A rebellious teen, stubborn Virginia brings charm to this futuristic tale of environmental, technological, and authoritarian dangers. Virginia Bosque has never set foot on Earth. The only world she knows is the one she was born into, on... Read More

Tarzan swings back into modern literature with this non-stop action-adventure novel that puts a new spin on the ape-man and his friend Jane. One hundred years ago, Tarzan swung from the jungle into the pop-culture landscape of America in... Read More

Interplay of text and illustration prods readers to take responsibility for their own mental-health treatment. "Out of Order" is designed to help teenagers and young adults recognize the symptoms of mental illness and take responsibility... Read More

A teenage boy goes from canine-phobic to animal shelter volunteer in this good-natured coming-of-age story. In her second young-adult novel, "Meeting Chance", Jennifer Lavoie again applies her hopeful outlook to the halls of high school,... Read More

Adults speak differently to teens than teens do to each other. This young-adult novel realistically captures the dialogue of a teen boy intervening with his father’s alcoholism. Picture a troubled teen quietly removing this book from... Read More

Japanese mythology blends with an epic fantasy adventure to create a vivid world and a lovable young hero. In a time when being left-handed is believed to signify a demonic nature, eighteen-year-old Iren is doomed to a life of... Read More

Existential questions in the midst of grand conflicts, all peppered with elves, goblins, and otherworldly creatures—and James Bartholomeusz juggles them all well. This last installment in James Bartholomeusz’s Seven Stars Trilogy... Read More

Lush descriptions and a young heroine’s unwavering moral compass set the tone for this dragon-driven fantasy. On a quest to stop a dangerous evil before it is too late, a young girl finds that her best weapons are faith, light, and... Read More