Children's & YA

This extraordinary picture book captures what we truly need when we’re not ready to talk about what is happening underneath the surface.

This extraordinary picture book captures what we truly need when we’re not ready to talk about what is happening underneath the surface.

In this strikingly realistic and partially epistolary novel, Anna must navigate the minefield of middle school while trying to figure out what she stands for—and what she’s willing to stand up for.

In this strikingly realistic and partially epistolary novel, Anna must navigate the minefield of middle school while trying to figure out what she stands for—and what she’s willing to stand up for.

When her sister disappears, Willa sets off on an epic quest in this gothic tale filled with mesmerizing magic and atmospheric suspense.

When her sister disappears, Willa sets off on an epic quest in this gothic tale filled with mesmerizing magic and atmospheric suspense.

Henri is tired of her family treating her like “a problem to be solved,” so she’s determined to succeed at a new school in this honest and encouraging novel.

Henri is tired of her family treating her like “a problem to be solved,” so she’s determined to succeed at a new school in this honest and encouraging novel.

Night can be a source of fear for children, but soothing text and joyful, lively artwork give this picture book the feel of a calm, reassuring lullaby.

Night can be a source of fear for children, but soothing text and joyful, lively artwork give this picture book the feel of a calm, reassuring lullaby.

This atmospheric adventure will delight readers who love soft science fiction, measured reveals and romances that are written in the stars.

This atmospheric adventure will delight readers who love soft science fiction, measured reveals and romances that are written in the stars.

In We Deserve Monuments, author Jas Hammonds takes on two challenges—exploring the legacy of racism and telling a moving love story—and succeeds at both.

In We Deserve Monuments, author Jas Hammonds takes on two challenges—exploring the legacy of racism and telling a moving love story—and succeeds at both.

In The 9:09 Project, author Mark H. Parsons draws on personal experience to craft a strikingly honest depiction of loss, grief and healing.

In The 9:09 Project, author Mark H. Parsons draws on personal experience to craft a strikingly honest depiction of loss, grief and healing.

A surprise snowstorm in a wholly unprepared city serves as the perfect setting for a romantic race against time in the delightful, suspenseful Whiteout.

A surprise snowstorm in a wholly unprepared city serves as the perfect setting for a romantic race against time in the delightful, suspenseful Whiteout.

This story about the Icelandic tradition of giving books on December 24 sparkles with bookish excitement on every page.

This story about the Icelandic tradition of giving books on December 24 sparkles with bookish excitement on every page.

With nary a “ho ho ho” to be heard and no elves in sight, this subdued tale of everyday life with Santa offers a welcome respite from holiday excess.

With nary a “ho ho ho” to be heard and no elves in sight, this subdued tale of everyday life with Santa offers a welcome respite from holiday excess.

In this delightfully raucous riff on “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” a girl observes the visitors who fill her home as her family celebrates the holidays.

In this delightfully raucous riff on “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” a girl observes the visitors who fill her home as her family celebrates the holidays.

As the teens in Tasting Light’s 10 stories dream up inventive ways to improve themselves and their worlds, the collection masterfully demonstrates how powerful science fiction can be.

As the teens in Tasting Light’s 10 stories dream up inventive ways to improve themselves and their worlds, the collection masterfully demonstrates how powerful science fiction can be.

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