Paper Planes is a meditative, uplifting tale about imagination, resourcefulness and new beginnings sure to inspire an uptick in paper-airplane making.
When You Need Wings is a beautifully rendered tribute to the quiet kids whose imaginations help them find real-world tranquility and delight.
The Newspaper Club is a mystery and a friendship story rolled into one, as well as an affectionate account of the newspaper business.
Newbery Honor winner Margi Preus’ Village of Scoundrels focuses on the heroic actions of numerous young people in Le Chambon.
An outstanding work of juvenile nonfiction, We Had to Be Brave tells the stories of children evacuated from Nazi Germany on the Kindertransports.
A fascinating graphic novel, Catherine’s War is a tribute to the healing power of art and the promise of hope, even in the midst of death and danger.
Selina Alko conveys the life of musician Joni Mitchell in this vivaciously illustrated picture book biography.
Readers will lose themselves in Kaela Noel’s whimsical debut novel, Coo, a high-flying story of friendship and home.
A Home for Goddesses and Dogs’ hope-filled narrative demonstrates the flexible nature of families and the restorative power of love.
In her impressive debut novel, J. M. M. Nuanez delivers a nuanced story about modern kinship.
Itch, the debut middle grade novel by Polly Farquhar, explores a familiar theme — the desire to fit in — through a distinctive, endearing lens.
Snails may be notoriously slow, but Corey R. Tabor’s whimsical Snail Crossing is one lively tale.
Things Seen From Above offers an appealing story about learning to fit into a crowd that’s still learning what fitting in truly means.
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