Fiction

Gr 9 Up—In the aftermath of the Great Solar Flare of 2058, the people of Africa suffer devastating damage to their chromosomal structure because of exposure to gamma rays during the disaster...

Gr 5–7—Standing out from the rush of postmortem profiles, this biography focuses most intently on the entrepreneur and innovator's earliest influences, from his mechanically gifted adoptive father and the electronics enthusiasts who clustered in "Silicon Valley" to his exposure to Zen Buddhism, calligraphy, and the idea that art and engineering are not mutually exclusive pursuits...

Gr 3–6—A charming story of magical realism...

PreS-Gr 2—An earnest but envious man, Mohan resorts to petty theft to supplement his desire to be rich...

Gr 7 Up—In this companion to The Vespertine (Houghton Harcourt, 2011), 17-year-old Zora Stewart grieves the loss of her beloved and is sent to live with her widowed Aunt Birdie on her homestead in West Glory, OK...

Gr 2–4—This illustrated collection of Native American folktales tells the stories first in English and then in Chickasaw...

Gr 4–6—The town of Remarkable is, well, remarkable...

K-Gr 3—This well-conceived introduction is one of Gibbons's most attractive and informative presentations to date...

Gr 7 Up—Life is good for Naomi Martinez, a 16-year-old student at Chavez High...