Eige (Cady) sets a mood of suspense from the outset with this taut psychological mystery. As the novel opens, 11-year-old Ben is out jogging and feels the presence of Ring, a peculiar but engaging Continue reading »
Barrio Rising: The Protest That Built Chicano Park
María Dolores Águila
In this activist picture book, a child living in San Diego’s Barrio Logan vividly narrates, in English and Spanish, a story of individual and collective strength. In their Continue reading »
Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera
Deborah Hopkinson
“Welcome to Broad Street, in hot, stinky old London,” begins this enthralling 1854-set work focused on epidemiology, smartly pitched for younger audiences as an intriguing Continue reading »
This richly rendered speculative novel by Yu (Imagine Us Happy) follows deceased high school seniors Kenny Zhou and
Caroline Davison, who find themselves in pseudo-purgatory, a Continue reading »
Smuggling the newest issue of his self-authored comic book, Kid Condor, into the school library is just one of the many things that Brett Isaias Harrison, 16, is up to. Some Continue reading »