Family Spirit: A Novel Horror_Gift_Guide selected by National Council for

selected by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children’s Book Council

Chris Shiflett on Tom Curren

In an elite English boarding school where the girls kiss the marble statue of the famous dead author who used to walk the halls

ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * ALA Notable Children's Book * Horn Book Fanfare Book * Kirkus Reviews Editor’s Choice * SLJ Best Book of the Year * Locus Award winnerThe first Discworld adventure starring young witch Tiffany Aching is a breathtaking tale of heroism and a sidesplitting introduction to the uproariously funny six—inch—high Wee Free Men

Family Spirit: A Novel Horror_Gift_Guide selected by National Council forDiane McKinney Whetstones latest character rich, page turner blends her signature style with a little magic in her depiction of the Maces, a vibrant family of Philadelphia clairvoyants with issues. Ayana has inherited the Knowing gene that the Maces believe have been passed down to at least one girl child in every generation from as far back as they can trace. But her mother has tried to convince her that she is nothing like those weird Mace women. To