In this retelling of the Cinderella story, a young enslaved girl secretly teaches herself to read and escapes to freedom with help from a different kind of prince.

★ "With rich language and a complex subject matter deftly touched on throughout, this is suitable for intermediate students; it’s no fairy tale, but a retelling that amplifies courage and perseverance in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges."

—School Library Journal, starred review

★ "Rewarding, potent, and wholly original."

—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Mom and Kiona play a game of catch—but it's harder than it looks! At bedtime, Mom thinks of the perfect thing for Kiona to catch: a kiss.

★ ". . .playfully conceptual. . ."

—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

A fun and fast-paced history of how the number zero was invented, forgotten, invented, lost, invented, abandoned, and invented again!

★ ". . . brilliant. . . . an epic story of the little nothing that could, and did, launch or change engineering, modern physics, computing, and electronics forever."

—School Library Journal, starred review

★ "[A] unique and attractive STEM offering."

—Booklist, starred review

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