Louis A. Meyer, . . Harcourt, $6.95 (301pp) ISBN 978-0-15-205085-6
PW
called this story, of an orphaned girl who assumes the name Jack after her gang's leader is killed and takes to the high seas, "a salty tale." Ages 12-up. (June)
"I prays for deliverance," confides Mary Faber, orphaned at eight years old by a pestilence that relegates her to a life of begging and petty crime on the streets of London. After her Continue reading »
Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady
Louis A. Meyer
The heroine who masqueraded as the title character in Bloody Jack, which PW called ""a rattling good read,"" returns in the engaging Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures Continue reading »
When haughty former street cat Zephyrina finds abandoned, down-on-their-luck toys, she takes them to the apartment where she lives with mother-daughter duo Elizaveta and Dasha, Continue reading »
Mensinga (Everyone Belongs) merges the contemplative tone of Anne of Green Gables with the wonder and stakes of accessible high fantasy in this warm solo debut. Strong-willed Continue reading »
Caldecott Honoree McCarty makes his graphic novel debut with an otherworldly feeling poem in comics form. Intricate crosshatching depicts five anthropomorphic wolves dressed in Continue reading »
Married collaborators Seneviratne and Sutherland (The Invocations) make their middle grade debut in this immersive sci-fi fantasy series launch. Upon time-traveling from Continue reading »