Gearbreakers

In order to prevent a woodchopper from cutting down its tree, a little bird must fly to many important people to ask that the tree remain.

Sixteen-year-old Grace travels on a decrepit train toward a border that may not exist, recalling events that brought her to choose life over being a suicide bomber, and dreaming of freedom from the extremist religion-based government of Keran Berj.

The dazzling story of a girl navigating friendship, family, and growing up, an Are You There God, It's Me Margaret? for the modern day, from debut author Aida Salazar. ****Four starred reviews!**** * "A worthy successor to Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret set in present-day Oakland." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review La vida de Celi Rivera es un torbellino de preguntas... por los cambios en su cuerpo, por sentirse atraída por un chico por primera vez y por la exploración que hace su mejor amiga de lo que significa ser género fluido. Pero, sobre todo, por la insistencia de su madre en...

Sol (part 1): Gandalf tells a group of hobbits about a man named John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Luna (part 2): Explores how Tolkien drew elements from older legends like Beowulf to create the world of Middle Earth.