A girl learns about food insecurity in Dian Day and Amanda White’s illuminating graphic novel "Shy Cat and the Stuff-the-Bus Challenge". After school, Mila and her best friend Kit sit down for a snack. Kit eats three bananas. Mila’s... Read More

In Andrée Poulin’s haunting, empathetic novel-in-verse "Planting Sunshine", a boy tries to understand war from the safety of his home. Theo’s story opens on an ordinary afternoon, when he’s playing basketball with his father. But... Read More

In Fidan Meikle’s empathetic novel "My Name Is Samim", a young Afghani refugee faces numerous dangers in his search for safety and belonging. Sensitive thirteen-year-old Samim narrates in dual timelines. In the present, he is a foster... Read More

A boy plays a parental role for a baby kaiju in E. C. Myers’s adventure-minded chapter book "Kaiju Gaga". On a trip to the Museum of Media, a boy drifts away from his class and visits an exhibit called Monster Movie Mania. There he... Read More

A precocious student works to save her favorite restaurant from an AI threat in the spirited mystery novella "Robots in the Diner". In Ron Charach’s charming mystery novel "Robots in the Diner", a girl works to save her favorite diner... Read More

"Deli’s Pickle" is a sweet fable about the value of being considerate to others. A petulant mouse has a risky encounter with humans and learns the virtue of kindness in Karen Carmack Clinton’s encouraging chapter book "Deli’s... Read More