This gripping, middle grade, historical fiction novel is a 2026 Newbery Honor Book. Chapters are brief and alternate between Han Yu in China, 731 and Luli in New York City, 1931. This format, along …
The 2026 Newbery Medal Winner, All the Blues in the Sky, is bittersweet. It takes the reader on the journey through grief with thirteen-year-old Sage, whose best friend was killed by a drunk driver. …
Author Brandon Mull makes his maiden foray into middle grade high fantasy. No stranger to middle grade fantasy with his Fablehaven and Dragonwatch series, what distinguishes Forbidden Mountain is tha…
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires is immediately charming, with all the hospitality of a cozy southern neighborhood. However, like many things with a charming veneer, darkness hides u…
This is the third and final book in the series following the adventures of Professor Emily Wilde, and it is the perfect coda to a delightful fantasy. Poetically, the author brings some elements full …
This slim tome has been gracing the New York Times Bestseller List recently. Translated from Japanese, it follows the last few days of a young man who is dying and his deal with the devil to extend h…
It is easy to see how this book vaulted to the top of the young adult New York Times Bestseller list. Dark, brooding, and gothic, it is a blend of mystery, fantasy, and romance. The protagonist, Eff…
Will sets out for the adventure of a lifetime with his father as they travel from Texas for the 1889 Oklahoma land rush. Both historical fiction and adventure rolled into one, the pacing of this book…
Author Erin Entrada Kelly continues to be the darling of the Newbery Medals board. She now has two Newbery Awards and one Newbery Honor Book in her quiver. Frankly, the first two nods she received for…
The Gorgon's Fury is a stand-alone offering in the Fablehaven Universe in which minor characters become the main characters. It is not necessary to have read any of the Fablehaven books in order to fo…
This contemporary book is a 2025 Newbery Honor Book. Supported by the author's illustrations, Magnolia and a new friend go on a simple quest to find the owners of the lost socks left at Magnolia's fam…
Written over a decade ago, The Menagerie still has the magic. This is spot-on middle grade fantasy from Tui T. Sutherland, best-selling author of the Wings of Fire Series, and her sister, Kari Suther…
