Smack Dab in the Middle

A Good Morning for Giddo by Dahlia Hamza Constantin e & Irene Latham, illus. by Basma Hosam (Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Random House) releases next week! This book is an immersive adventure through the old Cairo market, full of sights and smells. It's about slowing down...and about being a maker, and how our homemade gifts strengthen connections and love between families and community.  Readers who enjoyed  Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña & illustrated by Christian Robinson , will also enjoy this one! A favorite line from A Good Morning for Giddo : "Even the sphinx smiles." Happy reading! Coming October 2026 from Charlesbridge Moves! The Barbary Chronicles: The Lost Prince! Eleven-year-old Jack London holds her own among rascals, ruffians, and thieves in this rollicking adventure story set in 1870s San Francisco. No one plays the game like Jack London. Only eleven years old, she can pickpocket and flummox any unsuspecting rube who wanders into ...