An ambitious video game is at the center of a global terrorist plot in Larry Gaudet’s novel "Eris". Don creates Greenhouse, a video game in which players work to curb (or exacerbate) climate change in a simulated world, both to make... Read More

This wordless picture book captures the good, the bad, and the damp of owning a dog. Kid would rather play video games than take Dog for a walk on the best of days, let alone a rainy one. As their soggy escapade continues, though, Kid... Read More

Challenging its audience to find themselves within its heroines’ tales, Leah Hager Cohen’s magnificent turn-and-read novel To & Fro is a tour de force peek into the wilds and wounds of childhood. Annamae, a linguist’s daughter... Read More

In L. D. Lapinski’s affirming novel "Jamie", a fight for gender equality leads to greater community understanding. In Jamie’s hometown, there are two middle schools to choose from: one for boys and one for girls. But Jamie is... Read More

The story of the Garden of Eden gets juicy in this picture book that looks at the tale from a new perspective: that of the fruit. Rich, saturated greens, reds, and purples pair with swirling patterns and layered lines to create a... Read More

This tongue-in-cheek picture book celebrates the creation—and the conclusions—of stories. The unnamed narrator describes their childhood desire to be an endfixer, “someone who fixes the ends of stories” because some endings are... Read More

National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon’s "The Secret Library" is a spellbinding tale of self-determination and family history. Eleven-year-old Dally seeks a new escapade after the death of her grandfather, who inspired her... Read More

An unheralded descendant of Abraham honors the vibrant women of her tribe in "The Scrolls of Deborah", Esther Goldenberg’s quiet triumph of biblical fiction. “Everybody has a story to tell, a song to sing, a life that makes a... Read More