In this peppy picture book about the necessity of balance, both in nature and in relationships, two sisters’ magic directs the weather in the village below them. Stormy feels underappreciated, though: the villagers love her sister’s... Read More

Nou, a Hmong girl, loves her home, though some people are determined to make her family feel unwelcome. Following an act of vandalism, Nou reflects on the racism that they, and other Hmong people in their community, face. She begins to... Read More

Sunny’s father is homesick. Taking notice of the birds around their new house, he recalls the same winged friends in his country of origin, flying against “tangerine skies.” Sunny, seeking to soothe his father’s melancholy,... Read More

In this comforting picture book about embracing one’s family culture, Nuha arrives in Oman to visit her grandmother after years apart. The visit starts out on a melancholy note: Nuha accidentally left her favorite doll behind. But as... Read More

"The First Fascist" is Sergio Luzzatto’s absorbing biography of the Marquis de Morès, covering how he came to lead an antisemitic movement in the late 1800s that was later defined as fascist. The French son of former Italian nobility... Read More

In Lindsay A. Franklin’s mind-bending fantasy novel "The Restitching of Camille DuLaine", teenagers are on a mission to save storytelling and those they love. In this captivating sequel, story spheres have begun to fracture familiar... Read More

Lindsay H. Metcalf’s enthralling biographical novel-in-verse highlights the scientist’s contributions and challenges as an inventor, wife, and mother in the 1800s. "Footeprint" begins with baby Eunice “kicking the glass ceiling /... Read More

An eccentric picture book befitting its subject, this primer on Charles Darwin offers offbeat advice on problem-solving. When Darwin faced a puzzle, it says, he would walk loops in the woods with only a walking stick and his terrier,... Read More