In Sydney Dunlap’s stirring novel "Racing the Clouds", a girl navigates complex family relationships on her path to forgiveness. After a sudden move from Philadelphia to rural Virginia with her father, thirteen-year-old Sage’s world... Read More

A tender exploration of healthy relationship dynamics, "Dog Interview" is an upbeat picture book. In Philip Habeeb’s jovial picture book "Dog Interview", a boy interviews an unconventional lineup of prospective best friends. It’s... Read More

Dogs and their amusing antics are the star of this energetic picture book, which traces human-canine relationships through time. J. S. Silverstein pairs comedic storytelling with subtle history lessons in "My Dog Is a Hog!", a picture... Read More

In Leslie Gentile’s sensitive novel "Elvis, Me, and the Postcard Winter", a girl’s relationship with her mother is centered. From the Eagle Shores Indian Reserve in Vancouver Island, twelve-year-old Truly settles into life with Andy... Read More

"Not Good Enough Girl" is a complex memoir about innocence interrupted. Sondra R. Brooks’s riveting memoir "Not Good Enough Girl" is about family dysfunction, abuse, and addiction. When Brooks was five, she began navigating her... Read More

Distinctive, intimate, and sensitive to their varying experiences, "In the Face of Catastrophe" is a family memoir about navigating a health crisis together. Jennifer Rose Goldman and Caryn Meg Hirshleifer’s multiperspective memoir "In... Read More

A boy undertakes a surprising intergalactic adventure with his father in the unforgettable picture book "Spaceman Sam". Enter outer space—no rocket needed—via "Spaceman Sam", D’artagnan’s cosmic, encouraging picture book that... Read More

Tamela J. Gordon’s memoir-cum-self-help book radically reimagines community care. Living in New York City, working as a server, and self-medicating with alcohol and drugs, Gordon was “Tired of everything.” “My Body wore... Read More