To the Bright Edge of the WorldBy Eowyn Ivey It’s 1885 and Colonel Allen Forrester has been assigned to lead his men up Alaska’s Wolverine River. The journey will take them from Prince William Sound in the Gulf of Alaska, through narrow canyons and passages not yet explored by white men, and down the Yukon […]
The Parker InheritanceBy Varian Johnson Twelve-year-old Candice has been forced to move to Lambert, South Carolina from her home in Atlanta. She is bored and unhappy. But when she discovers a mysterious letter waiting for her in her grandmother’s attic, she begins to investigate. The letter describes the Washingtons, an African American family who was […]
Everything I Never Told YouBy Celeste Ng Lydia Lee, favoured daughter of James and Marilyn Lee, sister to Hannah and Nathan, intelligent, beautiful and perfect in her parents’ eyes, is dead. A non-swimmer, Lydia is found floating in the lake. Her parents immediately blame an outsider. But Lydia, it turns out, is not what she […]
You Caroline Kepnes Joe Goldberg meets Guinevere Beck in a cozy bookstore in the East Village and it is love at first sight. For Joe. Sadly, he forgets to ask for her number! Like any love sick person would do, he tracks her down using her credit card information, and finds the perfect opportunity on […]
The Storm Keeper’s IslandBy Catherine Doyle Fionn and Tara Boyle have been sent to the Island of Arranmore to spend the summer with their grandfather. Although they are close in age – Fionn is eleven and Tara is thirteen – they are no longer interested in the same things. Tara, in fact, drives Fionn crazy. […]
MaliceBy Chris Wooding Malice is the comic that everyone wants to read. They’ve all heard about it, but hardly anyone can get their hands on it. Malice is kept behind the counter and under beds. It’s dark and disturbing content shows only glimpses of stories. But the kids in these stories aren’t made up – […]
Heart Of A ChampionBy Ellen Schwartz It’s 1941 and ten-year-old Kenny Sakamoto wants to play baseball. His brother, Mickey, is a star player on the Asahi baseball team in Vancouver. But Kenny has a weak heart, and his parents won’t allow him to do anything strenuous – especially baseball. Kenny is determined, so he asks […]
By Kathy Page Dear Evelyn by Kathy Page is a love story that spans seventy years. Harry, a young man who wins a scholarship that enables him to learn much about his beloved poetry, meets the strong-willed Evelyn when they bump into each other on the library steps in pre-war London. Drawn not only […]
Bluecrowne: A Greenglass House StoryBy Kate Milford Fans of Greenglass House rejoice! Kate Milford gives us some Greenglass House history in Bluecrowne. Lucy Bluecrowne has been raised on a schooner. The Left-Handed Fate is her home, but in the early 1800s, a ship is not a safe place for a little girl. Lucy’s father and […]
The Small Things That End The WorldBy Jeanette Lynes It’s 1954, and Sadie Wilder just got the call she’s been waiting for. Her friend, Wanda, has the mumps, and the rich family she babysits for is desperate. So begins Jeanette Lynes’ The Small Things that End the World. Sadie is more than happy to fill […]