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I recently completed Children of Ragnarok by Cinda Williams Chima (Grade 7 and up - School Library Journal). Published in 2022, this book ...

Ballad & Dagger , by Daniel José Older, combines supernatural adventure with political intrigue among a diaspora community of pirates, C...

In this video, I share 3 books that I am currently reading, and 2 books that are on my radar for books I want to read.

Here is an early look at two upcoming books under the Rick Riordan Presents imprint: Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay ...

Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse is a recent addition to Rick Riordan Presents , an imprint that features stories about characters fr...

This latest offering from Rick Riordan Presents features gods and heroes of Western African mythology, alongside African-American folk le...

With The Fire Keeper , author J.C. Cervantes continues her Storm Runner series that centers around gods from Maya mythology. Teen prota...

Aru Shah and the Song of Death is author Roshani Chokshi’s second book in a four-book series, or “Quartet.” This story continues a mythol...

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe is slated to be an upcoming release under the Rick Riordan Presents imprint. Sal, protagonist and narra...

Four centuries ago, Santiago Del Toro, his brother-knights and their warhorses arrived in the New World with a special mandate from the mo...

On an impoverished and remote planet, Min and her brother Jun dreamed of one day traveling together among their civilization’s “Thousand W...

Maya mythology forms the backdrop to The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes. It centers around teen protagonist Zane Obispo, who’s at the cente...

It felt as though we were being chased by fire in October 2017, as we traveled Highway 29 -- away from the Napa Valley floor, up Mount Saint...

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi is a fantastic read, a fast-paced story that pits two girls (reincarnated ancient heroes) ...

This enjoyable adventure features characters from the folklore of West Bengal, India, placed into a modern setting. The protagonist, Kiranm...

Among books I’m reading, The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan is the second in his series featuring heroes and gods of Norse mythology, Mag...

In Lowriders in Space (Chronicle Books, 2014), Lupe Impala, Elirio Malaria and El Chavo Flapjack Octopus achieved their dream of owning t...

Rick Riordan’s first Young Adult novel, The Lightning Thief , debuted in 2005. According to New York Times reviewer Polly Shulman, the boo...

The Son of Neptune is the second book in Rick Riordan’s series Heroes of Olympus . If you read the original series, Percy Jackson and the...

The Lost Hero (Disney/Hyperion Books, 2010), first book in The Heroes of Olympus , returns readers to the world of Rick Riordan’s Percy J...