Reviews
Pangu's Shadow
“An awful lot of fun.”—Andrea Tang, author of Rebelwing View →
The Color of Sound
“Well-crafted, heartfelt, and affecting.”—Barbara Dee, author of Maybe He Just Likes You and Unstuck View →
Stuck with You
“An adorable romance with strong coming-of-age elements.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
The Hoop and the Harm
“The novel does a wonderful job of normalizing opening up and using counseling services, especially for boys and young men who often feel that they have to bottle up their emotions. A sincere, inspiring look at dealing with and overcoming self-doubt, ideal for reluctant… View →
The Beasts in Your Brain: Understanding and Living with Anxiety and Depression
“A valuable guide for teens struggling with mental health and the people who care about them.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Nature Is a Sculptor: Weathering and Erosion
“Combining stunning stock photographs with rhythmic, poetic lines, Kinser has created a work that will have readers and listeners eager to travel to national parks and protected areas around the world . . . An impressive STEM read-aloud.” —Kirkus View →
Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas
“Solid research and a global perspective create a useful approach focusing on harm reduction.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Last Summer in Outer Space
“Levy artfully folds serious personal and parental issues into his less-than-serious round of chases, narrow squeaks, team building, and . . . space battles on the way to a happy resolution and a delayed but properly heartwarming eighth grade graduation ceremony.”—Kirkus… View →
Smashing Stigma: Dismantling Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
“This accessible overview will provide much-needed validation for some and contribute to awareness for others. Helpfully catalogs serious problems and provides guidance on coping strategies.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
The Knight of Little Import
“Tongue-in-cheek and not at all of little import.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Auma's Long Run
The Essentials: When Parents Get Sick By Julia Smith. In recent years, we’ve noticed an influx of books that portray children dealing with having a sick parent. The emotional and practical demands of having a loved one with a mental or physical… View →
Trains, Boats, and Planes
“Not a standout but does have a ready-made audience.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Fodo Dodo Goes Fishing
“Youngsters who dive headfirst into imaginative play will find kinship with these two venturesome pals. A small bit of fun that just may inspire a bathtub boat of one’s own.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Fodo Dodo Goes Fishing
“With self-assured characters and snappy pacing, it’s a simple angling story that’s as streamlined and functional as a pair of underpants.”—Publishers Weekly View →
Nothing Could Stop Her: The Courageous Life of Ruth Gruber
“This enthusiastic biography charmingly depicts the commitment and tenacity of this intrepid explorer-journalist.” —Shelf Awareness View →
The Color of Sound
“This tale of connection, family, and generational secrets will tug on your heart as you root for Rosie to find her song and herself.”—Elly Swartz, author of Dear Student View →
The Color of Sound
“This bright, brilliant symphony of a story will play on in your head long after you’ve turned the last page.”—Sally J. Pla, author of The Someday Birds View →
Minecraft Crafting: An Unofficial Kids' Guide
“This title, as well as all the titles in this series, would be a wonderful addition to elementary school libraries and classroom collections, as well as STEM labs! Reviewer Rating: 4”—Children’s Literature View →
The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women's Suffrage, and Jujitsu
“Engaging feminist history attractively presented.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Strange Alliances: Book 2
“Nie Jun’s striking gray washes and warm watercolors add to the story’s serious and humorous beats; but more so, they once again invite readers to delve into a unique, dreamy fantasy world ripe with redemption arcs and its own mythology.”—Booklist View →
Beyond Sex Ed: Understanding Sexually Transmitted Infections
“Offers direct, clear, useful, and possibly lifesaving information to teens.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
One Summer in Vancouver
“[E]njoy this delightful book not only in the summer but year round.”—starred, Booklist View →
Enly and the Buskin' Blues
“A heart-warming story with many lessons about taking responsibility for attaining what you most desire, even in the face of setbacks. Reviewer Rating: 5” —Children’s Literature View →
My Mommy Marches
“Hawkins’s rhythmic prose highlights the feelings and ideas that compel Mommy to march, and concluding pages make clear that her actions, like those of her mother and grandmother before her, succeed at inspiring both her child and her community.”—Publishers Weekly View →