In J.C. Moran’s “Crazy Eights: Myla Maps Out a Mystery,” a fun romp for younger middle-grade readers, the main character unravels a mystery that involves a missing map, treasure (pieces…
Seventeen-year-old Isadora, or Ia, has just lost her older sister, Eleni, to a pulmonary embolism in “The Weight of One Pomegranate,” by Brynne Rebele-Henry (Soho Teen 2026). Ia’s parents are…
In 1897, Oscar Metenier opened a theater in Paris devoted to performances of a more realistic fashion dealing with those living on the margins of society. In an effort to…