The two girls central to Kim Sagwa’s haunting "b, Book, and Me" face bullying, their parents’ indifference, and a sense of helpless displacement. Teachers pretend not to notice what happens to Rang and b, averting their eyes or... Read More

"Disfigured" is a fascinating exploration of how disabilities are treated within fairy tales and of how those treatments help to shape social attitudes and perceptions. Part literary examination, part cultural critique, and part memoir,... Read More

In 2005, twenty-year-old engineering student Kenton Carnegie took a walk near his work site in a remote part of Saskatchewan, but never returned. Colleagues who found his body saw that it had been dragged and had wolf tracks nearby.... Read More

In Peter Stamm’s philosophical novel "The Sweet Indifference of the World", writers and actors who’re struggling to make art become a means of exploring both identity and reality. Christoph is a writer who sends Lena, a young... Read More

A young woman tries to save her people with the help of magical star-beings in Sera and the Royal Stars: Volume 1. After a battle against the forces of her uncle, who seeks to usurp her father’s throne, Sera meets a supernatural being... Read More

Julie Sze’s clear and authoritative "Environmental Justice in a Moment of Danger" discusses the history and philosophy of environmental justice, drawing a link between environmental and community activism within the growing social... Read More

"Brink of Life" is filled with new complications and ramifications for the series’ consideration of eternal life. Rick Moskovitz’s science fiction novel "Brink of Life" continues the story of those affected by clandestine contracts... Read More