tender story about the importance of courage and connection

a young boy fights boredom by imagining all the adventures he could have

as she seeks to reconcile both sides of her biracial identity

This book is part of the Magination Press What-to-Do Guides for Kids series and includes an “Introduction to Parents and Caregivers

Kirkus Best YA of the Year

Strong Roots: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Ukraine Children's Nature Books tender story about the importanceWhen Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, award winning Ukrainian chef and food writer Olia Hercules decided it was finally time to tell her story. Strong Roots is the story of a century in Ukraine told through four generations of one extraordinary family. It takes us from years of Russification, to Olia's grandmother's deportation to snowy wastelands under Stalin, to her aunt Zhenia's school protest, to her own parents' flight