Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
Reclaiming the river. In David F. Walker’s 5-star graphic novel Big Jim and the White Boy, the lens of an American classic is shifted to center Jim’s humanity, family, and courage. Spanning from the antebellum South to a modern-day lecture hall, this “radical retelling” replaces caricatures with a gritty, multi-generational epic.
Your past is in your blood. Forensic fellow Sloan Hastings discovers her DNA matches a famous missing infant from thirty years ago. As she digs into her true identity, she uncovers a powerful family determined to keep their secrets dead and buried.
High stakes, sharp needles, and a silent paw. AJ “Doc” Docker and his tactical K9 partner, Banshee, uncover a web of serial killers and corruption in a quiet mountain town. Combining gritty medical mysteries with high-tech canine tactics, this fast-paced sequel proves that in a town built on secrets, the only ones you can trust are your doctor and your dog.
Borders may stop people, but they can’t stop stories. Sixty diverse poets—including Elizabeth Acevedo and Bao Phi—share the raw, humorous, and heartbreaking realities of the immigrant and refugee experience. A vital resource for empathy in the modern classroom.
Secrets are etched in skin. Lakshmi Shastri escapes a dark past to become Jaipur’s most elite mehndi designer. Amidst the vibrant “Pink City” of the 1950s, she balances a successful business with a newfound family and the dangerous secrets of the upper class.