Tae Keller

"When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives. The tiger offers Lily a deal- if Lily will open her grandmother's star jars and return what she stole, the tiger will heal her grandmother. But deals with tigers are never what they seem! With the help of her sister and her new friend Ricky, Lily must find her voice . . . and the courage to face a tiger. Tae Keller,...

From the first human settlements to today's modern metropolises, we have always relied on the sun for light, energy, and sustenance. We Carry the Sun traces the history of solar power from ancient south-facing villages to the Industrial Age and modern innovators; and from solar-powered steam engines to silicon solar panels. Lyrical and informed, Newbery Medal winner Tae Keller's debut picture book is also a timely call to action that asks young readers...

Three seventh-grade students--Nomi, Vi, and Arthur--revisit a childhood discovery: a book of prophecies that once seemed reassuring in its predictions of the future. As they enter middle school, their friendship becomes strained by changing interests, personal secrets, and social pressures. When events described in the book begin to unfold alongside escalating wildfires threatening Seattle, the friends question whether the final prophecy foretells...

Mihi and her friends head back to the Rainbow Realm to save Princess Pat from a destructive quest.

"Con la ayuda de sus amigos, Natalie inicia, sin saberlo, un viaje de autodescubrimiento. La ciencia de la esperanza será su mayor hallazgo. Natalie cree que la competencia de caída de huevos, sugerida por el señor Neely, puede ser la solución a sus problemas. Si ella y sus amigos ganan el premio en metálico, podrá llevar a su madre, una botánica apasionada que sufre de depresión, a conocer las míticas orquídeas azul cobalto. Esas flores,...

Mihi and her friends are heading back to the Rainbow Realm—and this time, they have to save the princess.

Mihi, Reese, and Savannah thought their fairy tale realm adventures were over. But just as they were getting ready to go home, they learn that their first friend in the realm, Princess Pat, has disappeared on a quest of her own. Pat is traveling around the fairy world trying to gather enough magic to save the Rainbow Realm,

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"Cuando eran niñas, la abuela de Lily les contaba a ella y a su hermana Sam leyendas mágicas de su país natal, Corea, y a ella siempre le fascinó el cuento que hablaba de dos hermanas y un tigre. Cuando ella y su familia se mudan para cuidar de su abuela enferma, Lily comienza a tener visiones de un tigre mágico que parece venir directamente de los mismos cuentos populares coreanos que su abuela le contaba. Pero lo que Lily piensa que es sólo...