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TO SLIP THE BONDS OF EARTHSince graduating from Oberlin College, Katharine Wright has taught high school Latin and Greek, but she’s restricted to teaching underclassmen...
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THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE AUNTIESAt a chaotic celebration outside Jakarta, where Meddy’s extended family has gathered to celebrate Chinese New Year, a red gift packet containing...
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LITTLE BROWN NUTIn Amazon rainforest settings that teem with flora and fauna, Auld and Cooper follow the nut as it is buried and forgotten by an agouti (“like a...
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STILL TRUEFor the author, there’s nothing contradictory about being a journalist and an activist. “Authentic journalism is a quest to tell the truth,”...
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SMALL SPECKLED EGGBetween a die-cut front cover hole exposing the titular egg on the title page and a foldout map at the end, a tern describes its life cycle from...
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DEATH UNFILTEREDSage Caplin and her partner, Harley, own Ground Rules Roastery in Portland, Oregon. They're ready to upgrade from their two coffee carts to a...
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A DEADLY WALK IN DEVONAs retired San Diego detective Rick “Chase” Chasen looks forward to a vacation in his beloved England with his pal Billie Mondreau, he wistfully...
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MURDER MARKS THE PAGEJazzi Swanson moved from Pennsylvania to open a shop with her best friend, Dawn Fernsby, in the New York resort town of Belltower Landing....
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RAINMAKERHired in 1972 by Mark McCormack’s International Management Group, Norton dedicated himself to building a roster of golfers, practitioners of a...
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PENELOPE REX AND THE PROBLEM WITH PETSWhat is an appropriate pet for a young T. rex? A saber-toothed cat, of course. Penelope doesn’t even want a pet. But she’s willing to give...
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SURFIN' SHARKSMako shark Mack is proud of his surfing prowess—until slender, graceful sawshark Telo beats him out at the first Surfin’ Shark Competition, and...
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ALONE SOMETIMESBest friends Kit and Ren do everything together, from baking to playing the video game Whalio World. But when Ren doesn’t show up for their...
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ONE DAY THIS TREE WILL FALLBooth begins with a tiny, windblown Douglas fir seed and follows its history from seedling on—through years of damage from storms and cold,...
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DO MOMMIES EVER SLEEP?The baby protagonist starts things off by putting the question out there: Do mommies ever sleep? Newsflash: Real-life children, particularly...
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SOURGRASSThe fence that separates the girls’ houses becomes the door to friendship. After spending spring and summer playing in a nearby field of...
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SHE CALLED ME THROWAWAYThe author, a blogger, storyteller, podcast host, and nonprofit professional, presents a harrowing story of childhood in Bangladesh, discussing...
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DE CORAYoung New Yorker Noah is excited to leave for a Christmas vacation in Puerto Rico, where family members live. Noah’s friend, Tito the coqui (a...
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NEW TEACHER CONFIDENTIALThe author has spent 25 years in education and has supported many instructors in their first few years as the founder of teacherEDU, a “learning...
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COLLISIONSKimmage, a history professor and author of Abandonment of the West , admits that he is not an expert on Ukraine. As a scholar in political...
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RAINBOWS, UNICORNS, AND TRIANGLESOrganized in loose chronological order, the book explores green carnations, violets, Polari (slang adopted in the U.K. in the 1920s and the only...
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EVERYTHING TESLATwo young siblings who became big Tesla fans after their family bought one of the manufacturer’s automobiles (“our first cool car”) guide...
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BUNNY LOVES BEANSWhat’s not to love? Adorable kids and cuddly animals eat their favorite, super-healthy foods—and teach readers about colors along the way. What...
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THE REVENANT GAMESVampires and witches live under an uneasy peace, but for two weeks each year, they play the Revenant Games. During this time, humans can choose...
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MONEY FOR TOMORROWElkins-Hutten paints a financial picture that will be familiar to most of her readers: the middle- class idea of working, saving money, and...
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WE ARE MAYHEMThanks to Mom’s “mid-life crisis,” Birdie and her family have moved to the mountains in upstate New York where Dad grew up, leaving behind New...
