"Lightning Mary" is a rewarding novelization of how Mary Anning became one of the first people to discover dinosaurs. In 1810, Mary, an eleven-year-old girl, made a world-changing discovery on a muddy English beach. Here, Mary bursts... Read More

In "Frankie and the Gift of Fantasy", a ten-year-old boy finds independence and purpose when he is transported from California to a distant planet. Francesco, who goes by Frankie, is always being nagged to be productive instead of... Read More

A quiet orphan, a magic snow globe, and an evil factory owner feature into G. Z. Schmidt’s charming novel No Ordinary Thing. Ever since twelve-year-old Adam’s parents disappeared on a trip, he has lived with his uncle above the... Read More

A lonely eleven-year-old discovers a secret underworld filled with gnomes and trolls in Jeff Dinardo’s quirky fantasy tale, "The One Great Gnome". The day after she and her parents move from New York City to rural Connecticut, Sarah... Read More

In Tziporah Cohen’s "No Vacancy", an eleven-year-old leaves New York City after her parents buy a rundown motel upstate. At the Jewel Motor Inn, in New York’s Finger Lakes region, Miriam shares a grimy room, painted a color... Read More

"The Garden and the Glen"’s spectacular illustrations bring life to a lovely story about a blue butterfly who saves a queendom. Extraordinary artwork pairs with a whimsical story about the beauty of diversity in nature in Elizabeth... Read More

Vana’s Adventure with Mother Earth is a thoughtful and informative children’s story that highlights the importance of love and consideration for oneself, others, and the natural world. In Dana Petrovic’s children’s book, Vana’s... Read More

In Mathew New’s absurdist graphic novel, a teenage boy and his talking duck seek out adventure in an attempt to prove the boy’s worth as an explorer. Billy, a part-time janitor, is really an explorer. With Barrace, a duck who is also... Read More