A big, ripe, juicy red strawberry catches the eyes of all of the forest creatures; they all think they deserve it most. To determine who is most worthy, they initiate a relay race, competing on points both physical and artistic. Beyond... Read More

Marveling at Earth’s tiny creatures who evolved over millions of years, this informative picture book shrinks its perspective down to penny-size and traipses through the world of insects—some of whom crawl across the dirt; some of... Read More

Lauri Starling’s "Poison Forest" recasts the epic high fantasy quest with queer teenagers in love, mixing dark violence with a tempestuous cocktail of hormones, high drama, and happy endings. It’s Princess Thedramora’s death day,... Read More

In Amanda Dykes’s mesmerizing historical novel "All the Lost Places", a California man travels to Venice, where he confronts the mysteries around a fabled book. In 1807, Sebastien was set afloat in a canal. He was discovered by an... Read More

In unforgiving nineteenth-century London society, people find strength through their shared struggles in Sarah M. Eden’s novel "The Best Intentions". In London society, even the smallest secret can cast you out and subject you to... Read More

"Marching as to War" is an emotional historical novel in which a young relationship refracts the troubles of the Vietnam era. A Vietnam veteran’s war trauma plays out in his marriage in Scharlie Martin’s historical novel "Marching as... Read More

"The Glass Planet" is a philosophical science fiction novel set in a semiutopian future where corruption still takes hold despite altered human priorities. In the future of Christopher Zyck’s science fiction novel "The Glass Planet", a... Read More

In Louise Hawes’s sweet coming-of-age story "Big Rig", a girl just knows that she was born to be a trucker. Hazel, whose trucker handle is “Hazmat,” grew up on the road, hauling loads cross-country with her father in their big rig.... Read More