Four men have been charged a year after 53 migrants, including six children, were killed in the deadliest human smuggling tragedy in the nation s modern history.
Twelve-year-old Adela Ramírez has a loving family, a robust middle-school life, and an awesome best friend in her small New Mexico town, known for its love of wrestling: “Roswell had its aliens. Albuquerque had its hot air balloons. We had wrestling.” Her paleontologist mom is expecting her second child, and her warm and supportive diner-owning stepdad has just asked to legally adopt her.
Close out summer vacation with loads of new books hitting shelves this month. Young readers can follow along as a rock explores the world outside the classroom; navigate the definition of family with the daughter of a pro-wrestling star; immerse themselves in a mystery set at a prep school; and more in our roundup of some of the big new books for kids and teens.