Tina Cocolina: Queen of Cupcakes

The Last Beekeeper

Under My Hijab

Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush

The Year of the Three Sisters

Amina's Song: Amina's Voice

Front Desk

Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment

A middle grade novel about a daughter and father finding their way back to each other in the face of their changing family and community.

Emilia Torres has a wandering mind. It's hard for her to follow along at school, and sometimes she forgets to do what her mom or abuela asks. But she remembers what matters: a time when her family was whole and home made sense. When Dad returns from deployment, Emilia expects that her life will get back to normal. Instead, it unravels.

Dad shuts himself in the back stall of their family's auto shop to work on an old car. Emilia peeks in on him daily, mesmerized by his welder. One day, Dad calls Emilia over. Then, he teaches her how to weld. And over time, flickers of her old dad reappear.

But as Emilia finds a way to repair the relationship with her father at home, her community ruptures with some of her classmates, like her best friend, Gus, at the center of the conflict.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Tina Cocolina: Queen of Cupcakes

Pablo Cartaya, 2010

The Last Beekeeper

Pablo Cartaya, 2022

Under My Hijab

Hena Khan, Aaliya Jaleel, 2019

Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush

Patrice Lawrence, 2022

The Year of the Three Sisters

Patrice Barton, Andrea Cheng, 2015

Amina's Song: Amina's Voice

Hena Khan, 2021

Front Desk

Kelly Yang, 2022

Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment

Jessica Curry, Brittany Jackson, Parker Curry, 2019