Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
B. B. Alston’s Amari series blends magic, mystery, and heart. In The Great Game and The Despicable Wonders, Amari grows into a courageous young heroine facing moral choices and real-world parallels of prejudice and leadership. A must-read for middle grade fantasy fans.
Jacqueline Woodson’s Before the Ever After is a powerful novel in verse that explores the unseen costs of sports through the eyes of a young boy watching his father fade from repeated head injuries. Told with honesty and hope, it invites readers to reflect on family, memory, and resilience.
Basketball, politics, and propaganda collide in 1936 Berlin. Games of Deception tells the gripping true story of the first U.S. Olympic basketball team—and the dark truths hidden behind the Olympic spotlight.