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10 best books like Return to Sender (Julia Alvarez): The Composition, Iron Thunder: The Battle Between the Monitor & the Merrimac, Sophie's Secret, Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Storms, Winter Door, The Basilisk’s Lair, A Wild Life: The Authorized Biography, The Dragon in the Driveway, Fiendish Deeds, Shadows in the Twilight

The Composition
AuthorAntonio Skármeta
ISBN0888995504
Winner of the UNESCO Tolerance Awarda and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and an Americas Award Commended Title

Life is simple for Pedro -- he goes to school, does his homework and, most importantly, plays soccer. But when the soldiers come and take his friend Daniel's father away, things...
Iron Thunder: The Battle Between the Monitor & the Merrimac
AuthorAvi
ISBN1423104463
When his father is killed fighting for the Union in the War Between the States, thirteen-year-old Tom Carroll must take a job to help support his family. He manages to find work at a bustling ironworks in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York, where dozens of men are frantically pounding together the strangest...
Sophie's Secret
AuthorNancy N. Rue
ISBN0310707579
About this book:

“Sophie and her friends launch an “archaeological expedition” and make a disturbing discovery. Sophie keeps digging to uncover a shocking family secret. In light of this new revelation, will she ever be able to trust her parents again?”


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Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Storms
AuthorMarion Roberts
ISBN1741758599
Sunny Hathaway—introvert, entrepreneur, inventor, poet, dog lover, and lateral thinker—has a lot on her plate. She's moving to a new house, dealing with step-siblings, and starting a dog entertainment business too.
 
Sunny and her expertly blended, thoroughly modern family are...
Winter Door
AuthorIsobelle Carmody
ISBN0375830189
In the midst of the worst winter on record, Rage is beset with worry. Her mother still hasn’t fully recovered from her car accident despite Rage’s successful quest for healing magic. Her stoic uncle seems to be having second thoughts about looking after her. The school bully, Logan, is increasingly...
The Basilisk’s Lair
AuthorR.L. LaFevers
ISBN0547238673
Nate Fludd, Beastologist, is back in the camel saddle in hot pursuit of a missing, deadly Basilisk--the King of Serpents. As if saving an entire Dhughani village from the Basilisk's poisonous gaze isn't difficult enough, Nate and Aunt Phil must begin to piece together the mystery of his parents' disappearance...
A Wild Life: The Authorized Biography
AuthorJeff Corwin
ISBN0142414034
A fascinating look at the real Jeff Corwin!

From growing up in an urban community near Boston, to falling in love with snakes, to traveling to exotic places, to becoming a beloved Emmy Award-winning television host of Animal Planet, this authorized biography will give readers a first-hand...
The Dragon in the Driveway
AuthorKate Klimo
ISBN0375855890
The Dragon Keepers have a new mission!

It's been raining for days, and dragon keepers Jesse and Daisy have been stuck inside with their dragon, Emmy. As soon as the rain stops, they are out of the house in a flash. First on their list of things to do? To find out what the villainous Dr. St. George—a...
Fiendish Deeds
AuthorP.J. Bracegirdle
ISBN1416934162
It's the terrible town on the hideous hill -- and Joy Wells is a proud resident. A fan of classic horror stories, Joy is convinced that famous author E. A. Peugeot based his spine-tingling tales on Spooking. Take the eerie similarities between the nearby swamp and the setting of his masterpiece, "The...
Shadows in the Twilight
AuthorHenning Mankell
ISBN0385734964
Reviewed by Christina Tsichlis for TeensReadToo.com

SHADOWS IN THE TWILIGHT by Henning Mankell is written using the distinctive voice of the main character, Joel. This is a companion book to A BRIDGE TO THE STARS.

This is a story that asks philosophical questions and does it in a way...
The Curse of Deadman's Forest
AuthorVictoria Laurie
ISBN0385735731
Since Ian Wigby and his sister, Theodosia, found the silver treasure box and the prophecy within it, their world has changed. There's no denying what they discovered in Morocco: a powerful evil is budding, and to defeat it, and save the world from darkness, six uniquely gifted children must be gathered.

According...
Bird
AuthorZetta Elliott
Young Mekhai, better known as Bird, loves to draw. With drawings, he can erase the things that don't turn out right. In real life, problems aren't so easily fixed.

As Bird struggles to understand the death of his beloved grandfather and his older brother's drug addiction, he escapes into his...
Diego: Bigger Than Life
AuthorCarmen T. Bernier-Grand
ISBN0761453830
Carmen T. Bernier-Grand's inspiring free verse and David Diaz's vivid paintings capture the defining moments and emotions of Diego Rivera's tumultuous life, including his stormy relationship with artist Frida Kahlo and his passion for his art. Rivera's energy, physique, love for women, and work...
Los Gatos Black on Halloween
AuthorMarisa Montes
ISBN0805074295
Follow los monstruos and los esqueletos to the Halloween party

Under October's luna, full and bright, the monsters are throwing a ball in the Haunted Hall. Las brujas come on their broomsticks. Los muertos rise from their coffins to join in the fun. Los esqueletos rattle their bones as they...
My Abuelita
AuthorTony Johnston
ISBN0152163301
Winner of a 2010 Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor!

Abuelita’s hair is the color of salt. Her face is as crinkled as a dried chile. She booms out words as wild as blossoms blooming. She stuffs her carcacha—her jalopy—with all the things she needs: a plumed snake, a castle, a skeleton, and more....
Just in Case
AuthorYuyi Morales
ISBN1596433299
THREE-TIME PURA BELPRÉ WINNER

Yuyi Morales takes us on a new journey with Señor Calvera, the skeleton from Day of the Dead celebrations. Señor Calvera is worried. He can’t figure out what to give Grandma Beetle for her birthday. Misunderstanding the advice of Zelmiro the Ghost, Señor...
Papá and Me
AuthorArthur Dorros
ISBN0060581565
In Papá and Me, a young boy and his papa may speak both Spanish and English, but the most important language they speak is the language of love. In this beautiful bilingual picture book, Arthur Dorros portrays the close bond between father and son, with lush paintings by Rudy Gutierrez. Fans of Abuelo;...
The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos
AuthorLucia M. Gonzalez
ISBN0892392223
It is the winter of 1929, and cousins Hildamar and Santiago have just moved to enormous, chilly New York from their native Puerto Rico. As Three Kings' Day approaches, Hildamar and Santiago mourn the loss of their sunny home and wonder about their future in their adopted city. But when a storyteller and...
Gracias Thanks
AuthorPat Mora
ISBN1600602584
I did not consider Gracias Thanks by Pat Mora with illustrations by John Parra as a “must read” the first, second, or even third time I looked at it. The only reason I kept looking at it was because of the personal respect and expectations I have accumulated for her as an author. I remember the first time...
What Can You Do with a Paleta?
AuthorCarmen Tafolla
ISBN1582462216
Where the paleta wagon rings its tinkly belland carries a treasure of icy paletasin every color of the sarape . . .

As she strolls through her barrio, a young girl introduces readers to the frozen, fruit-flavored treat that thrills Mexican and Mexican-American children. Create a masterpiece,...
The Baboons Who Went This Way and That
AuthorAlexander McCall Smith
ISBN1841957720
It was a really nice book full of great tales from South Africa, this book is quite like Aesop’s fables. It mainly includes all the tapes related to animals.

They are the same stories that are being told by our grandmothers and great-grandmothers.

A complete fun-read. It invokes...
The Brimstone Key
AuthorDerek Benz
ISBN0316045225
A brand new adventure starring The Grey Griffins!
Max---the leader
Natalia---the brains
Ernie---the changeling
Harley---the muscle
A year ago, the Grey Griffins were just regular kids from Avalon, Minnesota. That was before they learned about the existence of evil fairies,...
A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home
AuthorHenry Cole
ISBN0061704105
Celeste is not your average mouse. She lives alone, quietly weaving baskets with creative flair under the floor boards of the Oakley Plantation. However, Celeste’s world turns upside down with the arrival of the great naturalist John James Audubon and his assistant Joseph, who have come to study...
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