Deborah Markus’s "The Letting Go" is a fascinating story about a young woman trying to create a life for herself without the comfort of human connection. At seventeen and with... Read More

Set over five days in the life of a death-obsessed teenager, "Jacked Up" is snappy and clever, wrapping Jack Kerouac’s On the Road and spiritual beliefs around a coming-of-age... Read More

A deceptively fun and breezy novel that gracefully delineates the difference between dreaming about a relationship and actually having one, The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the... Read More

“The Vanishings went unwitnessed—until the telltale puddle of clothing was found there was no reason to suppose a Vanishing had happened at all.” In Malcolm McNeill’s... Read More

Science and the supernatural collide and commingle in this unique exploration of impossible true things. Spending summers with Pa Charlie’s traveling carnival has always been... Read More

Time-travel troubles complicate a budding teen romance in this enjoyable debut. Gwen Cole’s "Cold Summer" intertwines a budding teen romance with time travel, a nice mix that... Read More

In July 1940, sixteen-year-old Peggy finds a crashed plane and its injured pilot, Henryk, in the marsh off the south coast of England. The Polish airman expresses fear of the... Read More

In this delightful coming-of-age tale, 13-year-old Morgan “McFactoid” McCracken tackles bullies, new inventions, and unexpected celebrity. Morgan, who resorts to reciting... Read More

Ava is more than a sweet little girl in glasses. When she realizes that her stuffed piggy is alone in the basement and no one can go and get him for her, she puts on her... Read More

A heartrending tale of parental loss, "Dragon Fire" teaches about the debilitating effects of terminal illness through a somber allegorical story of a mother dragon whose flames... Read More

A tiny seed dares to be different from his brethren, taking on attributes of the creatures he most admires: a peacock’s feather to become beautiful, tiger’s stripes for... Read More