"When six students are chosen to participate in a weekly talk with no adults allowed, they discover that when they're together, it's safe to share the hopes and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world"--

When his friend Jose has his adoption day party, Max brings him a special present.

When it is time for his yearly checkup, Max goes to the doctor and gets very good news.

Max and his class go to the fire station. Loud alarms, heavy hoses, and lots of safety gear are all part of the fun.

Max and his friend Lily go to the zoo and enjoy the antics of the elephants, monkeys, giraffes, and many other animals.

Max has a wonderful time when he accepts his friend Zoe's invitation to join her and her grandparents for dinner.

When Max and his friend Zoe want something to eat while watching their movie, they go to the grocery store and find the ingredients for the perfect snack.

In a near-future New York City where a service alerts people on the day they will die, teenagers Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio meet using the Last Friend app and are faced with the challenge of living a lifetime on their End Day.

In his first foray into short fiction, award-winning poet and memoirist Jimmy Santiago Baca explores the territory where old-world traditions meet new-world ambitions, and characters try to make something of themselves, while keeping their souls intact. In "Matilda's Garden," an old farmer pines for his wife of fifty years who died in her sleep one-night months before. He is lured to the garden in the middle of the night by what he thinks is her presence,...

Eliot's grandfather, El Capitán, has retired from the sea, and after listening to his grandfather's stories, Eliot is ready for an adventure--so they set out together to find one they can share.