It’s In Our Nature is an entertaining fantasy novel with strong roots in Black American culture. Jacqueline T. Small’s fantasy novel It’s In Our Nature focuses on a family whose members are gifted in the occult. The La Magies are... Read More

In J. E. Solinski’s intriguing young adult novel A Matter of Control, a well-meaning English teacher tries to motivate her students, though they do not always understand her intentions. Despite thriving in Detroit’s underground drug... Read More

In E. M. Wright’s steampunk, alternative past novel, humans become biomaton slaves when their body parts are replaced with mechanical ones, and their brains are changed to suit their new stations by dampening or removing all human... Read More

Leisha’s Song is a compelling coming-of-age novel with a confident, passionate lead. In Lynn Slaughter’s young adult novel Leisha’s Song, a talented teenager investigates her teacher’s disappearance. Raised by her grandfather in... Read More

"Ollie Come Free" is a meticulous novel about a family forever changed by one unexpected day. In Timothy Patrick’s young adult novel "Ollie Come Free", a precocious boy becomes an artistic savant after being struck by lightning. In... Read More

In this layered dystopian novel, teenagers fight to survive the cruel manipulations of an unjust society. A teenager tries to distinguish herself in a world divided by beliefs about genetic superiority in Steven Bereznai’s dystopian... Read More

In Sharon Jennings’s brisk, emotional novel "Unravel", a young heroine finds the courage to separate herself from her father’s lies and uncover the truth. Though she is almost twelve, Rebecca has never attended school. She lives with... Read More

Burdened by unresolved grief and hounded by her coach and her mother, Leah, otherwise known as Chessgirl, finds herself losing chess match after chess match. Suddenly, the very game that used to excite her brings only exhaustion. Eager... Read More