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Seventeen-year-old junior class vice president Grace Bak has her entire future all mapped out with plans to become a doctor like her parents. But the weight of Grace’s own daunting expectations leads to debilitating panic attacks that have made her a virtual outcast at school, even to her longtime friend and crush. To make matters worse, her grandmother and only real support system has just died. Halmeoni was the glue that kept Grace’s little family together, especially after she and her dad lost her mother to cancer when Grace was too little to have many memories of her. To cope with the grief of another loss, Grace starts a webcomic inspired by the Korean myths her Halmeoni used to tell her as a child. In Sun God, Grace spins the tale of Korean god Haemosu and his love Yuhwa, but with a twist - the two gods are trapped in the bodies of teenagers and, worst of all, cursed to attend high school. Grace never expected her comic to go viral, but it has, and the new fandom has somehow conjured the real Haemosu. Now it’s up to Grace to get him back home. But when she starts to fall for Hae, sending him home is the last thing she wants to do. More troubling, Hae isn’t the only god to suddenly reappear. Hae’s sworn enemy - also brought back to the mortal realm by Grace’s comic - is set on destroying Hae, all while infecting humanity with a deadly disease. As an epic battle between god’s looms, Hae is without his powers, so it may fall to Grace to fight back against a vengeful god hell-bent on punishing anyone who gets in his way.

Dogs are amazing! Dogs are a lot of work! And here is the perfect book to help a child understand what is involved in living with one. Lively illustrations show a variety of children learning what makes their dogs tick, as they train them, care for them, and play with them. Most of all, this book celebrates the fact that dogs are truly awesome companions—who are always happy to see you, and who can even sing, laugh, and dream with you! Rachel Isadora’s love for our canine friends shines through on every page, as she shares some of the best—and most exasperating! —things about having a dog.

A beautiful celebration of family--both the ones we''re born into and the ones we choose.Isha can?t wait for her birthday party. Nani, her fun-loving grandmother, is coming all the way from India to be there! So when Nani has to postpone her trip, Isha is crushed. She no longer feels like celebrating. Fortunately, she has a whole neighborhood of friends to cheer her up, and they all work together to make her day truly special.This moving intergenerational story shows the impact that chosen family can have and is a wonderful reminder to appreciate all the important people in our lives.

With tensions rising and their powers no longer a secret, the Nightbirds must decide for whom and for what they?re willing to fight for and how far they will go in the spellbinding sequel to the international bestseller Nightbirds. Now in paperback!The Nightbirds were once their city?s best-kept secret, but now the secret?s out. What?s more, they can do feats of magic no one has seen in centuries. They?re like the Fyrebirds of old: the powerful women who once moved mountains, parted seas, and led armies. Some say that when four join together, they become a force that shakes the earth and sends magic rippling through it. It does seem as if something has awoken in Eudea, but the four girls responsible don?t want the world to know the full extent of what they can do?at least not yet.As the new leader of Eudea works to lift the prohibition on magic, the churchmen who do not support it?and the gang lords who profit from it?whisper rebellion. The secret resistance who once sheltered the Nightbirds is rallying, too. Smelling blood in the water, an ambitious Farlands king threatens to take Eudea. As war looms, and the empire?s fate hangs from a knife?s edge, the Nightbirds have to decide if becoming more than that are?Fyrebirds?to protect Simta is worth losing themselves entirely and the lives and loves they might have had.

Pakistani artist and activist Shehzil Malik?s empowering picture book celebrates girls carving out the right to ride bikes, in a society where it?s traditionally been only allowed for boys.Zoey has never ridden a bike, as most people in her part of the world feel it?s strictly for boys. So when Sophie and Maya invite her to ride with them in the park, and offer to teach her how, she?s beyond excited. And once she gets the hang of it, she falls in love with the feeling of flying on her bike. But when the girls decide to leave the security of the park and venture into the city, it does not go smoothly?the people are not used to seeing girls riding bikes! Could Zoey?s dad be right that it?s not safe for girls to ride? Or is there something the friends can do to challenge the status quo about girls on bikes?Inspired by the author?s experiences, this empowering story shows that while the rights some of us might take for granted aren?t enjoyed by everyone, change is possible!

An uplifting picture book celebrating neurodiversity, starring characters from Lynda Mullaly Hunt''s New York Times bestselling middle grade novel Fish in a TreeOliver?s brain is a volcano of ideas?always bubbling with questions. This makes it hard to focus at school, and sometimes he worries he won?t ever fit in there. So it?s a good thing he has a friend who reminds him that great minds don?t think alike. And that a brain that blazes with curiosity and imagination is a glorious thing. Featuring characters from the New York Times bestselling novel Fish in a Tree and artwork showcasing all the wonderful things going on in Oliver?s astonishing brain, this uplifting book celebrates out-of-thebox thinking, the power of creativity, and the importance of being proud of the things that set us apart.