"Tarō" is an enchanting coming-of-age fantasy novel that’s steeped in Japanese culture and history. In Blue Spruell’s elegant fantasy novel "Tarō", Japanese folklore and historical figures meet as a young samurai grows up and... Read More

Rebecca Phelps’s inventive novel "Down World" crosses multiple dimensions and timelines as a teenager searches for a way to heal her family and correct a tragedy that should never have happened. Sixteen-year-old Marina recognizes some... Read More

In the uplifting fantasy novel Ida and the Unfinished City, memorable characters move through a world that’s directed by natural disasters. Carolyn Cohagan’s Ida and the Unfinished City is an enchanting middle grade fantasy in which... Read More

In "Revenge of the Sluts", Natalie Walton’s ambitious young adult novel, a modern-day Nancy Drew takes on high school sexual harassment. An anonymous email with nude photographs of seven girls goes out to the student body of St.... Read More

"Stockboy Nation" is a contemporary novel about growing through hardships. In Thomas Duffy’s novel "Stockboy Nation", a former bestselling author deals with midlife insecurity after his job prospects wane. Phillip, a New Yorker in his... Read More

"I Am God, I Am Jesus, I Am Allah, The Truth Will Set You Free" is a creative religious tale positioned around the topic of salvation versus damnation. Jeff Olson’s brief religious text "I Am God, I Am Jesus, I Am Allah, The Truth Will... 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

In rhyming text and with indomitable cheer, this picture book wanders through the wonders of the animal kingdom. A freckled and bespectacled girl is the audience’s guide, introducing creatures close to home, like mice and cats, and... Read More