Tanita S. Davis is an award-winning children’s author, and any library would be lucky to have her books in their collection. Her latest novel, PARTLY CLOUDY, offers a nuanced exploration of middle school through the eyes of a young Black girl named Madalyn. Lightning couldn’t strike twice, could it? After a terrible year, Madalyn […]
As soon as I saw THE RAVEN HEIR by Stephanie Burgis, I couldn’t wait to feature it. I’m happy to report that the book is now released and out in the world: Deep within an enchanted forest lies a castle where a set of triplets and their sorceress mother have lived for years — […]
I first featured Alexandra Ott’s RULES OF THIEVES series, and it was so enjoyable I also featured the first book in her current series, SEEKERS OF THE WILD REALM. (I also nabbed it immediately when I saw it at my local Barnes and Noble). The sequel, LEGEND OF THE REALM, came out on June 15, […]
Joanna Rowland has a way of writing the exact kinds of books that children need. Her latest, BIG BEAR WAS NOT THE SAME is especially poignant amid this year’s fire season: This picture book follows Little Bear and his best friend Big Bear, and what happened after a traumatic fire in the woods. […]
When the premise of HEARTBREAK FOR HIRE by Sonia Hartl reached my radar, I had to feature it. I’m always a sucker for an enemies-to-lovers trope, and the book also includes some delightful feminist vibes. Plus her upcoming YA book, THE LOST GIRLS, sounds great too! Brinkley Saunders has a secret. To everyone in […]
I’ve always been delighted to feature Jessica Brody, whether it’s her fiction, or her nonfiction. The third book in her System Divine trilogy (co-written with Joanne Rendell), SUNS WILL RISE, just debuted on August 3, 2021: AN HEIR. A RENEGADE A CONVICT. A CYBORG A DÉFECTEUR FIVE REBELS. ONE REVOLUTION. It’s been three months since […]
When I featured Jessica Khoury back in March, she mentioned that she had another MG Fantasy series coming out from Scholastic. The first book in the series, SPARROW RISING, is finally here: In the Clandoms, everyone is born with wings, with tight-knit communities formed around bird types: Jay, Falcon, Crow. Ellie Meadows dreams of […]
I stumbled across this book on Facebook, and when I saw the cover, I knew I had to feature it. THE VERDIGRIS PAWN is a middle grade fantasy that offers a richly built world and unforgettable characters: A boy who underestimates his power . . . A girl with a gift long thought lost […]
I’m a fan of science fiction books with bad-ass female characters, so when I saw the premise for FIRST LIGHT by Casey E. Berger, I had to reach out to her for an interview. FIRST LIGHT will officially debut on September 14, 2021: When Jaya Mill’s parents were killed and her brother was kidnapped […]
I’m a huge fan of Rosalyn Eves’ YA Fantasy series Blood Rose Rebellion, which I first featured back in 2017. Her newest book, BEYOND THE MAPPED STARS, offers a historical fiction adventure set in the 19th Century and is due out on August 24, 2021: Seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Bertelsen dreams of becoming an astronomer, but […]