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Caterpillar Summer

When a summer trip doesn't go according to plan, Cat and her brother Chicken end up spending three weeks with grandparents they never knew. For the first time in years, Cat has the opportunity to be a kid again, and the journey she takes shows that even the most broken or strained relationships can be healed if people take the time to walk in one another's shoes.

The Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair

A ten-year-old girl, Guinevere St. Clair, is determined to find her missing neighbor and only true friend, Wilbur Truesdale, but the answers lead her to places and people she never expected--and maybe even one she's been running away from. Gwyn is sure she can crack the case, but she finds that investigations lead her to unexpected places.

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Mirai

When four-year-old Kun meets his new baby sister, his world is turned upside down. Named Mirai (meaning "future"), the baby quickly wins the hearts of Kun's entire family. One day Kun storms off into the garden where he encounters strange guests from the past and future--uncluding his sister Mirai as a teenager!

Brown Girl Dreaming

Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960's and 1970's, living with remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement.