juvenile fiction / social issues / emotions & feelings

Carmela, finally old enough to run errands with her brother, tries to think of the perfect wish, while his wish seems to be that she stayed home.

A little boy learns to calm Oskar, his Want Monster, who urges him to overeat, play video games too long, and be the center of attention.

Twelve-year-old Hanako and her family, reeling from their confinement in an internment camp, renounce their American citizenship to move to Hiroshima, a city devastated by the atomic bomb dropped by Americans.

Delsie loves tracking the weather, living with her grandmother, and the support of friends and neighbors, but misses having a "regular family," especially after her best friend outgrows her.

"Best friends Camper and Clam work through their feelings"--Provided by publisher.

"Eleven-year-old Rain must adjust to a new normal after her brother dies and her family moves to New York City"--Provided by publisher.

"Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police"--Provided by publisher.

Full-page illustrations and simple text portray an emotion for every letter of the alphabet.

Gemma vows revenge against Hallie but things immediately get complicated when Ford, Josh, and Teddy return to the Hamptons but Gemma is scooping ice cream all day at her father's insistence, and just as the revenge cycle reaches its peak a life-changing bombshell is dropped.

Maud the koala has happily invited all fifty-six of her friends to her birthday party, but when the crowd arrives she feels overwhelmed and needs to be alone. Includes note to caregivers.