In the simple, compassionate language akin to other Buddhist works, this insightful book offers spiritual teachings, practical advice, and an entertaining story, all at once. The monk Shantideva, depicted in various situations in... Read More

“The line between storytelling and lying is murky,” says the professor to twelve-year-old Avis as they sit aboard the Lusitania in 1915. “All storytellers embroider their tales.” His tale is one of the island Foula, where a giant... Read More

Having been homeschooled her whole life and after moving to Portland, Maine, with her family, Azalea attempts “unschooling,” in which she is given the freedom to “discover her own truth.” She is guided by her parents, friends,... Read More

Amusement abounds in this non-sequitur-filled adventure that’s a mix of noir detective novel and psychedelic cartoon. You can’t get much weirder than Captain Coconut’s method of mystery solving or wackier than the... Read More

Being perfect is hard work. But when Percival Priggs, who’s afraid his parents won’t love him anymore if he makes a mistake, miscalculates disastrously in his latest project—he learns that being the best is nowhere near as... Read More

Magical realism merges with celebration of family heritage in this story of a Puerto Rican girl who seems to enter a large mural painted on a wall across the street from her home. She dances with the pleneros to the plena music, but when... Read More

Precocious Bella and endearing Harry are on vacation again, this time in Beijing, China, where they toboggan on the Great Wall, explore the Summer Palace and the Forbidden City, practice tai chi, and snack on sweet ears and peking duck.... Read More

So many books about bullying encourage self-confidence and compassion, but Erin Frankel and Paula Heaphy take it a step further in "Nobody!" by showing the thoughts and feelings of a bullied child over time as he learns how to approach... Read More