Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust Summary When she was a baby, Soraya was cursed to be poisonous to the touch. She’s been locked away in her gardens and out of the public eye ever since. But while her brother is getting ready to be married, Soraya is fighting to find a way to break […]

Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Summary Emily’s family has been moving all over the United States for as long as she could remember. Her only constant is Book Scavenger, a game where people all over use puzzles to leave books for others to find. When she finds something strange in the creator’s home of […]

Stolen Time by Danielle Rollins Summary Dorothy is about to be married off to a wealthy man so that she and her mother can finally live comfortably after years of scheming. Ash needs to find the Professor to save Seattle and himself. They live over 150 years apart, but when fate brings them together, it […]

Time Castaways: The Mona Lisa Key Summary Despite how strict the Hudsons’ parents may seem, they really only have one big rule – never, ever, take public transportation alone. But when a mysterious late-night call leads their parents away from home, the siblings wake up late for school and are forced to break the biggest rule […]

Crown of Oblivion by Julie Eshbaugh Summary Since she was a child, Astrid has served as a surrogate to Princess Renya, taking her punishments whenever she steps out of line. This year, she’s competing in the Race of Oblivion to finally gain citizenship for herself and her family. The race is deadly – the competitors […]

Sisters of Glass by Naomi Cyprus Summary Nalah and Halan live in the same world, geographically, but their lives are very different. In Nalah’s New Hadar, it is forbidden to use magic, while Halan in the Magi Kingdom is the first royal to be born without it. When magic unexpectedly brings them together, it will […]

Pan’s Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke, illustrated by Allen Williams Summary Ofelia has always loved fairy tales. So when she begins encountering magical beings in her new home, she’s almost prepared for the ordeals that she faces. But Ofelia’s story is interwoven with the stories of those around […]

Puddlejumpers by Mark Jean and Christopher C. Carlson Summary When he was a baby, Ernie was discovered as the Puddlejumpers’ savior. But a series of terrible accidents landed him squarely at the Lakeside Home for Boys as a permanent ward of the state. The last freedom he gets before being sent to a juvenile detention […]

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall Summary Florian, born Flora, has been stuck on board the Dove for years, saving money to get herself and her brother to make a home of their own. Lady Evelyn Hasegawa has spent her life disappointing her parents, and her arranged marriage has put her on […]

Dark Life by Kat Falls Summary Ty and his family live deep in the ocean, the only place he’s ever really known. When bandits attack his homestead, he’s forced to join up with Gemma, a Topsider looking for her brother, in order to save his home and his family. But living in the deep comes […]