A boy and his robot move to Earth’s moon in John Huddles’s wonderful "Boon on the Moon". Byron “Boon” Barnett’s dream comes true when his father gets a job opportunity on the Moon; with some lobbying from Boon, the whole family... Read More

In Yamile Saied Méndez’s "On These Magic Shores", a middle school girl takes care of her younger sisters after their mother disappears. Minnie’s mother is overwhelmed and overworked. Minnie tries to help by watching her siblings,... Read More

Obert Skye’s Wizard for Hire: Magic Required concludes a rambunctious trilogy with wacky conversations and adventurous wizardry. The story begins with Ozzy, whose early life was marked by tragedy and isolation, receiving his official... Read More

In Darlene Beck-Jacobson’s poignant novel in verse, Wishes, Dares, & How to Stand Up to a Bully, a boy copes with the absence of his father, who is missing in action during the Vietnam War. Eleven-year-old Jack, with his mother and... Read More

B. A. Williamson’s "The Fantastical Exploits of Gwendolyn Gray" bounces between fantasy worlds, spurred by the power of imagination. Gwendolyn Gray saved the world—or so she thought. Her grey-skied city seems no better off than... Read More

In Erin Yun’s enchanting "Pippa Park Raises Her Game", a girl starts a new school and tries to reinvent her image. Pippa’s mom lives in Korea, so her older sister Mina is raising her, though the sisters don’t always get along.... Read More

In Kyle Smeallie’s "Softies", a young girl survives the explosion of Earth and explores the galaxy via spaceship. In the aftermath of Earth’s destruction, Kay is rescued from space by Arizona, an alien waste collector, and Euclid,... Read More

A young wizard fights his way to freedom in Tait Howard’s exciting and humorous graphic novel "The Sunken Tower". Digby, an orphaned boy and novice wizard, is struggling to survive on the streets of a fantastic medieval world when... Read More