Candlewick
Belladonna
In the 18th century, 14-year-old Thomas Rose has failed at school and has no love for his father’s profession, either.…
The Midnight Zoo
In an unnamed East European country, during World War II, two young Roma brothers wander through a devastated landscape, looking…
The Luck of the Buttons
Twelve-year-old Tugs wishes she wasn’t a part of the hapless and disaster-prone Button family. From Great Granddaddy Ike, who accidentally…
Chasing Orion
Editors' choice
In the summer of 1952, 11-year-old Georgie Mason’s family has just moved into a new neighborhood. Georgie feels forgotten by…
Zora and Me
Zora Neale Hurston was one of the most important African American writers in our literary history. She was an integral…
The Agency: The Body at the Tower
In 1859, Mary Quinn takes on her second assignment for the Agency, a secret organization of female detectives operating out…
My Havana, Memories of a Cuban Boyhood
“We live in a city built by angels,” Secundino’s father tells him, and Secundina understands why. Each day as he…
Daughter of Winter
Twelve-year-old Addie is alone. Her father has gone off to California with the Forty-Niners and her mother and brother have…
The Goldsmith’s Daughter
Editors' choice
This young adult novel follows 15-year old Itacate through a life at the heart of the Aztec Empire on the…
Eli the Good
Eli Book is living through the post-Vietnam War frenzy of 1976. His father fought nobly for his country, only to…
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