by Lauren Wolk Annabelle lives a steady life with her parents, grandparents, two younger brothers plus aunt in a small Pennsylvania farming town. The arrival of the new girl Betty shakes things up and not in a good way. Annabelle quickly learns the new girl is a relentless bully who threatens not only Annabelle […]
Everything EverythingBy Nicola YoonMadeleine (Maddy) Wittier has spent all eighteen years of her life in a bubble. She suffers from a rare immune deficiency called Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) which prevents her from leaving her house and limits her mother, Pauline, and her nurse, Carla, for company. Madeleine has no complaints about her life, not […]
The Marrow ThievesBy Cherie Dimaline The Marrow Thieves is a dystopian tale of the not-too-distant future. Climate change is now wreaking havoc on the coasts, the cities have crumbled, and survivors are struggling to maintain small communities. The most pronounced effect of these changes is the loss of an important part of our humanity: our […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Mystery of Black Hollow LaneBy Julia Nobel Emmy is a lonely kid. Her mother, a so-called parenting expert, is so busy that she doesn’t have much time for Emmy. Her father disappeared when she was three, and Emmy’s mother won’t talk about him – in fact, she has disposed of everything her father owned. […]