Christopher S. Reigeluth’s "The Masculinity Workbook for Teens" provides information and activities for self-defining masculinity and gender identity. The workbook focuses on the difficulties that young men grapple with during the... Read More

Cynthia Flood’s short story collection "You Are Here" seethes with political menace that’s seen through focused personal dramas. These stories defy categorization; they are wonderful, layered, powerful, and imbued with clear senses... Read More

Woylies, jerboas, and other creatures populate Tracey Hecht’s winsome Nocturnals companion The Nocturnals Explore: Unique Adaptations of Nighttime Animals. Dawn, a red fox, invites her friends Tobin the pangolin and Bismark the sugar... Read More

In Cindy Forde’s environmentalist manifesto "Bright New World", Earth’s perilous situation fades in comparison to vibrant, sustainable possibilities. We already know how to create a “world where all life can flourish,” Forde... Read More

In Kay Chronister’s dystopian novel "Desert Creatures", a hardened young girl finds hope where she least expects it. Magdala was born with a clubfoot. After being banished from her home, she and her father travel across a punishing... Read More

Zig-zagging back and forth across time, Li Zi Shu’s "The Age of Goodbyes" is a kaleidoscopic family drama presented through multiple perspectives. The novel’s central focus is a book also titled "The Age of Goodbyes"; it follows the... Read More

In unforgiving nineteenth-century London society, people find strength through their shared struggles in Sarah M. Eden’s novel "The Best Intentions". In London society, even the smallest secret can cast you out and subject you to... Read More

In Amy E. Feldman’s middle grade novel "Ezra Exposed", a boy jockeys for popularity via Instagram likes and finds that the internet is a bit more complex, and dangerous, than he ever imagined. Finally in the double digits, Ezra is the... Read More