Lightfall: the Girl and the Galdurian by Tim Probert Summary Bea’s morning starts out like any other – breakfast with her forgetful grandfather and a trip into the woods for potion supplies. But when she meets Cad, a Galdurian who thinks her grandfather can help him find his people, everything turns upside-down. Now Bea’s grandfather […]

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Summary Life is hard, especially for greasers like Ponyboy and his friends. They can hold their own against the Socs – rich kids from the other side of town – and know they can count on each other to be there when it counts. But one thing leads to another, […]

Right as Rain by Lindsey Stoddard Summary Rain and her family are moving to New York. Her mom says it’s time for a fresh start, and even though it means that Rain will have to start a new school just a few weeks before summer, she agrees. The anniversary of her brother’s death is coming […]

Girls in the Moon by Janet McNally Summary Everyone in Phoebe’s family is or has been famous – her mother, former singer-songwriter for the band Shelter, her absent rock star father, and her sister, who’s following closer in their mother’s footsteps than she’d like to admit. When Phoebe visits her sister and her band in […]

Dragonborn by Toby Forward Summary Sam is only halfway through his apprenticeship when his master, Flaxfield, dies. He needs to finish learning magic, but not from Flaxfield’s intimidating past apprentices, so he sets off to find a new teacher. Little does he know how strong his power is, or what others will do to get […]

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow Summary Living in Portland, a city with a slim number of Black people, might have been difficult enough. But for Tavia, a siren fighting to hide her nature, and Effie, a girl struggling to escape the aftermath of a bizarre playground incident, life is extra hard. When […]

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Summary A memoir of the author’s childhood that details her life, loves, and losses. Brown Girl Dreaming tells the story of an America young readers will never truly know and a girl trying to find her place in it. Review Brown Girl Dreaming is a powerful story that is both […]

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi Summary Ever since the Raid, magic has been as good as gone in Orïsha. Divîners like Zélie, once able to become powerful maji, are heavily taxed and targeted by a ruthless king determined to destroy all magic. A chance encounter in the city, though, may be the […]

Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds Summary Miles Morales has a lot on his plate. Between school, a crush, and being a superhero, he’s pretty full up on things to worry about. But when a glitchy superpower and a sketchy history teacher get him in trouble at school, Miles has to worry about strange nightmares […]

The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy Summary In Craewick, memories mean power ever since the power-hungry Madame became its ruler. Silent wars are waged between the defenseless Ungifted and the Gifted, those who can steal memories with a touch. When Etta Lark’s comatose mother is set to be auctioned – a process by which Madame […]