With a protagonist who is meek but not truly weak and a clear message of faith overcoming adversity, the book expands on an important component of Christian faith. Lukas’ Maiden Voyage by Gene Price is a creative fable about the young... Read More

A spirited trio of kid sleuths undertake a classic treasure hunt in J. I. Wagner’s "Legend of the Star Runner". Taking its inspiration from video games and cloak-and-dagger mysteries, this story for middle-grade readers is a visual... Read More

A troubled young boy is sent to his grandmother’s seaside cottage for a summer of reflection in Heather T. Smith’s Ebb & Flow, an emotionally charged YA verse novel that explores the corrosive nature of grief and regret alongside... Read More

A heartwarming, magical middle-grade novel, Sarah Marie A. Jette’s "What the Wind Can Tell You" tackles tough issues with sensitivity. Twelve-year-old Isabelle wants to harness the power of wind for her science fair project. She... Read More

Starting with the adventure of a little girl who must find and retrieve her father’s bones from the bottom of the ocean, "The Secret of the Purple Lake" is a series of five compelling stories by Yaba Badoe. Each story has the rhythm... Read More

Camille DeAngelis’s "The Boy from Tomorrow" is a complex and beautiful puzzle of times and places that comes together in a way that is a little bit eerie, a little bit sad, and a little bit hopeful. Twelve-year-old Alec and his mother... Read More

Fiadhnait Moser’s coming-of-age novel, "The Flourishing of Floralie Laurel", follows its heroine as she rounds the first corner of adolescence and finds very adult problems waiting. As Floralie questions who her family members are—as... Read More

Pafinna’s Prophecy is an imaginative tale that inspires compassion for African wildlife and a sense of the importance of preservation. The second book of the Tales from the Masawani Game Park series, Gael Whelan’s Pafinna’s... Read More