Ivan the gorilla has lived at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade for 27 years. His owner tells him that he has lost his magic.

Rain for Roots is four young musicians from the Nashville area who all have their own successful careers as singer-songwriters and are

“Trent Reedy has given me an Afghan friend,” writes children’s author Katherine Paterson in the foreword of

Have you ever thought about Jonah’s story from the perspective of a big fish? Eileen Spinelli has.

Twelve-year-old Deza belongs to a loving family experiencing hard times during the Great Depression.

Lush animation and a wonderful story make this Japanese film adaptation of Mary Norton’s story The Borrowers great fun.

In this latest book by Brian Selznick (The Invention of Hugo Cabret), Ben and Rose, born 50 years apart, each set out on a qu

When Michael and Derek visit the Harpers Ferry Civil War Museum, they’re convinced that “it must have been cool to fight i

Do you have a young explorer in your midst, someone who dreams of faraway places?

In 1946, Viola Desmond was jailed in Nova Scotia, Canada, when she sat in the front of a theater instead of in the segregated “c

In England during the 1950s, teens Janie and Benjamin must use ancient natural recipes in order to concoct brews that will help them s

Billy Jago and his 12-year-old son, Charles, discover a flint stone carved by a magic man in ages past.

A grandmother in New England and her grandson in Africa are separated by distance, climates, and cultures.

Thirteen-year-old Isla and her father share a passion for swans that winter on a lake nearby.

The Christmas Tree Ship and its captain, Herman Schuenemann, faithfully brought Christmas trees from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

A spiral is an elegant form, whether it turns up in a staircase, a seashell, or in your own DNA.

Twelve-year-old Griffin Sharpe prides himself on his gift for observation.

When 8-year-old Noah confronts an overwhelming problem, he runs away from home to a nearby forest and discovers a magical toy shop and

In 1919 India, 15-year-old Rosalind, who is British, learns about Gandhi and India’s desire for independence from Britain. 

Eleven-year-old Minni and her twin sister, Keira, are daughters of interracial parents. Minni is light-skinned, while Keira is da

Originating in Japan, manga is a comic book style loved the world over.

At Your Baptism is a lovely board book that explai

Thirteen-year-old Gabriella, a Gentile, loves literature. But the political climate of 1932 Berlin is not conducive to books that