Atheneum
The Crossing
This is a wonderful selection to add to a collection of American history picture books. Donna Jo Napoli’s writing, whether…
The Lost Crown
Sarah Miller’s well-researched novel The Lost Crown gives beautiful, honest voices to the teen daughters of Tsar Nicholas II in…
A Tangle of Magicks
Bath, 1803. Twelve-year-old Kat Stephenson has inherited a talent for magic from her mother. It’s dangerous stuff and, several…
A Most Improper Magick
In 1803 England, mischievous twelve-year-old Kat must deal with her stern stepmother and disapproving elder sisters who constantly criticize her…
A Million Shades of Gray
Thirteen-year-old Y’Tin is interested in one thing: elephants. His goal is to be his village’s youngest elephant handler and to…
Mercury
Hope Larson is already a veteran at producing graphic novels. Her 2008 title, Chiggers, won the Eisner Award for Special…
At Ellis Island: A History In Many Voices
This is a wonderful picture book to add to a collection of immigration tales. Louise Peacock has done a marvelous…
Hush
Hush: An Irish Princess Tale is the next title in Donna Jo Napoli’s growing list of young adult retellings. Many…
Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller
“But words, Mrs. Keller, words bridge the gaps between two minds. Words are a miracle.” Comforting Helen Keller’s mother, Anne…
The Traitors’ Gate
Charles Dickens is alive and well. Well, sort of; at least his spirit lives on in bestselling author Avi’s latest…
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