ella creía, especialmente Cohn, un cocinero muy peculiar con quien la pequeña entabla una entrañable amistad. Con la guerra como trasfondo, la protagonista nos muestra a través de su inteligente e ingeniosa mirada cómo ha sido crecer entre los escombros de la Viena de los años cuarenta, las dificultades y temores de la vida cotidiana... Pero ¡Vuela, abejorro! es también una historia de amistad y humanidad que, con un peculiar sentido del humor, demuestra que aún en la situación más dramática es posible encontrar aliados, reír y disfrutar de la naturaleza y del lado luminoso de la vida.

El perro no ha podido salir en su propio libro, pero el gato está más que dispuesto a sustituirlo. Tres divertidas historias para pequeños lectores. Cuando al fin le toca al perro ser el protagonista, se pone enfermo. No pasa nada, ¡el gato está listo para sustituirlo! Pero no le gusta lo que le pide el libro: que cave un hoyo, recoja un palo y cuide a una oveja. ¡Qué libro tan mandón! El gato hará sus tareas de una forma nada perruna... y muy divertida para sus pequeños lectores.