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Lennon has always tried to live up to her Palestinian Canadian father''s exacting standards, even if her older sister hasn''t, but when a crush on an older white boy develops into something more, she must find the strength to balance her own desires against her father’s expectations. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this new YA novel.Lennon is excited and apprehensive about starting high school, where her older sister is going to be a senior. Then her sister drops a bombshell: she is pregnant. Her Palestinian Canadian parents are devastated, and Lennon finds herself under even more pressure to be a "good girl” – a role autistic Lennon has always played well. But after a chance encounter with John, a white boy in the grade above, Lennon finds herself nursing a crush on someone her parents would definitely not approve of—which only seems to intrigue her more.As Lennon and John are drawn together and pulled apart throughout her four years of high school, Lennon wrestles with feelings of shame and yearning, obedience and rebellion through the lens of her autism, trying to both please her parents and herself. When a relationship with a different boy challenges her notions of family and happiness, her way forward becomes clear, even if it might mean losing everything and everyone she loves.

Being scared is nothing new to Scaredy Squirrel in his fourth NUTTY ADVENTURE. That''s why he''s fully prepared for Halloween: bright lighting? Check. Adorable pumpkin decor? Check. Costumes? You bet. Ghosts, vampires and monsters? That''s a big negative. And no trick-or-treating; Scaredy doesn''t want to risk cracking a tooth! But with some gentle support and encouragement from his friends, Scaredy learns he can still have a good time and overcome his fears... and maybe even get a little spooky! (But just a little.)

The explosive first book in a new middle-grade graphic novel series featuring two heroic but dim-witted frog superheroes, for fans of InvestiGators and Dog Man!No one ever said it was easy being green! The contaminated swamp where Dr. Kim conducts experiments is overrun with mutants and evil machines like the Hater Gator and the Robot Trash Dolls. That''s why she tinkered with amphibian genes to create superheroes Fantastic Frog and sidekick Tad Lad.In their first adventure, the frogs leap forth to battle the scaly swamp thing terrorizing Sector 1. Will the Hater Gator''s tail flails flatten this duo before they discover the truth behind what''s gone rotten in their swamp?And in their second adventure, the duo stumble upon a landfill of disgusting, off-brand toys in Sector 2 . . . which come alive! Outnumbered and totally grossed out, can our heroes defeat these Robot Trash Dolls?

Benji Zeb has a lot going on. He has a lot of studying to do, not only for school but also for his upcoming bar mitzvah. He''s nervous about Mr. Rutherford, the aggressive local rancher who hates Benji''s family''s kibbutz and wolf sanctuary. And he hasn''t figured out what to do about Caleb, Mr. Rutherford''s stepson, who has been bullying Benji pretty hard at school, despite Benji wanting to be friends (and maybe something more). And all of this is made more complicated by the fact that, secretly, Benji and his entire family are werewolves who are using the wolf sanctuary as cover for their true identities! Things come to a head when Caleb shows up at the kibbutz one night in wolf form! He''s a werewolf too, unable to control his shifting, and he needs Benji''s help. Can anxious Benji juggle all of these things along with his growing feelings toward Caleb?

Ghosts are supposed to be sheets, light as air and able to whirl and twirl and float and soar. But the little ghost who is a quilt can''t whirl or twirl at all, and when he flies, he gets very hot. He doesn''t know why he''s a quilt. His parents are both sheets, and so are all of his friends. (His great-grandmother was a lace curtain, but that doesn''t really help cheer him up.) He feels sad and left out when his friends are zooming around and he can''t keep up. But one Halloween, everything changes. The little ghost who was a quilt has an experience that no other ghost could have, an experience that only happens because he''s a quilt . . . and he realizes that it''s OK to be different. This special gift edition is unjacketed, with a newly designed cloth-like spine, a foil-stamped cover and beautiful gilded edges.