"Courage and Complicity" is a captivating historical drama in which a teacher wrestles with cultural attitudes towards Indigenous people. In Claudette Languedoc’s historical drama "Courage and Complicity", a young woman discovers the... Read More

A solitary boy with a red knit cap and a knapsack wanders the countryside searching for a playmate—preferably one who likes to seesaw, catch, and hide-and-seek. A shy blue bear does not seem ideal, even if he does have his own... Read More

Without words and against stark white backdrops, a story unfolds about a kindhearted Indigenous girl and her unlikely friend. Trekking home alone over austere icy fields, the girl shares her warmth and freshly caught fish with a... Read More

Mystical and paranormal while at the same time all too real in its portrayal of grief, Ava Morgyn’s searing "Resurrection Girls" is a refined, startling debut that brims with authorial skill. Though geared toward young adults, it... Read More

Something dark is waking up in Shadow Grove, and one teenager has the determination—and the family legacy—that’s necessary to set things right. Monique Snyman’s sinister and satisfying fantasy tale "The Night Weaver" is an... Read More

A spunky heroine, a not quite human boy, and a little sprinkle of magic make Stephanie Burgis’s middle grade fantasy, "The Princess Who Flew with Dragons", charming. Sofia knows that she’ll never equal her older sister, Katrin. She... Read More

Clint Edwards’s memoir "Silence Is a Scary Sound" is written from the family trenches, as his toddler navigates the transition between babyhood and childhood, asserting independence and making mistakes. Though it is heavy on humor,... Read More

In Joe Sacksteder’s "Driftless Quintet", a high school hockey star settles in a mysterious new town for his senior year. Hoping to further his career as a hockey goalie, Colton transfers north to a school in Driftless, Wisconsin.... Read More