Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
A Snake Falls to Earth is a stunning, award-winning blend of magical realism, friendship, and environmental activism. Even if you aren’t typically a fantasy reader, this masterfully written coming-of-age story—steeped in traditional Lipan Apache storytelling structures—will capture your heart.
The Chandler Legacies is a brilliant, compulsively readable boarding school novel on par with Looking for Alaska. Centering on five diverse, beautifully drawn teens in an elite writing circle, this poignant story tackles institutional hazing, trauma, and the life-changing power of truth.
Claribel Ortega’s Witchlings is an absolute triumph of middle-grade fantasy, packed with girl-power vibes, magical world-building, and a heartwarming story of friendship. Following three “Spare” witchlings on an impossible quest, this modern classic brilliantly tackles themes of empathy, classism, and belonging.
Award-winning author Malinda Lo returns with A Scatter of Light, a gorgeous coming-of-queer-age companion novel to Last Night at the Telegraph Club. Set against the backdrop of historical shifts in marriage equality, this story beautifully explores identity, art, and first love.
Filled with suspense and diverse representation the bloodstained tournament of Ilvernath reaches its brutal breaking point in All of Our Demise. A fast-paced, action-packed conclusion that expands on the dark magic, shifting alliances, and deep moral stakes of the original.