"Mermaid Tears" is a touching middle grade story about the hard work of self-acceptance in the face of challenges. Wrought with symbolism and heartache, Susan L. Read’s "Mermaid Tears" is a middle grade novel about a young girl... Read More

"The Field Agent" is a suspenseful thriller in which unusual teenagers are tasked with accomplishing improbable feats. In R. S. Twells’s captivating young adult thriller "The Field Agent", grief prompts a tech-savvy teenager to... Read More

"Friends of the Enchanted Forest" is a pleasant holiday story with an enjoyable cast of furry heroes. Glenda Crenshaw’s fun early reader "Friends of the Enchanted Forest" follows five animal friends through their magical adventures.... Read More

"The Other Side of Luck" is a charming, adventure-filled fantasy novel centered on a friendship between an alienated royal daughter and the son of a botanical forager. Princess Una’s mother died giving birth to her brother. While Una... Read More

Bill Harley’s novel "Now You Say Yes" emphasizes the importance of kindness, bravery, and family. Fifteen-year-old Mari is used to her world falling apart, but she never imagined that she’d lose her adopted mother, Stef, too. Now,... Read More

In Nicole Kornher-Stace’s science fiction novel "Jillian vs. Parasite Planet", an eleven-year-old jets into serious space trouble when she’s stranded with snarky tech, poisonous parasites, and a long week of big decisions.... Read More

In the poetic novel "Neverforgotten", a boy forgets how to ride his bike—and this outwardly straightforward premise leads to a complex, almost allegorical story. Charcoal pictures begin the story, showing a crowd of children on... Read More

Feeling like a third wheel during the summer, a teenager becomes a volunteer in Benjamin Klas’s Everything Together, a largehearted novel set within an LGBTQ+ family and in Minneapolis’s diverse neighborhoods. In this sequel,... Read More