The tenacity of the main character will resonate as he overcomes barriers and reclaims his former life. Fighting for his professional reputation, reporter Coleridge Samuel Taylor attempts to solve the death of a young homeless boy, the... Read More

An unlikely friendship between likable, emotionally rendered hockey-playing characters illumines the conflicts of loyalty in this graphic novel. Lessons about loyalty, friendship, and the price of fame are draped upon a background of... Read More

Parallel stories regarding the sinking of the Titanic elegantly show the grief process and how we reflect on mortality. Michelle Baker’s "The Canoe" takes us from land to sea with its dual narrative voices of Katherine Chambers, a... Read More

This allegorical retelling of Christ’s travels offers an overview of his accomplishments. Cristo is a wanderer—a Jewish, fatherless man on the outskirts of society. On his travels, he is accompanied by nothing but his own thoughts on... Read More

The Norse myth of Iduna’s apples hints at what’s coming next, but Coates’s middle-grade narrative remains exciting and suspenseful throughout. Randy Coates mixes legends of Norse gods with the travails of a middle schooler making... Read More

Set in Norway during the 1940 German occupation, this heartrending, heartpounding tale follows eleven-year-old Mari and her dog, Odin, as they face the dangers of the Nazis and of growing up. Teeming with emotion, the quiet narrative... Read More

A punchy sense of humor propels this young adult adventure through a perilous fantasy realm peopled with witches and vampire-demon hybrids. Alexandra Lamarre reveals a young heroine’s struggle to find her true identity in "Principium",... Read More

Heartwarming tips on how to express parental love encourage building constructive parenting skills. As if being one of fourteen children wasn’t enough of a lesson in familial relations, author Inez V. Harrison has also dealt with... Read More