Dashka Slater

"One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued...

"When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to make his friends laugh, he thought of it as "edgy" humor. Over time, the edge got sharper. Then a few other kids found out about the account. Pretty soon, everyone knew. Ultimately no one in the small town of Albany, California, was safe from the repercussions of the account's discovery. Not the girls targeted by the posts. Not the boy who created...

"Escargot is a beautiful French snail who only wants to be your favorite animal and get to the delicious salad at the end of the book, even if he has to try a carrot, which he hates."--

One day a small sea serpent falls from the faucet into the tub as a child is about to take a bath, and as the days go by and the serpent grows, they both realize that he needs to go back to the sea where he belongs.

"The French snail Escargot attends a party, hoping to find his snailentine, but he instead finds a surprising new friend."--

"After a long winter spent indoors, adorable French snail Escargot ventures out into the world, searching for signs of spring, and meets a fluffy white bunny along the way, in this delightful tale of unlikely friendship"--

"After taking a walk with his mother, Baby's new white shoes with the blue stripe are covered with a variety of colors." --

"Using her boundless imagination, Kayla finds the courage to tame her new big-kid bike--despite falls, bumps and bruises--and the confidence to let go of her fear."--