Mid-Air

Mid-AirLonglisted for the National Book Award A tender souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wants him to grow up tough and unfeeling in this stunning illustrated middle grade novel in verse full of vulnerability and hope (Booklist, starred review) from the Newbery Honorwinning author of Genesis Begins Again. Its the last few months of eighth grade, and Isaiah feels lost. He thought his summer was going to be

the kids on one Brooklyn block take advantage of everything summertime has to offer: Freedom from morning till night to go out to meet their friends and make the streets their playground--jumping double Dutch

There is only one known queen who truly ruled a kingdom on American soil

or even her foster parents

and the prestigious Rockefeller Fellowship on Chicano Cultural Literacy

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"Beychella is Proof That Beyoncé is the Greatest Performer Alive

She has the perfect name picked out

2018 James Beard Foundation Book of the Year | 2018 James Beard Foundation Book Award Winner inWriting | Nominee for the 2018 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Nonfiction | #75 on The Root100 2018A renowned culinary historian offers a fresh perspective on our most divisive cultural issue

fashion-forward Mary helps some of childhood's most beloved characters go glam

giving her little room to breathe

Ages: 8 -13

comes profound insight—for educators and parents alike—into how schools engender