Delightfully absurd, imaginative, and fun, W.B.’s adventures will make for great read-aloud fare. "The Splendid Baron Submarine" is a summer adventure story full of unexpected danger and wacky surprises, and is funny from its first... Read More

The novel’s potent sorcery lies in the humanity of its characters and the energy of its storytelling. Replete with poignant details, Mindy Tarquini’s "The Infinite Now" is an engrossing tightrope walk over the relational lines that... Read More

Why do we have war? Where does it come from? "Trouble Tomorrow" explores the origins of conflict through the story of a child soldier in modern Sudan. Based on a true story, the book follows Obulejo as he escapes a Sudanese militia and... Read More

Shape-shifters, fairy tales, wicked enchantments, and—oh yeah—asthma inhalers. Bryar Rose deals with supernatural and totally normal teenage stresses in Wolves And Roses: Fairy Tales of the Magicorum. Packed with urban fantasy... Read More

In the not-so-distant future, the moon is moving away from the earth, and gravity is losing its grip on the planet. "Zero Gravity" is a sharp, speculative novel that follows a family’s journey to safety as the laws of nature, one by... Read More

It’s hard growing up queer, especially in the backwoods Ozarks. Pickup trucks are as common as gay bashing, and there are no safe spaces for people like Violette Sinclair. However, instead of another tragic tale of woe, "Beulah Land"... Read More

Kilee Brookbank’s is a story of hope and inspiration. Beautiful Scars: A Life Redefined, by Kilee Brookbank and Lori Highlander, is a story of hope and health for a teen girl and her mother. At age sixteen, Kilee suffered a tragic... Read More

On one level, the book is a classic murder mystery; on a deeper level, it echoes humanity at its most primal. Nature may be red in tooth and claw, but in Wajdi Mouawad’s outstanding novel, "Anima", it’s humans who are claw-deep in... Read More