Sonny’s class is supposed to bring in their favorite objects from home for show and tell, but all the cool things his classmates bring make Sonny a little embarrassed of his life as a member of the Irish Travellers. Then his uncle Jim... Read More

“You should see my mommy when she marches,” boasts a proud child in this inspiring picture book about taking a stand. Her mother leads the way in rainbow pants, her protest sign held high; behind her trails a diverse gathering of... Read More

Gustav and Henri get into sticky and amusing situations in Andy Matthews and Peader Thomas’s graphic novel Gustav & Henri: Tiny Aunt Island. The book consists of three delightful short stories full of adventure and mischief. In the... Read More

Imaginative and captivating, Erika Nesvold’s "Off-Earth" poses vital, wide-ranging ethical questions about the future of human communities in outer space. While books on interplanetary travel typically focus on technology, this... Read More

In this unmissable mashup of Mesoamerican origin tales, enterprising Rabbit determines to refresh the moonglow each day, hauling the luminous nectar of a mystical agave plant skyward to do so. Opossum, dazzled by the glow, determines to... Read More

Otherworldly encounters transform a teenager’s new life in Clyde Boyer’s science fiction novel "Girl Out of Time". Anna’s head has always been up past the stratosphere, but when her parents die, she’s forced to come back down to... Read More

Out of the cloister and into the world, a young nun with a tragic past is presented with a chance for a new beginning in Anna Quinn’s novel "Angeline". After taking vows to escape losses that she cannot talk about, Angeline fades into... Read More

The historical biographies collected in Elizabeth Cobbs’s "Fearless Women" cover those who advanced women’s rights at each stage in American history. Arguing for broader definitions of feminism and patriotism that encompass their... Read More