King and the Dragonflies

Jacob's New Dress

The One and Only Bob

Pig-Heart Boy

Good-bye Marianne: A Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany

Tua and the Elephant

Ruby on the Outside

The Silver Child

A young orphaned girl in modern-day China discovers the meaning of family in this “heartbreaking, heartwarming, and impressive debut” ( Publishers Weekly , starred review) told in verse, in the tradition of Inside Out and Back Again and Sold .

Kara never met her birth mother. Abandoned as an infant, she was taken in by an American woman living in China. Now eleven, Kara spends most of her time in their apartment, wondering why she and Mama cannot leave the city of Tianjin and go live with Daddy in Montana. Mama tells Kara to be content with what she has…but what if Kara secretly wants more?

Told in lyrical, moving verse, Red Butterfly is the story of a girl learning to trust her own voice, discovering that love and family are limitless, and finding the wings she needs to reach new heights.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

King and the Dragonflies

Kacen Callender, 2020

Jacob's New Dress

Sarah Hoffman, Ian Hoffman, Chris Case, 2014

The One and Only Bob

Patricia Castelao, Applegate Katherine, 2020

Pig-Heart Boy

Malorie Blackman, 1997

Good-bye Marianne: A Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany

Irene N. Watts, 1995

Tua and the Elephant

R.P. Harris, Taeeun Yoo, 2011

Ruby on the Outside

Nora Raleigh Baskin, 2015

The Silver Child

Cliff Mcnish, 2003