

Fat Boy vs. the Cheerleaders by Geoff Herbach
Ever since his mom left, Gabe has used eating and humor as a shield, but he has finally reached his limit. Band was his one safe place...
Feb 4, 2021


The Stars Beneath our Feet by David Barclay Moore
Now that he is twelve, life in Harlem is getting a little more dangerous for Wallace ‘Lolly’ Rachpaul. He used to wander underhindered,...
Jan 27, 2021


The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney
Tom Ward is the seventh son of a seventh son, which makes him a natural candidate to be the Spook’s apprentice. Together, they face the...
Dec 1, 2020


The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes
One of the newest in the Rick Riordon Presents series, The Storm Runner introduces a Percy Jackson-like story focusing on Mayan gods....
Jul 30, 2019


Swing by Kwame Alexander
Noah and Walt are two seventeen-year-old boys looking for cool. Noah has been in love with his best friend for years, but doesn’t know...
May 13, 2019


Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya
As the biggest and toughest looking boy in the eighth grade, Marcus Vega is a protector, but also a threat. When he gets in a fight...
Feb 21, 2019


Charlie Hernandez and the League of Shadows by Ryan Calejo
Life gets strange for Charlie Hernandez when his parents disappear and his house mysteriously burns. But then he grows horns and...
Nov 9, 2018


No Talking by Andrew Clements
Dave Packer is determined to go for two days without talking. But what started out as an experiment inspired by his report on Mahatma...
Sep 28, 2018


Ms. Bixby’s Last Day by John David Anderson
Ms. Bixby is ‘one of the good ones’--a teacher who loves and inspires her students and makes learning fun. But then she announces to her...
Sep 9, 2018


The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
It’s true. I made it through high school, college, and years of working with children’s and young adult literature without reading The...
Sep 9, 2018