

Retribution Rails by Erin Bowman
In this companion book to Vengeance Road, Erin Bowman brings us back to the lawless West. By now, the railroad is cutting through the...
Oct 5, 2018


Olivia Twist by Lorie Langdon
I love retellings--fairy tales, classics, alternate histories--I’m drawn to all of them. Some are more satisfying than others, but I...
Sep 20, 2018


The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
In June of 1832, Charlotte Doyle boards the ship Seahawk on a voyage from Liverpool, England to Rhode Island. Things on the ship are...
Sep 20, 2018


Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
After the Nazi occupation of her hometown Amsterdam, Hanneke spends her time finding and delivering black market goods to customers. She...
Aug 18, 2018


Shadow on the Mountain by Margi Preus
Norway has been invaded by Nazi Germany, but the people refuse to give in. All ages and types of people join the Resistance movement and...
Jul 19, 2018


Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
When their Japanese grocery store goes out of business, Katie and her family move from Iowa to Georgia. Now both of her parents are...
Jul 5, 2018


Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman
When her father is murdered for information about a long-lost gold mine, Kate Thompson can think of nothing but vengeance. She leaves her...
Jun 15, 2018


A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi
Tareq lives happily with his big family in Syria until war tears his world apart. When his home and half his family are destroyed, Tareq...
Jun 12, 2018


Hachiko Waits by Leslea Newman
Everyday Professor Ueno and his dog arrive at the train station where the professor catches a train to work. Everyday around 3 o’clock,...
Jun 11, 2018


The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
Joan is an intelligent, motivated girl, trapped in a life of drudgery and manual labor on her family farm. Oppressed by a domineering...
Jul 28, 2017

