brooklyn (new york, n.y.)

"When Ruth Rose's grandmother is accused of stealing, it's up to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to clear her name"--Provided by publisher.

A personal account of the author's experiences living in New York City orphanages and foster homes from 1949 until his reunion with his friend and guardian three years later.

"Effie just wants to have fun being a witch, but her life in Brooklyn is complicated with friend problems and the hard work of learning magic"--OCLC.

"Effie just wants to have fun being a witch, but her life in Brooklyn is complicated with friend problems and the hard work of learning magic"--OCLC.

"Lilico's life in Japan is going well. She has great friends and is the captain of the school's basketball team. She's happy! Then comes her parents' news: they're moving to America! Before she knows it, Lilico finds herself forced to start all over. And that won't be easy with her closest friends thousands of miles away or a school bully who immediately dislikes her. Luckily, anime-loving Nala and Henry eventually befriend Lilico and with help from them--along with her guardian spirit who looks a lot like her cat, Nico--Lilico just might figure out where she fits in"--Provided by publisher.

Sarai uses verse to navigate the strain of family traumas and the systemic pressures of toxic masculinity and housing insecurity in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn, questioning the society around her, her Boricua identity, and the life she lives.

"Returning to Brooklyn, where his magician-father disappeared years before, twelve-year-old Kingston learns that magic is real and that if he enters the Realm, he might get his father back"--OCLC.

The family and friends of a Haitian immigrant living in New York City describe his tortured past.

The family and friends of a Haitian immigrant living in New York City describe his tortured past.

"It's 1951, and twelve-year-old Pete Collison is a regular kid in Brooklyn, New York, who loves Sam Spade detective books and radio crime dramas. But when an FBI agent shows up at Pete's doorstep, accusing Pete's father of being a Communist, Pete is caught in a real-life mystery. Could there really be Commies in Pete's family?"--Provided by publisher.