A solitary boy with a red knit cap and a knapsack wanders the countryside searching for a playmate—preferably one who likes to seesaw, catch, and hide-and-seek. A shy blue... Read More

Poignant and with heartbreak and touches of humor throughout, Kate DiCamillo’s "Beverly, Right Here" is a tale about learning to trust in others and in oneself, related by... Read More

Fans of the Mercy Watson easy chapter series will delight in this charming origin tale about how a wee piglet fell into the very ordinary lives of Mr. and Mrs. Watson,... Read More

"We Are Here to Stay" collects the compelling stories of young adults who live, undocumented, in the United States. These stories are not political; they impart the experiences... Read More

When Louise Wolfe’s boyfriend makes disparaging comments about Native people, she breaks up with him. After all, she is part of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and proud of it.... Read More

In Kate DiCamillo’s beautiful follow-up to Raymie Nightingale, Louisiana Elefante is back, and she and her granny are out to face the family curse. When they stop to sleep in... Read More

Maggie Thrash follows her highly regarded memoir Honor Girl with another graphic-novel memoir, "Lost Soul, Be at Peace", which paradoxically incorporates mysterious fictional... Read More

Thirteen-year-old Susan begins Adina Rishe Gewirtz’s "Blue Window" “because Susan is the one who names things.” One long December evening, during the span between day and... Read More

"The Book of Pearl" is a beautifully imagined tale of grief and love. Timothée de Fombelle’s book, originally published in French, is impeccably translated by Sarah... Read More

In a futuristic England where the Nazis won the Second World War, Jessika Keller is a model citizen. Her family is perfect, her father is a high-ranking official. But her... Read More

This is a believable and heartfelt family story about seeking justice despite great odds. "Trell" is the fictionalized account of one of Boston’s most notorious murders: that... Read More

“Being an actor is all about finding keys from the real world that open imaginary locks,” and as young actress Zara Evans discovers, the doors opened by her acting lead to... Read More