UK environmentalist Natalie Fee’s engaging and witty "How to Save the World for Free" is about environmentalism via small, personal acts. The book’s twelve chapters each focus on one area where individuals can take little steps to... Read More

In a magical land filled with rainbows, hearts, and cotton candy-colored mountains, the unicorn is just one of many animals sporting a horn atop their furred or feathered head. Some are happy, some loud or quiet, silly or shy, but only... Read More

Unable to fly south for the winter, a lone redbird seeks shelter in the surrounding woods, but not every tree is a gracious host. In this folk tale, fairy tale, and just-so story all in one, deep pine greens, bright red feathers, and a... Read More

A new origin story for the unpredictable antihero Harley Quinn is revealed in Mariko Tamaki’s Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass. It portrays her as a quirky teenager sent to live in Gotham City, where she’s “adopted” by a kind but... Read More

Nina Allan’s exquisite and strange "The Dollmaker" is a postmodern fairy tale, both whimsical and aching in its appeal. Andrew felt lost among his contemporaries until he discovered that he had a gift for fashioning discarded and... Read More

In "Between Wild and Ruin", the desert landscape and atmosphere set the stage for a young adult romance with strong paranormal themes. Jennifer G. Edelson’s contemporary paranormal romance "Between Wild and Ruin" features a love... Read More

"Catahoula" is a humorous coming-of-age story that reminisces on a community’s past. Bobby Franklin’s entertaining and refreshing young adult novel "Catahoula" follows the escapades of two brothers living in central Louisiana. It is... Read More

Jaunty rhymes and warm, generous family activities mark the beginning of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in this picture book that’s designed to fill young eyes with wonder. Children will learn about the holiday’s exchanges of... Read More