But she misses her family

expressive illustrations by Brittany Cicchese

almost unnoticeable ways

and the little frog who dares to make her own music

When they come together again for the funeral of a pet gerbil

The Great Banned-Books Bake Sale Michelle Mee Nutter But she misses her familyKanzi, the immigrant girl of Aya Khalil and Anait Semirdzhyans bestselling picture book The Arabic Quilt, has come to feel welcome in her American schoolthat is, until an entire shelf of books about immigrant kids and kids of color suddenly disappears from the school library. Upon learning that the books with kids who look like her have been banned by her school district, Kanzi descends into fear and helplessness. But her classmates support her, and