Children/Young Adult
The Apothecary
Meloy’s first book for young readers, and hopefully not her last, The Apothecary is a fantastic adventure with a built-in…
Cowboy Jess
Jess Ford, a young orphan adopted by the people in and around Sundown Town, encounters adventure in his work as…
The Silver Stag
The Silver Stag is a historical adventure set in Ireland during the 14th century. The story centres on four children…
Promise the Night
Editors' choice
Anyone who has ever read the gorgeous West with the Night by Beryl Markham may doubt the need for a…
Open Wounds
This is a story of survival. It begins in 1936, when the hero, 7-year old Cid Wymann, an abused, home-schooled…
The Case of the Deadly Desperados
Pinky, full name P.K. Pinkerton, is trapped in a Virginia mine shaft waiting for her (or is it his?) fate.…
Ingenue
Ingenue continues the story of four young 1920s flappers begun in Vixen. Gloria, the former debutante, is hiding with Jerome,…
Dark Angels
Editors' choice
Wolf is a novice monk, driven by the cruelty of his master to run away. The story begins with his…
Battle Fatigue
Growing up in the years following World War II, Joel and his friends hear the stories of fathers and uncles…
Icefall
Solveig’s father, a Norse king, has sent her and her siblings away to a remote fortress to protect them while…
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