Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker Summary Seven fox kits yearn for scary stories – scarier than the ones their mother tells, anyway. When they sneak out to listen to the old storyteller in Bog Carvern, she warns them that if they leave before the story ends, they may never want to […]

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna Summary Deka can’t wait until the Ritual of Purity, when her blood will run red and finally allow her to be accepted as a woman of her village. But disaster strikes and Deka’s blood runs impure gold instead, and everyone she knows rejects her. Her only hope to become […]

The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon Summary Caleb Franklin refuses to be ordinary. So when he and his brother Bobby Gene meet Styx Malone, a cool neighbor who promises to help them get out of their little town, he’s ready to do whatever he asks to reach his dreams. Review The Season of […]

Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron Summary Arrah has never been able to wield magic like her family. This year is her last chance – and yet, she receives nothing more than an ominous vision from her grandmother. When she returns home to find that children have been going missing, she can’t stand by and […]

Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender Summary Being born during a hurricane has brought Caroline plenty of bad luck. She’s bullies, haunted by a spirit in black that no one else sees, and one day her mom left and never came back. But when a new student arrives and becomes her only friend, Caroline might just […]

Aetherbound by E.K. Johnston Summary On the Harland, a person’s worth is everything. Pendt Harland had known since a young age that her worth was minimal until she turned eighteen and could be put to work. But her abilities are more useful than she could’ve imagined, and they might be the key to changing her fate. […]

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Summary Richard Mayhew is an absolutely average man with a totally average life. But when he saves a girl from bleeding out on the street, his life becomes a lot more interesting. When he enters London Below, he’ll never quite return. Review Neverwhere is just what it claims to be – […]

Bloom by Kenneth Oppel Summary At first, no one thought much of the black plants that began sprouting all over Salt Spring Island. Anaya’s father, a local botanist, is excited to study a new invasive species. But suddenly the plants are everywhere, spreading toxic pollen and opening rifts in the ground to eat people alive. […]

Quintessence by Jess Redman Summary Ever since her family’s move to Four Points, Alma has spent her time between home, school, and her parents’ work – after all, anything unexpected could trigger one of her episodes. But when she spots a falling Starling through the quintescope that the mysterious ShopKeeper gave her, she knows she […]

Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim Summary Ever since she was young, Maia Tamarin dreamed of becoming the imperial tailor. When a royal messenger brings court summons to her sick father, Maia must go in his place and hide that she is a woman in order save her family’s reputation. But the final task is […]