In Lisa DeSelm’s feminist young adult take on Pinocchio, a girl who became real through enchantment comes into her own and fights for her community’s well being. Seven years ago, Piro was fashioned from wood and spoken to life under... Read More

In J. Marshall Freeman’s fantasy novel, Crispin wants to leave the shadow of his sophomore year, when he was outed and lost his first boyfriend, behind him. He takes comfort in starting his junior year as part of the popular clique,... Read More

Maggie Stiefvater’s exciting, teen-friendly graphic novel Swamp Thing: Twin Branches includes a new origin story for a familiar comic book character. Alec and his twin brother, Walker, couldn’t be more different: Walker is outgoing... Read More

With its themes of family, loss, sexuality, and self-discovery, Erin Moynihan’s "Laurel Everywhere" is a touching and quirky coming-of-age story. Laurel was named after the laurel bush, a nondescript plant that is found everywhere... Read More

The magic continues in R. J. Anderson’s fantasy sequel, "Nomad". Ever since Ivy, a pixie, learned that her mother was still alive, her life has been turned upside down. In gaining a mother, she lost her father. In gaining a new home,... Read More

Childhood friends separated by death reunite in Kate Hazel Hall’s supernatural novel "From Darkness". Ari and Alex once played in the Australian wilds. Then Alex drowned, and Ari blamed herself. Years later, a snakebite should have... Read More

"Temple of Eternity" is a suspenseful adventure story whose hero travels the globe, learning that all is interconnected. In R. Scott Boyer’s thrilling novel "Temple of Eternity", a teenager fights to save his friends from a malevolent... Read More

“The world you know is a lie … The world that’s coming, that’s the one you should believe in.” So says a Dragon Knight who serves the Sire, a dragon-turned-human who’s targeting the Blazewrath World Cup. But this year,... Read More