Multicultural Stories

Montgomery, Alabama 1955. Fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin is tired. Tired of white people thinking they’re better than her. Tired of going to separate schools and separate bathrooms. Most of all, she’s tired of having to give up her seat on the bus whenever a white person tells her to. She wants freedom NOW! But what can one teenager do? On a bus ride home from school one day, young Claudette takes a stand for justice and refuses to get up from her seat—nine months before Rosa Parks will become famous for doing the same.

Two thousand years ago, a ship sailed east, alone on an endless sea. The people onboard were fleeing the same war that the Maccabees fought in the ancient land of Israel. They took with them their faith and their traditions, knowing they would sail for more than a year. When a great storm crushed their boat on the shores of India, only a few survived. Some say the prophet Elijah plucked them from the sea. But they were welcomed by the people of the new land. They survived and adapted, with new spices for their food and new clothing and culture to borrow, but never strayed from their faith.

Ein witziges Abenteuer rund um eine bunte Truppe von Underdogs, die die Welt retten – von Bestseller-Autor und Schauspieler Chris Colfer, für alle ab 8 Jahren! So lange er denken kann, sammelt der elfjährige Roswell Johnson Belege für außerirdisches Leben. Und so lange er denken kann, nimmt keiner ihn ernst. Doch eines Nachts erhält er den ultimativen Beweis: Er wird versehentlich von Außerirdischen entführt! Sein Traum wird wahr – und im selben Moment sein größter Albtraum. Der Erde droht eine feindliche Invasion, schon in drei Tagen! Das Ende der Menschheit scheint besiegelt.

Twelve-year-old Theo Tatterly’s ability to see ghosts is a useful skill in a house full of dead relatives, but it makes him a loner at school and everywhere else, where ghosts eternally pester him for help. For Theo, life is easier on the periphery. When his first failed exorcism portends an end to the Tatterly line, Theo must bring together his entire family—living and dead—to save the home they’ve lived in for generations . . . and maybe the world.

Bineshii is an Ojibwe girl from Wisconsin. She loves to celebrate her culture, but she often has a tough time finding friends who understand her customs. When her best friend, Amanda, finds out Bineshii learned how to trap rabbits, she’s very upset and doesn’t want to be friends anymore. With some help from the rabbit spirit, will Bineshii be able to win her friend back?

Watching the evening news with her parents, Lolis is shocked to see the destruction caused by a hurricane in Puerto Rico. Seeing houses, trees, and cars destroyed and seeing children crying as their parents try to comfort them, Lolis feels helpless. But all it takes is one bag of grain and a determined spirit to inspire Lolis. Now she must take action and ask herself, What can I do to help?

It’s Lolis’s first day of school, and while she should have been playing games and making new friends, Lolis instead feels overwhelmed. To pass the first grade, Lolis needs to learn English. But, as a second language learner, Lolis feels alone and hopeless. It’s up to Lolis to learn a second language, pass the first grade, and conquer the impossible all on her own. But maybe the impossible isn’t as untouchable as she thinks.

Despite a lifetime of breaking the rules, twelve-year-old Issa Igwe never expected to land in witch prison. At least that’s what she calls The Siren School outside of its hallowed halls. It’s actually the country’s most prestigious boarding school for magically gifted girls, and Issa’s parents insist that she attend . . . even though the school’s creepy history is the stuff of legend.

Anya is meeting her Dadima—or grandmother—for the first time! To make it to India, she must go on a long journey to make it Dadima’s village. Along the way, she gets to learn about India and her family’s culture.

Miri will miss the Chinese lions in front of her apartment building. What will happen to her now that it's moving day? Fortunately Zayde, her Jewish grandfather, and Yeh Yeh, her Chinese grandfather, have some surprises to help her feel at home in her new apartment.