by Lucy Neill | Sep 9, 2024 | Recommendations for Children, Topic Booklists
Delta and the Lost City Anna Fargher It’s the year 79 AD, and the earth around Pompeii is quaking. Young wolfdog Delta finds herself on the run and escaping her family’s villa after bearing witness to a horrible crime. With the help of her eagle friend,...
by Lucy Neill | Sep 9, 2024 | Recommendations for Children, Topic Booklists
Murder! By Narwhal! Alex T. Smith When the tyrannical family patriarch Sir Ignatious Gristle is murdered on his 90th birthday at his country estate, every one of his gathered family members is a suspect. Trapped by a snowstorm with no way to contact the police,...
by Lucy Neill | Sep 9, 2024 | Recommendations for Children, Topic Booklists
Boy, Everywhere A.M. Dassu ‘Boy, Everywhere’ chronicles the harrowing journey taken by Sami and his family, from privilege to poverty, across countries and continents, from a comfortable life in Damascus, via a smuggler’s den in Turkey, to a prison...
by Lucy Neill | Sep 9, 2024 | Recommendations for Children, Topic Booklists
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his...
by Lucy Neill | Sep 9, 2024 | Recommendations for Children, Topic Booklists
Bhangra Boogie Hena Khan Talia wants to be as graceful as the bhangra dancers at the mehndi – a traditional South Asian pre-wedding celebration. But her feet drag and her arms freeze when she tries to dance in front of others. Instead, she sits in her chair. But...
by Lucy Neill | Sep 9, 2024 | Recommendations for Children, Topic Booklists
Eid for Nylah Nizrana Farook Nylah the cat is making her usual visits to the homes in her street, but something is very different today. Families are creating decorations or making food, some are trying on new clothes or decorating their hands with henna. Everyone is...