With elements of horror, fantasy, and science fiction, the fourteen tales of Richard Thomas’s "Spontaneous Human Combustion" explore gruesome acts and fears. Set in landscapes ranging from mundane to spectacular, and from Chicago’s... Read More

A lost girl sets off on an adventure to help her new forest-dwelling friends in this magical tale. A girl chases her lizard friends into the rain forest and finds herself on a series of magical adventures in Ronald Meade’s early reader... Read More

In the whirling, spirited short stories of Morgan Christie’s "These Bodies", familiar concerns meet metaphorical otherworldliness. Unable to find seasoning salt anywhere in town, a woman finds a store on a previously unseen street; she... Read More

In the fast-moving political thriller "Oldogs", a motley intelligence crew takes on an international and devious terrorist team. Kip Cassino’s weird and wonderful novel "Oldogs" is about a rogue Kazakh warlord, stolen nuclear weapons,... Read More

A seventh grader grows from an angry, insecure boy with dyslexia into a confident, hopeful young man in Katie Proctor’s middle grade novel, "My Storied Year". Dragon Stewart hates school. He’s a year older than his seventh-grade... Read More

With advice for the parents and teachers of young assault survivors, "Meet Carey Jones" reveals the deep impacts of childhood sexual abuse. Drawing on personal experiences, Christie Somes’s self-help book "Meet Carey Jones" imparts... Read More

Nathan Pettijohn’s record of an adventure in an RV celebrates open spaces through its easygoing narration. Nathan Pettijohn’s forthright travel narrative "Travels with Hafa" gathers linked, chronological sketches and essays about... Read More

In the tight, twisting thriller "The SCOTUS Affair", an affable detective pursues the truth about a far-reaching political conspiracy. In Stephen L. Bruneau’s thrilling novel "The SCOTUS Affair", Detective Dimase Augustin returns to... Read More