Haunting but hopeful, this powerful picture book offers age-appropriate insights into the lives of refugees. A girl is caught in the aftermath of the Vietnam War; in the dead of night, her family flees, escaping on a rickety boat. When... Read More

In Kevin Garone’s zippy novel "I Know What UFO Did Last Summer", an alien-obsessed boy tries out his survival skills when a “spaceship” appears in a cornfield near his house. Twelve-year-old Marv, who lives in suburban Delaware,... Read More

In Cynthia Pelayo’s novel "Vanishing Daughters", a woman haunted by grief is stalked from the shadows of her waking and dreaming lives. After Bri loses her mother, Aurora, to cancer, she takes over the house that has been in her family... Read More

Young or old, fans of the fantastical worlds of Miyazaki or the moody charm of Over the Garden Wall will be captivated by this graphic novel about staying true to yourself “whatever the weather.” Hupo loves to talk about his favorite... Read More

Brilliant colors and dramatic contrast burst from the pages of this age-appropriate primer on the history and power of protests in the United States. From the Boston Tea Party to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the book asserts that... Read More

In Brandon Mull’s exciting fantasy novel The Gorgon’s Fury, adventurers work to save a magical kingdom. Newel and Doren are satyr cousins who are determined to win the annual Satyr Games. In addition to their competitive foes Barrett... Read More

In Alice Austen’s engrossing historical novel "33 Place Brugmann", World War II disrupts a close-knit group living in a Brussels apartment building. In August of 1939, the residents of 33 Place Brugmann are aware of Adolf Hitler’s... Read More

Samina Ali’s searing memoir is about how a birth gone wrong took her, a promising young writer, to the brink of death. Ali’s intuition warned her of danger to her pregnancy. She suspected bias against women of color after her... Read More