Children's Feature

Goth Girl finds her voice

Barry Lyga’s debut YA novel, The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, told the story of two high school outcasts: one a self-described geek who spent most of his time writing and illustrating his comic book, and one an angry, depressed girl still reeling from the death of her mother. Fanboy and Goth Girl touched a chord in many readers, and although Lyga has since published several more books, his fans kept asking to see more of those two characters. In Goth Girl Rising, he brings them together once again. Emotions run high and the outcome is uncertain when the…

Read More…

Featured Review

The many ways of giving thanks

In these two Thanksgiving-themed picture books, children learn about multicultural holiday traditions, the rules for getting the most out of your meal and the most important Thanksgiving lesson of all: It’s who you spend it with that matters.

The menu’s not important
From feasts on sitcoms to advertisements in magazines, the image of a “traditional”…

Read More…

Meet The Illustrator

Award winners

A Newbery winner gives voice to the Middle Ages

2008 Newbery Medal Winner

When Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village won the 2008 Newbery Medal, it was virtually assured a place in every library collection and on every bookstore's "classics" shelf. But, aside from its designation as the best work for children of the previous year, why should readers pick up…

Read More…

Perfect book for boys

A sharp - shootin' cowpoke heads west

Inspired by the real-life stories of Nat "Deadwood Dick" Love, a famous black cowboy and former slave who penned his own adventures in 1907, Helen Hemphill's latest novel features a young teen with a zeal for the Wild West. Prometheus Jones, like his mythical namesake, possesses a wily intelligence that often tests the powers above. Known for his sharp-shooting,…

Read More…