The electrifying account of planetary exploration in Worlds Without End is as enthralling as the best science fiction. Amazing in its scope and authority, this entertaining science book will appeal to anyone who has gazed into the night... Read More

Climate change impacts the lives of two young people in the remarkable graphic novel "Global". Twelve-year-old Sami lives with his grandfather, Solomon, in a village near the Bay of Bengal. Each day they are forced to travel farther to... Read More

Everyone can see the giant blue elephant that’s been clinging to a child for days. To their family, it’s a curiosity; to the child, it’s keeping them from engaging in the world. With support and the realization that you can’t fix... Read More

In C. J. Sparrow’s stunning fantasy novel "Tolerant", a servant subverts her culture’s oppressive values, going to great lengths to protect those she loves. Obeying her late older sister’s command to defect rather than fail her... Read More

In D. M. S. Fick’s cozy mystery novel "Lewis Sinclair and the Gentlemen Cowboys", a country music festival is the stage for an unsettling murder. Lewis is a hardworking country musician who’s striving toward his band’s big break.... Read More

The cast’s exaggerated facial expressions amp up the silly factor in the empathetic picture book introducing Ruby, a little girl who’s more than a little clumsy. Personally, she’s delighted to learn that there’s a medical... Read More

Dreamy illustrations, muted to resemble aged paintings, bring new life to this Chinese folktale about the rewards of honesty. An old emperor has no children to inherit his throne, so he devises a challenge to choose an heir: the children... Read More

Unsparing and compassionate, Erum Shazia Hasan’s novel "We Meant Well" follows foreign aid workers and the communities they attempt to serve. For over a decade, Maya worked for a global charitable organization, managing an orphanage in... Read More