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THE SLEEPWALKERSThe epistolary novel is kind of a tough sell these days. Writing a narrative in letters might have given Samuel Richardson license to let his...
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CLYDE THE GREYHOUNDLucy’s thrilled when Dad brings home Clyde, a sleek black greyhound who was once a racing dog. Lucy quickly spoils him: Clyde wears designer...
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THE NIGHT WARThe year is 1942. Twelve-year-old Miriam Schrieber and her parents live in Paris, having fled Berlin after Kristallnacht in 1938. But the Nazis...
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THE LIMITSFreudenberger's fourth novel opens underwater in Polynesia on the last day of 2020, where French marine biologist Nathalie is scuba diving when...
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ROAR-CHOO!A serpentine scaly green dragon with a flowing orange mane and big teeth and claws fills the page. Our hero explains to Phoenix how tough and...
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I AM BOTHOnomatopoeia punctuates the spare text—the “STAMP STOMP” of footsteps, the “SWISH SWOOSH” of baskets”—as Hương's family rides to school, past...
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THE SECRET LIVES OF BOOKSELLERS AND LIBRARIANSPatterson, Eversmann, and Mooney gather first-person testimonies from independent booksellers (including author Judy Blume, who started her Key...
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THE WILD ONESValentina and her best friends, Jasmine, Andy, and Xander, live in an apartment complex at risk of being torn down by developers to make way for...
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AT THE MERCY OF THE SEAIn September 1663, 12-year-old Etienne Gayneau is waiting on the dock in the harbor of New Amsterdam, waiting to board a merchant ship that will...
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MIRANDA MOOSE LOVES ORANGE JUICEMiranda Mae Meredith Moose has a passion for orange juice. One morning, she awakes craving gooseberry jam and her favorite drink, but the latter...
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ME AND MR. JONES“I was plucked from a suburban hairdressing salon, whipped up in the frenzy of Ziggy Stardust,” writes Ronson, and wound up “marrying the man of...
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DANCING THROUGH SPACEWhen introducing a young Mae, whose curiosity about the natural world was equaled only by her inability to sit still, Lukidis frames her brief...
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WAY PAST MEANRuby is having fun with Nelly, the new girl at school, when Keya and Yaz invite Ruby to play. The note they slide over to Ruby reads, “ Let’s...
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THE REST OF HIS DAYSIn England, 1327, Sir Guy Bickerstaffe has the worst job in the kingdom: guarding the deposed and imprisoned king, Edward of Caernarfon. It’s an...
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SOUTH OF SOMEWHEREUnlike her two older siblings, 12-year-old Mavis has never questioned her lavish life—full of vacations and shopping trips, not to mention a...
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THE MUD ANGELSAttired in conservative skirts, heels, and jackets, American study-abroad students switch gears to help rescue books and manuscripts buried by...
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TAP DANCING ON EVERESTIn 1988, Zieman, then a 25-year-old medical student, signed on as the medical officer for a team of climbers aiming to ascend the challenging...
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A BIG JUICY EARTHWORMChicken pals Pipo, Bud, and Kenny create ingenious playthings from found objects: A box becomes a pirate ship; a bag becomes a kite. Above all,...
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THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIESAlma Cruz has had a successful career as a novelist and professor. Upon retiring from academia, she vows she’s done with writing as well. She...
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PERILOUS WATERSEver since problems with her alcoholic mother and drug-addicted sister washed her out of the FBI’s diver training program, Jessie Madison has...
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THE EQUINOX TESTRose Vera is a fifth-year student at Brooklyn School of Magic. She wishes she were better at school, like her best friend, Amethyst Vern....
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SING IT LIKE CELIAMexican-born Salvadora Sanchez enjoys living in San Diego with her mom and singing and dancing to the music of her favorite salsa singer, Celia...
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THE GHOST FORESTMere weeks after their last trip there, the 10-year-old twins, who are preparing for bhoot chathurdoshi, a Bengali holiday, find their pakkhiraj...
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YOU ARE BRAVEEvery day, O’Hair says, we meet talented people who do what makes them happy; Cardoso’s illustrations depict a guitarist, a baker, and a...
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A FIELD GUIDE TO SPRINGThe author encourages children to make nature their friend by being curious, creative, and kind. Small icons throughout the book encourage use...
