Staff Picks

When Dante offers to teach Aristotle how to swim one summer, neither boy is prepared for the life-changing friendship that follows. A classic that everyone should read regardless of age that discusses identity, friendship, and growing up Mexican-American in a border town.

This Jewish queer historical fantasy centers on Alter Rosen, who is possessed by the Dybbuk of his murdered roommate. Teaming up with the aspiring journalist downstairs and a boy from his past, Alter must find the murderer before it's too late. Perfect for fans of Cemetery Boys.

What's better than having a cat? A creepy one. Life just got spookier.

Haley is a big gothic romance fan. But when she’s transported to a place that’s a lot like her favorite books, she realizes that what sounds good on paper might not be great in real life. For readers who love books about romance, classic books, and redefining your own identity.

Fans of Junji Ito, meet HIS influence. 50 years ago, Umezz wrote the horror classic The Drifting Classroom, where a school mysteriously vanishes from the present, and turns up in an apocalyptic future, where monsters, plagues, and mutinies thwart the kids' attempt at survival.

On assignment to protect a city in a remote corner of the universe, Green Lantern Sojourner "Jo" Mullein must unravel a conspiracy generations in the making. This gorgeous twist on the standard superhero tale will appeal to fans of action and intrigue.

In a future where magic is a deadly disease, but survival grants magic abilities, the sole survivor of a magic outbreak is forcibly recruited into a government training program for powerful Witchings. This book will make you question what you believe is the right thing to do.

Morgan has been keeping some big secrets from her family and her friends. But after she has a near-death experience and is rescued by a selkie girl, her life becomes even more complicated. For readers who are looking for emotional stories about friendship, love, and secrets.

In this sequel, Avery and the Hawthorne boys continue to reveal shocking truths about their family and their connections to each other. This mystery grips you from the beginning and leaves you wanting to say "one more chapter," just to see what will happen.

Charlie, the only out gay boy in school, and Nick, a jock with a heart of gold, form an unlikely friendship and perhaps something more in the first volume of Oseman's bestselling series. Perfect for romance fans.

Like peeling the layers of the creepiest onion, this dark tale of three sisters will easily crawl under every readers' skin.

Altan, a lost prince, meets and unites with Ahn, a peasant girl with ancient magic and no past. In a quest to claim his throne and find her past, they upturn a world on the brink of war. Perfect for fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender.