In this complex fantasy, a young girl is caught (pitted?) between the welfare of animals with whom she can communicate and a warring kingdom that only she can save. (Batchelder Honor Book)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Forgotten Girl.<\/em><\/strong> By India Hill Brown. Scholastic. Lalani of the Distant Sea<\/em><\/strong>. By Erin Entrada Kelly. Illus. by Lian Cho. Greenwillow. Sal & Gabi Break the Universe<\/em><\/strong>. By Carlos Hernandez. Disney\/Hyperion. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky<\/em><\/strong>. By Kwame Mbalia. Disney\/Hyperion. Aru Shah and the End of Time<\/em><\/strong>. By Roshani Chokshi. Disney\/Hyperion. Dragons in a Bag<\/em><\/strong>. By Zetta Elliott. Illus. by Geneva B. Random. Children of Blood and Bone<\/em><\/strong>. By Tomi Adeyemi. Holt. Hurricane Child<\/em><\/strong>. By Kheryn Callender. Scholastic. Wishtree<\/em><\/strong>. By Katherine Applegate. Illus. by Charles Santoso. Feiwel and Friends. Red, a quiet wishing tree, is the recipient of neighborhood hopes and dreams. When an immigrant family is harassed in the community, Red is motivated to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When the Sea Turned to Silver<\/em><\/strong>. By Grace Lin. Illus. by the author. Little, Brown. Chinese folklore intertwines with Pinmei and Yishan\u2019s perilous journey to save Pinmei’s storyteller grandmother from the clutches of the evil Tiger Emperor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lowriders to the Center of the Earth<\/em><\/strong>. By Cathy Camper. Illus. by Raul the Third. Chronicle. The Lowriders journey to the center of the earth to retrieve their beloved cat, Genie, in this energetic graphic novel. (Belpr\u00e9 Illustrator Medal Book)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Echo<\/em><\/strong>. By Pam Mu\u00f1oz Ryan. Scholastic. This original fairytale intertwines with historical fiction to explore music and its power to save, heal, and set free. (Newbery Honor Book)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Smoking Mirror<\/em><\/strong>. By David Bowles. IFWG. In an action-packed, fantasy novel, that combines Aztec and Mayan mythology with life in contemporary South Texas and Mexico, 12-year-old twins descend into the Land of the Dead to find their mother. (Belpr\u00e9 Author Honor Book)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This post addresses the ALSC Core Competencies of: I. Commitment to Client Group, II. Reference and User Services, and IV. Knowledge, Curation, and Management of Materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two classmates discover an abandoned grave, launching a ghost story that brings the history of segregation to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A young girl sets out to save her island of Sanlagita, which is struggling with drought and sickness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sci-fi adventure and Cuban culture blend as Sal Vid\u00f3n and his friend Gabi travel to parallel universes and try to survive middle school. (Belpr\u00e9 Author Award Book)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
While visiting his grandparents in Alabama, Tristan enters into a parallel universe populated by characters from African and African American traditional stories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this story inspired by the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata, Aru Shah discovers she must enter the Kingdom of Death to save the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When nine-year-old Jaxon is left in the care of an eccentric old witch, he begins training as her new apprentice by leaving Brooklyn to return three dragons to a magical world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an adventure infused with West African mythology, Z\u00e9lie\u2019s magic reawakens and she battles to restore magic to the oppressed kingdom of Or\u00efsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a hurricane approaches her Caribbean island home, 12-year-old Caroline desperately searches for her mother in this story of abandonment, mysterious spirits, and a first crush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Melissa-Bio-Picture-2019-433x650.jpg\")
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