Determined not to grow bored through the impending winter, Badger ventures to the people’s town to find some amusement. She retrieves a kaleidoscope—a “twist-a-roo”—and is eager to show her friends, but they are busy making... Read More

An older brother tries to find a moment to give his sister a present within the hustle and bustle of Lunar New Year events in this celebratory picture book. The illustrations reflect the bright colors of the festivities and linger on the... Read More

A party gone wrong leaves a community reeling in Tash McAdam’s mystery novel "No One Left but You". Since coming out as trans, Max has been ostracized by his former friends, including his crush, Danny. A kind teacher takes notice and... Read More

The mother of a transgender child grows to accept her son in Élodie Durand’s graphic novel "Transitions". Anne is a biology researcher. With her husband, she raises their two boys plus her child from her previous marriage. Then... Read More

In Teresa H. Janssen’s impressionistic historical novel "The Ways of Water", a girl comes of age in the American Southwest, facing multiple family struggles. In the early 1900s, Josie’s family lives in the New Mexico desert, where... Read More

Marked by sass and salty language, Beth Romero’s "Happy AF" is an experiential, science-backed guidebook to being happy, no matter what. For Romero, the events of 2018 to 2020 could have been backed by “the soundtrack from a... Read More

Linda LeGarde Grover’s graceful novel "A Song over Miskwaa Rapids", set on Ojibwe land in Minnesota, pairs a sordid mystery with supernatural influences. Mozhay Point, a recurring locale from Grover’s two previous novels, hosts an... Read More

In Jack Stewart’s military thriller "Unknown Rider", a navy pilot crashes into a global conspiracy. Colt is a Top Gun instructor who’s sent to investigate mysterious lights by an aircraft carrier. But he loses control of his plane... Read More