First published in 1922, Cicely Hamilton’s science fiction novel "Theodore Savage" follows English society’s descent into savagery after a war wipes out its civilization. Theodore Savage is a model of a modern middle-class... Read More

A budding ecologist finds her voice in Kimberly Behre Kenna’s delightful novel "Artemis Sparke and the Sound Seekers Brigade". When twelve-year-old nature-loving Artemis finds BB pellets in her beloved salt marsh, she is determined to... Read More

Set in Newfoundland, Violet Browne’s evocative, lyrical novel "This Is the House That Luke Built" is about a woman from a small fishing village who loses her husband at sea. The novel traces fifty years in Rose’s life via brief,... Read More

Anastasia C. Curwood’s vibrant biography of Shirley Chisholm reveals a tenacious congresswoman and presidential candidate. Curwood writes that Chisholm, the daughter of Caribbean immigrants and a Democratic party trailblazer, possessed... Read More

Collagelike illustrations centered around the colors of the Ukrainian flag—blue and yellow—depict the history and enduring resilience of the nation of Ukraine in a digestible, kid-friendly format. Presented in both English and... Read More

A spider-thief, a slave, and a woman with hidden darkness inside team up to save the world in Brenda J. Pierson’s Arabian-inspired fantasy novel "Joythief". Mariq is a pampered princess in Kuriza by day and a gifted spider-thief for... Read More

A Parisian Jewish girl is sent into hiding in the piercing Holocaust novel "At the Hour Between Dog and Wolf". Danielle packed her past away to live as Marie-Jeanne, an orphan and a good Catholic girl. In a French hamlet, she goes to... Read More

A depressed bear finds friendship with a hare in the wordless, emotional illustrated book "Bear". A bear with a cone stuck on his head struggles to free himself in a number of ways, but nothing works. A hare tries to help without... Read More