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Book cover of A Soft Place to Land by Janae Marks

12-year-old Joy Taylor has recently realized she already knows what her dream career is–a film score composer! Unfortunately, her family has had to downsize things due to her father’s job loss, which means no more piano lessons and no more big house to even put such a large instrument. In their new apartment complex, however, Joy meets some great new friends who introduce her to a special hidden room in the building in which they can all relax and be themselves….

Book cover of Stowaway by John David Anderson

Leo and his brother Gareth were born on Earth, not too many decades into the future. However, when the brothers were still very young, humanity had its first contact with an alien species. Luckily, the friendly Aykari came bearing wonderful gifts–incredible advances in technology and medicine. All they asked for in return was the ability to mine Earth’s bountiful supply of a recently-discovered mineral (which just happens to be fuel for faster-than-light travel)….

Book cover of Glitter Gets Everywhere by Yvette Clark

After 11-year-old Londoner Kitty’s mom passes away, Kitty finds that the world has the audacity to continue spinning and that she has to find a “new normal.”  As the months pass, she learns that grief leaves little pieces of itself everywhere—like glitter.  When Kitty’s dad proposes that the family move across the ocean for a few months, Kitty’s not sure it’s the right choice. …

Book cover of Gussy by Jimmy Cajoleas

Gussy

Gussy

February 10, 2022

Gussy and Grandpa Widow are an inseparable team in a very strange place.  They live in an isolated desert village surrounded by a wall that keeps the Great Doom outside and keeps the villagers safe inside.  They are Protectors, sworn to uphold all the special rites and rituals which keep everyone and everything in the town from becoming infected by the Doom. …