A series debut bustling with welcoming energy, appropriately challenging language, and lessons about friendship. Children will eagerly anticipate more visits to Sol.
An engaging queer teen witch story that doesn’t shy away from the realistic tensions of loss and uncertainty among the supernatural action. Recommended for teen graphic novel collections.
A worthwhile purchase with cross-cutting appeal for readers of mystery, science fiction, or heartfelt friendship narratives; hand to fans of Greg Van Eekhout or Stacy McAnulty.
A chapter book with strengths in terms of diversity and social emotional learning, but whose overall plot point relies on a lack of key child safety protocol making it tough to recommend.
An excellent series starter and contribution to the supernatural mystery genre, perfect for older chapter book readers easing into early middle grade. Highly recommended.
A rich, foreboding historical horror tale that refuses to flinch in the face of hate crimes, discrimination, and the violence of white supremacy. Recommended for all teen fiction collections.
An older chapter book that explores sea life and conservation from a fun, fantastical perspective that is rooted in facts. Recommended for young readers who can’t get enough of mermaids and marine biology.