by Renee Watson

4.8 stars – 1,298 reviews

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Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner
New York Times bestseller
“Timely and timeless.” –Jacqueline Woodson
“Important and deeply moving.” –John GreenAcclaimed author Renee Watson offers a powerful story about a girl striving for success in a world that too often seems like it’s trying to break her.Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood if she’s ever going to succeed. Her mother tells her to take advantage of every opportunity that comes her way. And Jade has: every day she rides the bus away from her friends and to the private school where she feels like an outsider, but where she has plenty of opportunities. But some opportunities she doesn’t really welcome, like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for “at-risk” girls. Just because her mentor is black and graduated from the same high school doesn’t mean she understands where Jade is coming from. She’s tired of being singled out as someone who needs help, someone people want to fix. Jade wants to speak, to create, to express her joys and sorrows, her pain and her hope. Maybe there are some things she could show other women about understanding the world and finding ways to be real, to make a difference.NPR’s Best Books of 2017
A 2017 New York Public Library Best Teen Book of the Year
Chicago Public Library’s Best Books of 2017
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2017
Kirkus Reviews‘ Best Teen Books of 2017
2018 Josette Frank Award Winner

by Yossi Lapid

4.7 stars – 23 reviews

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Why is Snowman Paul so sad on Christmas Eve?

“A sweet, simple story of inclusion for kids who celebrate Christmas.” – Kirkus Reviews

Snowman Paul’s heart is made of icy snow, yet he craves family, friendship, and love on Christmas Eve! Will Dan find a way to include his best friend in his family’s joyous holiday dinner?

“Oh, dear!” sighed Paul, “Christmas is near,
But I have nothing much to cheer!
You’ll have your fancy meal inside…
You’ll carol by the fireside…
You’ll light your shiny Christmas tree…
You’ll chat with everyone, but me.
If that’s called friendship, I don’t know,
Perhaps I’d rather be plain snow…!”

With gorgeous watercolor illustrations and heartfelt rhyming text, this endearing tale perfectly captures the spirit of the holiday season and delivers valuable life lessons on how to be a loyal friend and a good person.

by Yossi Lapid

4.7 stars – 23 reviews

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Why is Snowman Paul so sad on Christmas Eve?

“A sweet, simple story of inclusion for kids who celebrate Christmas.” – Kirkus Reviews

Snowman Paul’s heart is made of icy snow, yet he craves family, friendship, and love on Christmas Eve! Will Dan find a way to include his best friend in his family’s joyous holiday dinner?

“Oh, dear!” sighed Paul, “Christmas is near,
But I have nothing much to cheer!
You’ll have your fancy meal inside…
You’ll carol by the fireside…
You’ll light your shiny Christmas tree…
You’ll chat with everyone, but me.
If that’s called friendship, I don’t know,
Perhaps I’d rather be plain snow…!”

With gorgeous watercolor illustrations and heartfelt rhyming text, this endearing tale perfectly captures the spirit of the holiday season and delivers valuable life lessons on how to be a loyal friend and a good person.

“The overall message of goodness and kindness will resonate with both the young and old alike long after the story has been read. This charming story is a wonderful addition to your Christmas book collection and will be a classic that you will read year after year.” – Storywraps    ★★★★★

by Ned Vizzini

4.6 stars – 1,698 reviews

Everyday price: $7.99

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Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan’s Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life—which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job—Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. That’s when things start to get crazy. At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn’t brilliant compared to the other kids; he’s just average, and maybe not even that. He soon sees his once-perfect future crumbling away.

by Yossi Lapid

4.7 stars – 23 reviews

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Why is Snowman Paul so sad on Christmas Eve?

“A sweet, simple story of inclusion for kids who celebrate Christmas.” – Kirkus Reviews

Snowman Paul’s heart is made of icy snow, yet he craves family, friendship, and love on Christmas Eve! Will Dan find a way to include his best friend in his family’s joyous holiday dinner?

“Oh, dear!” sighed Paul, “Christmas is near,
But I have nothing much to cheer!
You’ll have your fancy meal inside…
You’ll carol by the fireside…
You’ll light your shiny Christmas tree…
You’ll chat with everyone, but me.
If that’s called friendship, I don’t know,
Perhaps I’d rather be plain snow…!”

With gorgeous watercolor illustrations and heartfelt rhyming text, this endearing tale perfectly captures the spirit of the holiday season and delivers valuable life lessons on how to be a loyal friend and a good person.

by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

3.8 stars – 38 reviews

Everyday price: $9.99

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New York Times bestselling authors Rachel Cohn and David Levithan are back together with a life-affirming holiday romance starring Dash and Lily! The perfect Christmas stocking stuffer for fans of  Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares.

Dash and Lily have had a tough year since readers watched the couple fall in love in Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares. Lily’s beloved grandfather suffered a heart attack, and his difficult road to recovery has taken a major toll on her typically sunny disposition. Lily’s spark has dimmed so much that Langston, her brother, has put aside his grudge against Dash to team up and remind Lily what there is to love about life.

With only twelve days left until Christmas-Lily’s favorite time of the year-Dash, Langston, and their friends take Manhattan by storm to help Lily recapture the holiday spirit of New York City in December, a time and place unlike anywhere else in the world. Told in alternating chapters, The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily is bound to be a Christmas favorite for seasons to come.

“Cohn and Levithan write with verve and plenty of wry comedy. . . . Intriguing characters and splendid writing.” -Kirkus Reviews

“Peppered with sharp banter and up-to-the-minute New York City references. . . . A full-fledged rom-com.”-Publishers Weekly

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by Yossi Lapid

4.7 stars – 23 reviews

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Why is Snowman Paul so sad on Christmas Eve?

“A sweet, simple story of inclusion for kids who celebrate Christmas.” – Kirkus Reviews

Snowman Paul’s heart is made of icy snow, yet he craves family, friendship, and love on Christmas Eve! Will Dan find a way to include his best friend in his family’s joyous holiday dinner?

“Oh, dear!” sighed Paul, “Christmas is near,
But I have nothing much to cheer!
You’ll have your fancy meal inside…
You’ll carol by the fireside…
You’ll light your shiny Christmas tree…
You’ll chat with everyone, but me.
If that’s called friendship, I don’t know,
Perhaps I’d rather be plain snow…!”

With gorgeous watercolor illustrations and heartfelt rhyming text, this endearing tale perfectly captures the spirit of the holiday season and delivers valuable life lessons on how to be a loyal friend and a good person.

by John Green

4.5 stars – 1,170 reviews

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#1 New York Times bestseller

An ill-timed storm on Christmas Eve buries the residents of Gracetown under multiple feet of snow and causes quite a bit of chaos. One brave soul ventures out into the storm from her stranded train, setting off a chain of events that will change quite a few lives. Over the next three days one girl takes a risky shortcut with an adorable stranger, three friends set out to win a race to the Waffle House (and the hash brown spoils), and the fate of a teacup pig falls into the hands of a lovesick barista.

A trio of today’s bestselling authors—John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle—brings all the magic of the holidays to life in three hilarious and charming interconnected tales of love, romance, and kisses that will steal your breath away.

“A comedy as delicious as any whipped up by the Bard.” —Washington Post Book World

by A.H. Edelman

4.5 stars – 35 reviews

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Why is Santa sitting behind a clear protective barrier? And how can parents and caregivers explain to the children in their life that, even though some things will be different this year, Christmas magic remains the same?

That’s easy! Let Santa do it!

Santa in a Snow Globe is the origin story of how and why St. Nick will be found sitting “in a place that is clear and quite round” when families come to share their wish lists with him this holiday season.

Relayed straightforwardly by Santa to author AH Edelman and illustrated with inclusiveness by Serge Gall, Santa in a Snow Globe offers a starting point for grownups to talk about life’s new realities–including climate change, the Coronavirus and protests–with their kids.

So curl up with your children while Santa shares some recent observations, offers some timeless advice and concludes with a big dose of Christmas cheer.