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Hanukkah is beginning and a family is getting ready for their favorite time of year. "They dress in festive sweaters while they rock their dreidel hats. They're really just like you and me—except they're kitty cats!" Join the cat family for a purr-fect holiday celebration as they light the menorah, make latkes, and listen to the story of the Maccabees.

Mia loves the Passover seder at Edie Rose's apartment. All the neighbors sit around the table, talking about the journey from slavery to freedom. On Mia's birthday, Edie Rose gives her a rhinestone tiara and a map of the world. "You never know what journey might call your name," she says. When Edie Rose falls and breaks her arm, Mia looks at her map and wonders: Could a journey to help her neighbor be calling right now?

It’s Tu B’Shevat - Jewish Arbor Day - and a diverse group of children works together to plant a tree. After digging a hole, placing the tree, filling the hole with dirt, patting the ground, and spraying the garden hose, the children celebrate by wishing the tree a happy birthday and then look forward to when it blossoms on Tu B’Shevat the following year.

With the arrival of spring comes happiness and fun. Not so for eleven-year-old Rachel Yoder, who springs into nonstop trouble that turns her from a smiling, laughing girl into a sour-faced grouch. Extra chores, a trip to the eye doctor’s office for glasses, and a little white lie make things go from bad to worse for Rachel and her family. Will Rachel ever learn the secret to true happiness?

From New York Times bestselling author comes a must-read middle-grade novel for fans of The Vanderbeekers on the Road, The Firefly Summer, and To Night Owl From Dogfish. This big-hearted story follows a girl who might just be in for a life-changing summer. . . if she doesn’t run away first...