Kate DiCamillo’s latest literary offering, Ferris, is about a girl, a ghost, a grandmother and growing up, and it’s delightful.
Browsing: ages 8 & up
Force of Nature: A Novel of Rachel Carson, by Ann E. Burg and Sophie Blackall, is the story of how a young naturalist grows up to change the world.
Uprising, by Jennifer A. Nielsen, follows a young Polish girl as she participates in the Warsaw city uprising during WWII.
A street dog and a young girl with abandonment issues help each other heal in Millie, Book 3 in McCall Hoyle’s Best Friends Dog Tales series.
Learn about the organisms that make animals ill in Sick! The Twists and Turns Behind Animal Germs, by Heather L. Montgomery and Lindsey Leigh.
A girl learns about her grandmother’s experience of the Partition of India and Pakistan in The Partition Project, by Saadia Faruqi
A girl becomes the guardian of Ali Baba’s legendary treasure in Daughters of the Lamp, the first book in a new fantasy series by Nedda Lewers.
A girl discovers mythical ancestors while attending a boarding school for the descendants of Greek monsters in Medusa, by Katherine Marsh.
Bright Stars of Black British History, by J.T. Williams and Angela Vives, tells the story of 14 important historical figures.
Hummingbird Season, by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic, tells the story of a boy who finds hope during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.