In Hilary Plum’s "Strawberry Fields", myriad memorable protagonists report on tragedies from hotspots around the world with vivid language. Though many of the point-of-view chapters are only loosely connected, they add up to a bleak... Read More

The historical intrigue of Revolutionary War New York parallels the all-too-familiar modern nightmare of a high school shooting in Heidi Chiavaroli’s compelling "The Hidden Side", a novel about tragedy, faith, and personal courage. The... Read More

An international adventure with a thoughtful layer of emotion, "Diamonds Are for Never" is a smart choice for young readers. When stolen diamonds begin washing ashore from Indonesia to Dubai, an elite task force of teenage spies known as... Read More

"The Heath Cousins and the Moonstone Cave" is an adventure story that contains valuable moral lessons for young readers about interpersonal relationships and teamwork. Eileen Hobbs’s deliberately paced, enchanting juvenile adventure... Read More

Romance blooms in the shadow of a historic lighthouse in Irene Hannon’s latest novel, "Pelican Point". The lighthouse in Hope Harbor, Oregon, falls into the hands of ex–army doctor Ben Garrison as part of an inheritance from his... Read More

Sweet and tangy, "The Lemonade Year" is a lighthearted romance that takes on heavy issues like divorce, miscarriage, and family dysfunction. Food photographer Nina Griffin is pretty sure that life after divorce is just the pits.... Read More

In Michael Fishwick’s "The White Hare", local legend has it that a woman who dies abandoned by her lover can return in rabbit form to seek revenge. Who this woman might be and who she’s come for is a subject of village debate. Young... Read More

Another wacky adventure with Waldo Baron, better know as W.B., arrives with "The Wonderful Baron Doppelgänger Device", in which someone has used W.B.‘s parents’ latest invention to assume his identity. It’s an exciting time for... Read More