With Eleanor Roosevelt as its guide, this warm picture book provides a primer on allyship. Eleanor wants to be more like her namesake, but situations often feel too big for her to change. When her teacher splits the class into girls and... Read More

In Kady Ambrose’s fantasy novel All that Shimmers, an orphaned nursemaid yearns for love against the backdrop of World War I and the influenza epidemic. Vanessa knows she is fortunate to work as a nursemaid for vacationing families at... Read More

Paul Martineau and Ryan Linkof’s evocative photographic history "Queer Lens" chronicles queer representation in the medium. Arguing that representation is instrumental to visibility, this book says that photography “queered” the... Read More

Quino’s wonderful comics collection "Mafalda" centers on a six-year-old girl, her family, and her friends. "Mafalda" ran in Argentina from 1964 to 1973 and was beloved. In addition to its heroine, it features Manolito, a shopkeeper’s... Read More

Victoria Zeller’s humorous coming-of-age novel "One of the Boys" follows a transgender teenager’s changing relationship with the football team she left behind. Grace, a high school senior, gives football one more chance after... Read More

In Katie Goh’s nimble hybrid memoir "Foreign Fruit", the unfolding history of the orange is paralleled with family migrations and anti-Asian racism. The inciting incident dates to the COVID-19 lockdowns: “The morning after a white... Read More

The village of Paperlee is made entirely of paper, including the people; when the seasonal winds blow, they tie down their houses and carry stones in their pockets. When the winds begin to blow sporadically, Anya suspects the people of... Read More

A perfectionist pianist learns to let loose in this melodic picture book. Hannah dreams of being a professional musician, selecting Swan Lake as her piece for a school concert, but she can’t shake a stubborn wrong note. When the wrong... Read More