“Thirteen-year-old Paolo Crivelli dreams of being a hero in Nazi-occupied Florence. . . . A superb historical thriller.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Italy, 1944: Florence is occupied by Nazi forces. The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope, though — and neither have thirteen-year-old Paolo and his sister, Costanza. As their mother is pressured into harboring escaping POWs, Paolo and Costanza each find a part to play in opposing the German forces. Both are desperate to fight the occupation, but what can two siblings — with only a bicycle to help them — do against a whole army?
This first novel by acclaimed children’s picture-book writer and illustrator Hughes expertly captures the tension in the Crivelli home, as Rosemary tries to raise her two children and keep them safe while covertly supporting the Partisan cause...A superb historical thriller. —Kirkus reviews
Lasky shows not only the facts of Wheatley’s life but also the pain of being
an accomplished black woman in a segregated world. — Booklist In 1761, a young girl was sold to the Wheatley family in Boston, who named her Phillis ...
Famed spoken-word poet Laura Dockrill's hilarious read-aloud about an outraged baked good!Oooohhh . . .
not you again!AGGGHH It’s so bright! . . . Close this book this very second, you nosy noodle! Cookie has woken up on the wrong ...
Follow fascinating journeys of animal migration in this beautiful book of mazes.Did you know that
humpback whales are some of the farthest-traveling mammals in the world? Or that arctic terns fly from the Arctic to Antarctica and back again? Melissa ...
Beloved author-illustrator Shirley Hughes portrays the life of a young scullery maid in 1911 England
as she stumbles and scrabbles toward her true place in life.Daisy Dobbs has a mother and little twin brothers, but she lives far from them, ...
Put on your detective hat for the second adventure from a dynamic mother-daughter team: beloved
author Shirley Hughes and talented illustrator Clara Vulliamy.Digby and Percy, best friends forever, have decided to take a vacation by the sea. Little do they ...
Hang on to the wheel for the first of three adventures from a dynamic mother-daughter
pair: beloved author Shirley Hughes and talented illustrator Clara Vulliamy.Digby O’Day and Percy are best friends. This daring canine duo can find adventure anywhere — ...
The sky’s the limit in the third Digby O’Day adventure from the talented mother-daughter pair
of author Shirley Hughes and illustrator Clara Vulliamy.Digby O’Day and his best friend, Percy, are headed to the air show to see gliders, helicopters, and ...
The author of Mesmerized shares another comical true tale of a Founding Father using science
to defeat ignorance and stop the spread of false information.Thomas Jefferson was wild about numbers. He was constantly counting, measuring, and observing things that caught ...