Orca Rescue!

Orca Rescue by Donna Sandstrom and Sarah Burwash

Orca Rescue! From first sighting, to rescue, to reunion, this fascinating, true story of a young Orca is the hopeful, compulsively readable story that we have all been waiting for.

Photographic

Photographic by Isabel Quintero and Zeke Pena

Photographic This book honors the true life story of a famous Mexican photographer, and I love to think of how it can serve to inspire others in pursuit of the artform that calls to them.

Samurai Rising

Samaurai Rising by Pamela S. Turner

Samurai Rising This astonishing biography about one of the most prominent warrior figures in Japanese history balances the delivery of straightforward information with incredible, page-turning thrills.

Girls Standing on Lawns

Girls Standing on Lawns by Maira Kalman and Daniel Handler

Girls Standing on Lawns Take a break with this brief and quirky art collaboration from The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) that features an assortment of photographs and illustrations with some poetic snippets of written word.

The Serpent King

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

The Serpent King I was surprised by how invested I found myself in the story of these three best friends who struggle against the tides of life that seem insistent on pulling them apart.

XL

XL by Scott Brown

XL When it feels like everything is changing and none of it is in your control, what can you do? Friendships and relationships are put to the test in this hilarious high school romcom.