Jackson Pearce’s The Doublecross is one of those books where you can guess the outcome from the beginning but don’t mind because the journey is so fun.
Browsing: ages 8 & up
Ammi-Joan Paquette’s Princess Juniper of the Hourglass is a princess book. But it is also a book of self-discovery, which makes all the difference.
Katy Towell’s Charlie and the Grandmothers has a Roald Dahl-esque feel to it — it’s a bit dark and lined with a bleak, smirking humor.
“THE IMAGINARY,” by A.F. Harrold and Emily Gravett, Bloomsbury USA Childrens, March 3, 2015, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages 8-12) When he…
“HAS ANYONE SEEN JESSICA JENKINS?” by Liz Kessler, Candlewick Press, Feb. 24, 2015, Hardcover, $15.99 (ages 8-12) If you could…
“PIP BARTLETT’S GUIDE TO MAGICAL CREATURES,” by Maggie Stiefvater and Jackson Pearce, Scholastic Press, April 28, 2015, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages…
“THE FRIENDSHIP RIDDLE,” by Megan Frazer Blakemore, Bloomsbury USA Childrens, May 5, 2015, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages 8-12) In February 2013,…
THE GIRL WITH THE GLASS BIRD: A Knight’s Haddon Boarding School Mystery, by Esme Kerr, Chicken House, March 31, 2015,…
K.E. Ormsbee’s all-time favorite book is “Matilda,” by Roald Dahl. Dahl’s dark humor, awful villains and triumphantly intelligent heroine are…
“UNDER THE EGG,” by Laura Marx Fitzgerald, Dial, March 18, 2014, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages 8-12) In high school, my favorite…