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The team behind the Newbery Medal winner and Caldecott Honor book Last Stop on Market Street and the award-winning New York Times bestseller Carmela Full of Wishes once again delivers a poignant and timely children's book that's sure to become an instant classic. Milo is on a long subway ride...

An Instant New York Times Bestseller! In Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson's first collaboration since the Newbery Medal- and Caldecott Honor-winning Last Stop on Market Street comes a poignant and timely new book that's sure to be an instant classic: now adapted for audio, with...

Danny's tall and skinny. Even though he's not "built", his arms are long enough to give his pitch a power so fierce that any college scout would sign him on the spot. Ninety-five-mile-an-hour fastball, but the boy's not even on a team. Every time he gets up on the mound, he loses it. Ball ends up so far out of the strike zone it's laughable. But at his private school, they don't expect much else from him. Danny's brown. Half-Mexican brown....

Welcome to The Low Point with Matt Pena, where comedian and storyteller Matt Pena dives deep into the low points of his guests' lives. Each episode, Matt sits down with people from all walks of life to explore the challenges and setbacks that shaped who they are today. From heartbreaks to career struggles, Matt asks the tough questions: What happened? How did you get through it? And how did that low point make you stronger? Join us as we laugh, reflect, and find out that none of us are alone in our struggles. Tune in for an honest, raw, and ultimately uplifting conversation that will leave you...