Astrid and Apollo and the Puppy Surprise

Astrid and Apollo and the Puppy Surprise
Author: V. T. Bidania
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2021
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 151588208X

Astrid and Apollo each have a special, surprise birthday gift planned for the other, and Astrid thinks she has guessed what Apollo is giving her, but as she puts more clues together, she realizes she is in the middle of a birthday mystery. Includes facts about the Hmong.

Astrid and Apollo and the Puppy Surprise

Astrid and Apollo and the Puppy Surprise
Author: V. T. Bidania
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2021
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1515883167

Astrid and Apollo each have a special, surprise birthday gift planned for the other, and Astrid thinks she has guessed what Apollo is giving her, but as she puts more clues together, she realizes she is in the middle of a birthday mystery. Includes facts about the Hmong.

Astrid and Apollo and the Fishing Flop

Astrid and Apollo and the Fishing Flop
Author: V. T. Bidania
Publisher: Picture Window Books
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1515861279

Hmong-American twins Astrid and Apollo are on their very first fishing trip, but while Astrid catches three fine fish, Apollo's line keeps snagging on non-fish things, and when a summer storm brings the trip to a sudden end Apollo admits he is disappointed with the experience--until he gets a look at the funny pictures their dad has taken.

Astrid & Apollo and the Starry Campout

Astrid & Apollo and the Starry Campout
Author: V. T. Bidania
Publisher:
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2020-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1515861325

Astrid is afraid of the dark and doesn't want to go on her family camping trip. But her twin brother, Apollo, is excited. When they encounter scary things such as crawly bugs and the creepy dark, Apollo helps his twin through them. And when they encounter the scariest thing of all, Astrid might just be the one to save the starry campout.

Astrid and Apollo and the Happy New Year

Astrid and Apollo and the Happy New Year
Author: V. T. Bidania
Publisher: Picture Window Books
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1515861252

Astrid and Apollo are attending the Hmong New Year festival (which is held at a big arena in St. Paul or Minneapolis in November or December), but in the crowded arena they are soon separated from their parents and younger sister, and between rescuing a little lost boy, and getting mistaken for a pair of famous child singers, the festival turns into quite an adventure for the twins.

Astrid and Apollo in Concert

Astrid and Apollo in Concert
Author: V. T. Bidania
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2021
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1663908680

As Astrid and Apollo practice for their duet in the third-grade recorder concert they become increasingly frustrated with their little sister Eliana, who keeps getting in the way, but when events leading up to the concert do not go as planned the twins realize just how much Eliana feels left out. Includes facts about the Hmong.

Astrid and Apollo and the Magic Pepper

Astrid and Apollo and the Magic Pepper
Author: V. T. Bidania
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2021
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1515891747

During their trip to the farm, Astrid and Apollo enjoy Grandma's funny stories and Uncle Meng's magic tricks while picking vegetables to sell at the farmers' market. Includes facts about the Hmong.

Astrid and Apollo and the Soccer Celebration

Astrid and Apollo and the Soccer Celebration
Author: V. T. Bidania
Publisher: Picture Window Books
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2020-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1515861341

At the Hmong July Fourth Soccer Festival, Astrid and Apollo are excited to join their dad as he watches his favorite soccer team compete. But when they have to babysit their little sister, Eliana, too, they don't know what snack she keeps asking for. To keep her from crying, they buy almost everything they see at the festival. Will they end up with a whole stroller full of yummy food?

Just Help!

Just Help!
Author: Sonia Sotomayor
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2022-01-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593206266

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Just Ask! comes a fun and meaningful story about making the world--and your community--better, one action at a time, that asks the question: Who will you help today? Every night when Sonia goes to bed, Mami asks her the same question: How did you help today? And since Sonia wants to help her community, just like her Mami does, she always makes sure she has a good answer to Mami's question. In a story inspired by her own family's desire to help others, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor takes young readers on a journey through a neighborhood where kids and adults, activists and bus drivers, friends and strangers all help one another to build a better world for themselves and their community. With art by award-winning illustrator Angela Dominguez, this book shows how we can all help make the world a better place each and every day. Praise for Just Help!: "Generosity proves contagious in this personal portrait of community service by Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor." --Publishers Weekly "For use in civics units or in lessons on being a good neighbor, this provides wonderful encouragement to show that children can help in big and small ways." --School Library Journal

A Festival of Ghosts

A Festival of Ghosts
Author: William Alexander
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2019-05-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481469193

National Book Award winner William Alexander conjures up a spooky adventure full of excitement in this entertaining sequel to A Properly Unhaunted Place, which was a New York Times Editors’ Choice. Rosa Diaz has her hands full of ghosts. She saved the town of Ingot by unleashing all the ghosts who were previously banished. Now, like the rest of the world, Ingot is filled with spirits and poltergeists. But unlike the rest of the world, the town’s living residents have no idea how to cope, and some of the ghosts are holding century-old grudges. When something supernatural starts stealing kids’ voices at her school, it’s up to Rosa to figure out who or what is behind the voice-snatching. It doesn’t help that some of her classmates are still angry with her for releasing the ghosts. Or that Rosa begins to suspect that she may be haunted herself. Meanwhile, her best friend Jasper is dealing with what remains of the Renaissance Festival, the town’s pride and joy. Ghosts from the town are now battling it out with ghosts from the festival, and the grounds are closed to all. But is it possible to appease everyone?