Gloria Whelan's National Book Award–winning novel, chronicles the breathtaking story of a remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate. Like many girls her age in India, thirteen–year–old Koly faces her arranged marriage with...

When the powerful Lord Takeda's soldiers sweep across the countryside, killing and plundering, they spare the boy Taro's life and take him along with them. Taro becomes a servant in the household of the noble Lord Akiyama, where he me...

"Kadohata's slapshot is the heart-swelling narrative of a father and son…Truly powerful." —Jason Reynolds"A deeply poignant story about a boy sorting out his priorities." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)&q...