"Hello Up There!" is an affirming picture book in which a physically disabled boy learns that he can’t be stopped from having rich life experiences. In Judi Buenaflor’s warm picture book "Hello Up There!", a friendly giraffe teaches... Read More

In this story that encourages self-acceptance, a frustrated girl with untameable type 4 curls goes to her grandfather in despair, asking why she’s the only one with hair like hers. He assures her that she is not, in fact, alone: many... Read More

Nancy Bilyeau’s "The Fugitive Colours" is a suspenseful novel set within the London art world of the 1760s. In Spitalfields, amid London’s Huguenot community, entrepreneur Genevieve struggles to keep her silk design business going.... Read More

"Rode" is a moving existential novel about personal identity and human connections. In J. Adams’s coming-of-age novel "Rode", a young man leaves the Southwest to explore his sexuality and to search for meaning. In the 1990s,... Read More

"Daddy Goes to Work" is a comforting picture book that acknowledges the melancholy of a caregiver’s temporary absence. Arpan V. Shah’s picture book "Daddy Goes to Work" follows a father and his daughter through their easy weekday... Read More

A welcoming palette of golden yellows and calming teals invites lingering over this story about claiming—and sharing—your personal “superpowers.” Nour was born with a literal glow, a gift she has always been proud of—until she... Read More

"Broken But Not Beaten So Can You" is a poignant novella in which a courageous woman survives impossible circumstances and works to help others. In Amanda Onwuka’s novella "Broken But Not Beaten So Can You", a Nigerian woman overcomes... Read More

In the high school-set fantasy novel "Rise of the Demon Inferno", rival demon clans clash, threatening humanity’s future. In Tamara Mayo’s fantasy novel "Rise of the Demon Inferno", high school proves to be more than just awful... Read More