A boy plays a parental role for a baby kaiju in E. C. Myers’s adventure-minded chapter book "Kaiju Gaga". On a trip to the Museum of Media, a boy drifts away from his class and visits an exhibit called Monster Movie Mania. There he... Read More

A queer fantasy novel that brings literal magic to the theater, Molly Ringle’s "The Quicksand Theatre Company" is an original take on fae legends. The third standalone in an interconnected series, the novel returns to Eidolonia, an... Read More

A charming retelling of a Persian folklore tale, this picture book adds a personal touch to the arrival of spring. Nane Sarma—a personification of winter—awaits her old friend Uncle Nowruz (“Nowruz” meaning “new day” and... Read More

Manchán Magan’s profound yet playful book "Thirty-Two Words for Field" is part memoir, part history, and part ecology. Drawing on primary research, scholarly texts, and his family’s personal history, Magan documents the ongoing... Read More

In Andrew Krivak’s transfixing novel "Mule Boy", the survivor of a tragic coalmine accident is haunted by painful memories and repressed trauma. In 1929, thirteen-year-old Ondro has considerable experience working in the local mines.... Read More