Though the focus is on anger, the information provided in this book is helpful in understanding the full range of human emotions. "Healing the Angry Brain" by Ronald Potter-Efron is a remarkable examination of emotional response in the... Read More

The dramatic sights and sounds of a Sri Lankan monsoon surround Malini and her formidable ox as they struggle to higher ground, in Alma Fullerton’s When The Rain Comes. A fascinating slice of Southeast Asian life, the tempo and... Read More

This is an appealing and amusing story of Buzzy’s attempts to delay bedtime, animated by a surprising cast of characters. A little boy with a big imagination is reluctant to put down his toys in favor of heading off to sleep in T. J.... Read More

Dystopian elements and characters whose interactions speak to inclusivity make this an appealing adventure for young adults. A rollicking young adult adventure with solid plotting, likable characters, and plenty of imagination, "The Blue... Read More

In this epistolary novel, the sequel to Because You’ll Never Meet Me, Ollie and Moritz take up their correspondence once again. Each is going through major changes in this alternative world: Ollie is going on his first road trip away... Read More

Jonathan London’s "Grizzly Peak" is the third novel in the gripping Aaron’s Wilderness adventure series. Aaron has changed: he has quit sports, gotten into rap music, and let his grades slip. Then a teacher finds a Swiss Army knife... Read More

Lagemann’s illuminating work argues that college prison programs have wide-ranging benefits for all. In "Liberating Minds", Ellen Condliffe Lagemann persuasively argues for more college opportunities in prisons. She details how the... Read More

Broaddus’s stories are a roller-coaster of imaginativeness, both speculative and unique. A fertile imagination, combined with elements of the black experience, makes Maurice Broaddus’s story collection "The Voices of Martyrs" a... Read More