Corinne To The Rescue

In this second book in her series, Corinne Tan worries about how she’ll keep up Flurry’s training in the summer. Luckily, she meets a dog trainer named Kim who agrees to become her mentor if she and Flurry can master some new skills. But learning them turns out to be harder than Corinne expected because of interference from her sister, Gwynn. Corinne thinks moving into her own room is the answer—that is, until Mom shares a huge update that will change their family forever. Suddenly, their annual camping trip becomes Corinne’s last hope for mastering new skills with Flurry. But when disaster strikes during the trip, Corinne and Flurry’s training turns into a real rescue mission—with her family’s safety at stake.

Get to know American Girl’s 2022 Girl of the Year, Corinne Tan, in this first book in her series! When the powder’s fresh, Corinne snaps on her skis and takes a deep breath of crisp mountain air. She and her sister, Gwynn, have always called Aspen home, but moving in with their new stepdad, Arne, changes everything. Sure, there are perks — like a fancy bedroom and a new puppy named Flurry whom Corinne trains to do search and rescue. Still, Corinne feels uncomfortable in her new family and hides the truth from her best friend, Cassidy. The facts finally come out in the most disastrous way, and Corinne runs to the only place left that feels like home. But when she becomes lost on the mountain, will her survival skills be enough to save her?

"In this second book in her series, Corinne Tan worries about how she'll keep up Flurry's training in the summer. Luckily, she meets a dog trainer named Kim who agrees to become her mentor if she and Flurry can master some new skills. But learning them turns out to be harder than Corinne expected because of interference from her sister, Gwynn. Corinne thinks moving into her own room is the answer--that is, until Mom shares a huge update that will change their family forever. Suddenly, their annual camping trip becomes Corinne's last hope for mastering new skills with Flurry. But when disaster strikes during the trip, Corinne and Flurry's training turns into a real rescue mission--with her family's safety at stake"--

Deep beneath the waves, a great enemy awakens . . . Corinne LaMer defeated the wicked jumbie Severine months ago, but things haven’t exactly gone back to normal in her Caribbean island home. Everyone knows Corinne is half-jumbie, and many of her neighbors treat her with mistrust. When local children begin to go missing, snatched from the beach and vanishing into wells, suspicious eyes turn to Corinne. To rescue the missing children and clear her own name, Corinne goes deep into the ocean to find Mama D’Leau, the dangerous jumbie who rules the sea. But Mama D’Leau’s help comes with a price. Corinne and her friends Dru, Bouki, and Malik must travel with mermaids across the ocean to fetch a powerful object for Mama D’Leau. The only thing more perilous than Corinne’s adventures across the sea is the jumbie that waits for her back home. With action-packed storytelling and inventive twists on Caribbean and West African mythology and fairy tales, Rise of the Jumbies is a breathlessly exciting tale of courage and friendship. An NPR Best Book of 2017 A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2017

Kira helps out at an animal sanctuary in Australia.

Kira helps out at an animal sanctuary in Australia.

For thirteen-year-old Makena, clothes are a way for her to connect with others, but when some people make hurtful assumptions about her because she is Black, she discovers how to use fashion to speak up about injustice.

Evette is a nature-lover full of crafty ideas for reusing and upcycling clothes. When she finds a vintage swimsuit in Gran E's closet, she also uncovers a family secret that could explain why her mother's family, which is Black, and her father's, which is White, don't spend time together. When she visits the river where her grandmother used to swim, she realizes how polluted it's become. She rallies her new friends Makena and Maritza along with her whole family for a cleanup day. She's determined to heal the river--and maybe even heal the division in her family. But will it work? The book includes reader questions, an essay by the author on growing up biracial, and ideas for helping the planet and fighting racism.