February 7, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
Three new graphic novels tell difficult stories of survival, highlighting the struggles many teens face in battling discrimination, racism, and political violence. In each book, home is shown to be of critical importance, while at ... Read More »
Three new graphic novels tell difficult stories of survival, highlighting the struggles many teens face in battling discrimination, racism, and political violence. In each book, home is shown to be of critical importance, while at ... Read More »
February 7, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
It’s 1951, and society has started to settle back into its usual rhythms after the upheaval of the war. For 14-year-old Maisie, though, everything is in flux. Her father, who served as a chaplain in ... Read More »
January 31, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
In two new middle-grade novels about modern tweendom – with LGBTQ themes – feisty young protagonists face grown-up problems with strength and conviction. Skateboard Sibby introduces readers to a self-assured 11-year-old girl who has been ... Read More »
January 14, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
In two new middle-grade novels about modern tweendom – with LGBTQ themes – feisty young protagonists face grown-up problems with strength and conviction. Skateboard Sibby introduces readers to a self-assured 11-year-old girl who has been ... Read More »
January 14, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
Nicki Pau Preto’s debut fantasy, Crown of Feathers, opens 16 years after the fall of the legendary Phoenix Riders, fierce warriors who rode their mythical mounts into battle. The war saw two royal sisters battle ... Read More »
January 10, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
Wings of Olympus is a combination of classic horse story, mythic fantasy, and meditation on the power of love. And once Kallie George’s adventure story finds its focus, it twines together fate, kindness, and horses ... Read More »
January 10, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
Rukhsana is a 17-year-old Bengali-American lesbian living in Seattle. In many ways, she’s lucky: she has a girlfriend she loves, lifelong friends, hardworking parents, and a full scholarship to Caltech. But there’s a cultural in-betweenness ... Read More »
January 7, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
Senior year. First boyfriends. An adulterous parent. Those are just three of the elements Sarah Everett’s and Tanaz Bhathena’s new novels have in common. No One Here Is Lonely and The Beauty of the Moment ... Read More »
December 20, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
Senior year. First boyfriends. An adulterous parent. Those are just three of the elements Sarah Everett’s and Tanaz Bhathena’s new novels have in common. No One Here Is Lonely and The Beauty of the Moment ... Read More »
December 20, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books