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The New Frontier

by Karen Rigby

A boy learns resilience following a life-altering move in the arresting historical novel "The New Frontier". In Wayne L. Wilson’s tense historical novel "The New Frontier", a Black adolescent confronts racism and other dangers when he... Read More

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The Witch's Secret

by Karen Rigby

An exiled witch contends with murderous forces in Stacie Murphy’s beguiling novel The Witch’s Secret. In the Civil War-era, Joya, having misused her magic against the strict rules of her Boston magisterium, is sent to live with... Read More

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One Year, One Night

by Karen Rigby

S. L. Roman’s historical novel "One Year, One Night" is centered by a teenager’s World War II diary. In 1960, Annie returns to Millside for a World War II commemoration that a famous actress is expected to attend. While there, she... Read More

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Prisms, Veils

by Karen Rigby

In theologian David Bentley Hart’s erudite short story collection, characters from Greek myths and literature have happenstance encounters with scholars and others. Hinting at both focused, rational ways of understanding the tangible... Read More

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Full Beaver Moon

by Karen Rigby

A hero with a troubled past journeys into the deep South in search of understanding in the rich historical novel "Full Beaver Moon". In Peter Skinner’s spellbinding literary novel "Full Beaver Moon", a biracial teenager plans his... Read More

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The Climate Diaries

by Karen Rigby

Gifted children gather, preparing to fight together against climate change, in the exciting novel "The Climate Diaries". In Aaron Arsenault’s entertaining adventure novel "The Climate Diaries", a capable boy joins a secretive group to... Read More

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As the Sparrow Flies

by Karen Rigby

In Chad Corrie’s dystopian novel "As the Sparrow Flies", people fight extinction in the face of a religious war. Elliott is a squire who aspires to knighthood. He hopes to join an army that believes Pyre is the main deity. He thinks... Read More

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