By: Percy Leed

Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr celebrate faith and giving thanks. Learn all about these two holidays and how people celebrate them.

By: Marie-Louise Gay

Lily wants a tree for her birthday. Although she and her father live in a tiny dark apartment, she promises to give it water and sun and air. But after she receives her tree-whom she names George-even Lily can’t imagine how their daily walks will change the neighborhood!

By: Hana Lee

An electrifying, gritty fantasy from debut author Hana Lee that takes a royal messenger on a high-speed chase across a climate-ravaged wasteland, featuring motorcycles, monsters, and magic.

By: Betsy Rathburn

The sun has set. It is time to pray and eat. This beginning title introduces young readers to Ramadan, including when it happens and how people celebrate. Simple, predictable text and colourful photos work together to illustrate the meanings and traditions of Ramadan. 

By: Melvin “Bird Man Mel” Toellner

As popular as birdhouses are, many are designed with aesthetics in mind, rather than the bird’s preferences and needs. Not so for the projects in Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses. Lifelong birder Mel “Bird Man Mel” Toellner and pro woodworker Matt Maguire walk readers step-by-step through 15+ projects for safe birdhouses that birds find conducive to their natural nesting habitats.

By: Palmero Campagna

“No one has done more than Palmiro Campagna to document the story of Canada’s extraordinary Avro Arrow … This latest work sheds new light on the Arrow’s fascinating saga.” – ANDREW CHAIKIN, author of A Man on the Moon

An expanded edition of the bestselling book, including newly discovered American records that shed further light on the disastrous cancellation of the Avro Arrow.

By: Manni Coe & Reube Coe

The story of two brothers, one with Down syndrome, and their extraordinary journey of resilience and repair.

“Profoundly moving and hugely uplifting.”—Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

By: Nathan Bryon

Meet Rocket—an aspiring astronaut intent on getting her community to LOOK UP! from what they’re doing and reach for the stars. This Chicago Public Library 2019 Best of the Best Book is now available in paperback!

By: Darrin Bell

Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She said she feared for his safety, that police tend to think of little Black boys as older and less innocent than they really are.