Sejal Sinha Battles Superstorms

Sejal Sinha Battles Superstorms
Author: Maya Prasad
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2023-05-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1665911786

When a storm threatens Diwali celebrations, eight-year-old Sejal Sinha, a spunky Indian-American girl with an active imagination, tries to use science to save her family's beloved holiday.

Sejal Sinha Dives for Diamonds on Neptune

Sejal Sinha Dives for Diamonds on Neptune
Author: Maya Prasad
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2024-01-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1665911859

In the third book in the chapter book series about a young Indian American girl who loves science and has a big imagination, Sejal and the gang soar through outer space—perfect for fans of The Magic School Bus and Over the Moon! Sejal’s puppy eats the page in her notebook with her best ideas. Her little brother throws a tantrum over string cheese. Sometimes, Sejal wishes she could escape being a big sister. After an embarrassing snot incident, her older cousin Ash is ready to leave the planet, too. Ash has been working on a very cool science project about a theory that it rains diamonds on Neptune. Treasure hunting on another planet sounds like the perfect out-of-this world adventure to Sejal! But getting to Neptune might be harder than she and Ash think, especially when they find a couple of stowaways in their spaceship…

Sejal Sinha Swims with Sea Dragons

Sejal Sinha Swims with Sea Dragons
Author: Maya Prasad
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2023-10-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1665911816

During a family trip to the beach, Sejal uses a submarine powered by Imagination Fuel to plunge into an undersea adventure where she hopes to learn more about how the small but powerful blue dragon might help her deal with a class bully.

Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things

Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things
Author: Maya Prasad
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2022-10-18
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1368083501

Four sisters, four seasons, four flavors of romance. The Singh sisters grew up helping their father navigate the bustle of the Songbird Inn. Nestled on dreamy and drizzly Orcas Island in the Pacific Northwest, the inn's always been warm and cozy and filled with interesting guests—the perfect home. But things are about to heat up now that the Songbird has been named the Most Romantic Inn in America. Nidhi has everything planned out—until a storm brings a wayward tree crashing into her life one autumn . . . and along with it, an intriguing construction worker and a yearning for her motherland. Suddenly, she's questioning everything she thought she wanted. Avani can't sit still. If she does, her grief for Pop, their dad's late husband, will overwhelm her. So she keeps moving as much as she can, planning an elaborate Winter Ball in Pop's memory. Until a blizzard traps her in a barn with the boy she accidentally stood up and has been actively avoiding ever since. Sirisha loves seeing the world through her camera, but her shyness prevents her from stepping out from behind the lens. Talking to girls is such a struggle! When a pretty actress comes to the Songbird with her theater troupe, spring has sprung for Sirisha—if only she can find the words. Rani is a hopeless romantic through and through. After gently nudging her sisters to open their hearts, she is convinced it's finally her turn to find love. When two potential suitors float in on a summer breeze, Rani is swept up in grandeur to match her wildest Bollywood dreams. But which boy is the one she's meant to be with? Ultimately, the magic of the Songbird Inn leads the tight-knit Singh sisters to new passions and breathtaking kisses—and to unearth the truest versions of themselves. Perfect for fans of Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before, this sparkling YA rom-com celebrates sisterhood, family, and the love all around us.

A Taste for Love

A Taste for Love
Author: Jennifer Yen
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0593117530

For fans of Jenny Han, Jane Austen, and The Great British Baking Show, A Taste for Love, is a delicious rom com about first love, familial expectations, and making the perfect bao. To her friends, high school senior Liza Yang is nearly perfect. Smart, kind, and pretty, she dreams big and never shies away from a challenge. But to her mom, Liza is anything but. Compared to her older sister Jeannie, Liza is stubborn, rebellious, and worst of all, determined to push back against all of Mrs. Yang's traditional values, especially when it comes to dating. The one thing mother and daughter do agree on is their love of baking. Mrs. Yang is the owner of Houston's popular Yin & Yang Bakery. With college just around the corner, Liza agrees to help out at the bakery's annual junior competition to prove to her mom that she's more than her rebellious tendencies once and for all. But when Liza arrives on the first day of the bake-off, she realizes there's a catch: all of the contestants are young Asian American men her mother has handpicked for Liza to date. The bachelorette situation Liza has found herself in is made even worse when she happens to be grudgingly attracted to one of the contestants; the stoic, impenetrable, annoyingly hot James Wong. As she battles against her feelings for James, and for her mother's approval, Liza begins to realize there's no tried and true recipe for love.

Words to Love By

Words to Love By
Author: Rick Warren
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2018-12-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0310752876

With warmth and wisdom that speaks to the hearts of little ones, Words to Love By—written by #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren, and illustrated by Ag Jatkowska—is an inspirational, heartfelt look at language and how children can use their words to encourage, forgive, express gratitude, heal, and love. Words to Love By teaches children ages 4-8 to understand: How their words can change their lives and the lives of those around them How everyone must take ownership of their words “Words may be small, but they can do BIG things. Words can encourage. They can bring out the best in people. They can spread love and kindness … and let us know we’re not alone.” Pastor Rick Warren’s picture book: Features charming illustrations and engaging text for kids Is a wonderful read-aloud picture book for parents and kids, grandparents and grandchildren, and teachers and students Is perfect for birthdays, Easter, Valentine’s Day, holidays, or as an addition to your family library

Crab and Snail: The Tidal Pool of Cool

Crab and Snail: The Tidal Pool of Cool
Author: Beth Ferry
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2022-09-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062962183

Crab and Snail set out on a mission to be cooler than cool in their second unforgettable seaside adventure in the graphic early reader series by New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry and beloved illustrator Jared Chapman. Starfish is pointy-perfect, so wow to the wow! And her tidal pool is filled with friends and fun things. But Crab and Snail weren’t invited. While the best beach friends do everything they can to catch Starfish’s attention and score an invite, they begin to realize that being kind just might be the coolest of cool. Crab and Snail are everyone’s new favorite characters in the graphic early reader space. Fans of Narwhal & Jelly and Beak & Ally will love these quirky characters and clever stories. "A character-based volume that reads like a cross between SpongeBob SquarePants and The Muppet Show."—Publishers Weekly (starred review) for The Invisible Whale (Book One)

InvestiGators: Take the Plunge

InvestiGators: Take the Plunge
Author: John Patrick Green
Publisher: First Second
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250808154

Sewer-spelunking secret agents Mango and Brash make a big splash in this hilarious new mystery in John Patrick Green's full-color, laugh-out-loud graphic novel series! Three million readers can’t be wrong – InvestiGators: Take the Plunge is a perfect comic for kid readers to dive into! In their next big adventure, S.U.I.T. headquarters is under attack, and Mango and Brash are going undercover and underground disguised as city sewer workers to unclog a sticky situation. But when their search for the criminal Crackerdile backfires, the toilets they travel through get blocked and the InvestiGators take the blame for it! Can Mango and Brash restore their good name and put the real culprit behind bars before the whole city is in deep water?

Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library

Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library
Author: Barb Rosenstock
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2020-09-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1635924340

Young readers of all ages will love this story about President Thomas Jefferson, who found his passion as soon as he learned to read: books, books, and more books! Before, during, and after the American Revolution, Jefferson collected thousands of books on hundreds of subjects. In fact, his massive collection eventually helped rebuild the Library of Congress—now the largest library in the world. Author Barb Rosenstock's rhythmic words and illustrator John O'Brien's whimsical illustrations capture Jefferson's zeal for the written word as well as little-known details about book collecting. An author's note, bibliography, and source notes for quotations are also included.

We Can't Keep Meeting Like This

We Can't Keep Meeting Like This
Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2021-06-08
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1534440291

“Impossible not to love.” —Rachael Lippincott, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Feet Apart A wedding harpist disillusioned with love and a hopeless romantic cater-waiter flirt and fight their way through a summer of weddings in this effervescent romantic comedy from the acclaimed author of Today Tonight Tomorrow. Quinn Berkowitz and Tarek Mansour’s families have been in business together for years: Quinn’s parents are wedding planners, and Tarek’s own a catering company. At the end of last summer, Quinn confessed her crush on him in the form of a rambling email—and then he left for college without a response. Quinn has been dreading seeing him again almost as much as she dreads another summer playing the harp for her parents’ weddings. When he shows up at the first wedding of the summer, looking cuter than ever after a year apart, they clash immediately. Tarek’s always loved the grand gestures in weddings—the flashier, the better—while Quinn can’t see them as anything but fake. Even as they can’t seem to have one civil conversation, Quinn’s thrown together with Tarek wedding after wedding, from performing a daring cake rescue to filling in for a missing bridesmaid and groomsman. Quinn can’t deny her feelings for him are still there, especially after she learns the truth about his silence, opens up about her own fears, and begins learning the art of harp-making from an enigmatic teacher. Maybe love isn’t the enemy after all—and maybe allowing herself to fall is the most honest thing Quinn’s ever done.