Vicky Cowie’s sweet fairy tale book "Tales from Muggleswick Wood" ventures into a magical world of gnomes, pixies, and stink-resistant moles. A grandmother tells a bedtime... Read More

A middle schooler who’s struggling with self-acceptance believes her problems are solved when she finds a magic door in Leah Stecher’s novel "The Things We Miss". J.P.... Read More

In Sherri Winston’s novel "Shark Teeth", an adolescent girl faces challenges when she and her younger siblings reunite after being in foster care. Twelve-year-old Kita kept... Read More

In a dusky, snowy forest close to town, the world seems quiet, but life still stirs. If you pay attention, the narrator knows, you’ll see the signs: follow the orange flash of... Read More

In a seaside town filled with practical fisherfolk, a young girl discovers a magical world in her dreams. Marianne’s imagination conjures a place where children play gleefully... Read More

A spunky heroine, a not quite human boy, and a little sprinkle of magic make Stephanie Burgis’s middle grade fantasy, "The Princess Who Flew with Dragons", charming. Sofia... Read More

Humorous and uplifting, Some Places More Than Others stresses the importance of family, history, and acceptance. Amara Baker, a preteen with good friends and an affinity for... Read More

To be ten in America is to be mystified—the world is so complicated, tension-filled, callous, and distressing that the allure of a virtual life on a screen is nearly... Read More