Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
After the mysterious and grisly murder of her father, Marjan, an Iranian American teen, struggles to manage his struggling veterinary practice. When a stranger delivers a plane ticket to London and claims Marjan must tend to a mythical animal, she is thrust into a hidden world where griffons, unicorns, and other legendary creatures exist. A
On an ordinary night, Earth is suddenly harvested for resources, transforming into an enormous multi-level dungeon. Every building collapses, every human atomized into a deadly survival game watched by an intergalactic audience.
Nhung and her mother are barely hanging on in the environmental disaster zone that is Mercy, Louisiana. After her father and brother died and the red algae bloomed in the Mississippi River, survival becomes even more difficult.
Audrey Fitzgerald’s life takes a wild turn when the ghost of her best friend suddenly appears in her apartment, claiming he was murdered and needs her help to solve the mystery. With the reluctant assistance of a charming detective and a snarky talking cat, Audrey dives into a supernatural investigation filled with humor, chaos, and ghostly surprises.
Ash, a nonbinary teen struggling to find their place in the world, decides to escape society’s noise and expectations by living off the grid in the California wilderness. Inspired by their late grandfather’s dream of building a hidden cabin, Ash sets out alone with their dog, hoping to reconnect with nature and find purpose.