Faced with danger, a teenager fosters her courage and commitment to set situations right in the engaging historical novel Fire, Friendship & Fear. In Nancy Oswald’s immersive historical novel Fire, Friendship & Fear, a girl and... Read More

A gifted boy experiences friendship, vulnerability, and hope while facing down great dangers in the exciting, series-continuing fantasy novel Energy Wars: Metamorphosis. In Jodi Dee’s exciting coming-of-age fantasy novel Energy Wars... Read More

A girl learns about food insecurity in Dian Day and Amanda White’s illuminating graphic novel "Shy Cat and the Stuff-the-Bus Challenge". After school, Mila and her best friend Kit sit down for a snack. Kit eats three bananas. Mila’s... Read More

In Andrée Poulin’s haunting, empathetic novel-in-verse "Planting Sunshine", a boy tries to understand war from the safety of his home. Theo’s story opens on an ordinary afternoon, when he’s playing basketball with his father. But... Read More

In Fidan Meikle’s empathetic novel "My Name Is Samim", a young Afghani refugee faces numerous dangers in his search for safety and belonging. Sensitive thirteen-year-old Samim narrates in dual timelines. In the present, he is a foster... Read More

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

In the poignant picture book "Cody’s Whisper", a shy coyote learns to love himself through his interactions with the natural world. In Malia Grace’s striking picture book "Cody’s Whisper", a coyote pup, admiring the calm of nature,... Read More

A precocious student works to save her favorite restaurant from an AI threat in the spirited mystery novella "Robots in the Diner". In Ron Charach’s charming mystery novel "Robots in the Diner", a girl works to save her favorite diner... Read More