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The Little Red Chair

There once was a little red chair. Languishing in an antique shop window, the little chair longed to be part of a family. One day a little girl named Mia knew it was just the right chair for her. So Mia and her mother take the little chair home. With new red upholstery and its brightly polished wheels, the little red chair becomes the perfect companion for Mia. She snuggles in it on cold winter nights. She daydreams in it on bright sunny days. But as Mia gets older, she spends less and less time with the little red chair. One day, it's time for Mia to leave for a new life. Eventually, the little red chair is packed up and moved to a corner in the attic. Please don't leave me, the little chair says. But no one comes. Seasons come and go; years and years pass by. Will anyone rescue the little red chair?

The Littlest Grito

The morning before Diez y Seis de Septiembre, Gloria's Papa wakes up with laryngitis. A disaster! The festivities cannot start without a loud grito to kick the party off--and a Hernandez has always yelled the grito for as long as anyone can remember. When Gloria offers her own grito--and Papa backs her up--the mayor has to agree. But what has she done?! How will she find the courage to yell the grito with the heart it needs? Gloria needs some help from her community and her Papa to find her voice.

The Merciless King of Moore High

After adults morph into monsters and everyone under eighteen barricades themselves inside their schools to survive, a political exile seeks asylum from her magnet schoolÎs hard-partying crosstown rival, which has adopted the neo-feudal trappings of a popular video game and all the competing factions, love triangles, and palace intrigue that go with it.

The Mightiest Bite

Discover who has the mightiest bite in this hilarious competition between some of the biggest and the smallest! animals on Earth. As a little girl munches on an apple, she thinks she must have the mightiest bite. Suddenly, along comes a parade of animals to compete for the title, including a shark with its 300 teeth in rows, and a T-Rex with 60 huge bone-crunchers! But while each animal is fighting over their claim to the title, there's a clever mosquito at work . . . . Can the hungry mosquito outwit them all, even the little girl?

The Mistakes That Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets

Whoops! Ack! Darn it! Twenty brave poets share real-life blunders they made as young people. With a wide range of mistakes and a diverse group of poets, this anthology speaks to a wide audience.

The Monarchs Are Missing: A Butterfly Mystery

Why are monarch butterflies disappearing? Scientists are racing to find answers. These iconic orange, black, and white butterflies flutter across much of the North American continent, and are a familiar summer sight in many backyards. But in the last twenty years, the monarch butterfly population has been decreasing. Why? Skilled science writer Rebecca E. Hirsch takes readers on a quest to discover what scientists already knowÑand what they're hoping to learn. In addition, she offers tips about what monarch lovers can do to make a difference, from planting a butterfly garden to getting the word out about harmful pesticides to taking part in citizen science projects.

The Moon Files (Alternator Books®)

Explore every side of the moon in this exciting series! From traveling to the moon to what living on the moon would be like, this series gives readers an in-depth look at this popular space topic.

The Next Generation: NFL Star Quarterbacks­

Patrick Mahomes, Brock Purdy, and C.J. Stroud are among the NFLÎs top young quarterbacks who are already breaking records and changing the game. And while their on-field achievements are remarkable, their off-field stories are just as inspiring. Read about these superstars, and others, like Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson, and Joe Burrow to understand how they reached the top of the football world.

The Ocean Blue and You

During a light rain, a child dozes on a sandy ocean-side beach, snuggling in her mother's arms. But while the sand beneath her is soft and still, there's a whirlwind of activity in the sea next to her. The waves roll back and forth to shore, while beneath them a busy underwater world is teeming with life. As the girl sleeps, she dreams of participating in that world. Through lyrical text, young readers go on an exploration of our oceans and the many creatures and ecosystems found there, from migrating whales to elusive eels to the colorful coral reefs.

The Power of Perseverance