In Suja Sukumar’s thriller "When Mimi Went Missing", a teenager whose cousin disappeared grieves for their seemingly lost sisterhood. When she was eight, Tanvi moved in with her aunt and cousin after her mother murdered her father.... Read More

A middle schooler seeks the courage to pursue his dreams amid mockery and an abusive home situation in Corinne Gaile’s novel "Saving Kenny". Twelve-year-old Kenny accompanies his older sister to the opera, expecting to be bored.... Read More

A young man escapes his enslaver to become an abolitionist hero in the harrowing historical novel "Truth Crushed to Earth". A self-emancipated man starts a rebellion when he stops an enslaver from reclaiming runaways in Harry W.... Read More

A pony learns the importance of hard work and perseverance, even when all hope seems lost, in the inspiring picture book "Shelty and the Race". A Shetland pony must give the best performance of her life to be crowned the fastest... Read More

The linked stories of "Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates" follow a determined girl’s coming-of-age and romantic pursuits. Dana Jetey’s novel-in-stories "Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates" follows the personal development and choices of... Read More

Moved along by constant action scenes and ever-present mysteries, The Phoenix Elite: Sacred Blood is a thrilling novel in which a dark genetic engineering plot is set into motion. The first book in a series, C. T. Clark’s science... Read More

Family wounds are reopened in Leonard Pitts Jr.’s gripping historical novel "54 Miles", a coming-of-age story set during the civil rights movement. Adam was raised in New York by his attentive white father and somewhat distant Black... 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. dreads seventh grade and all it represents. With some cajoling... Read More