Christine Heppermann

A group of peacocks is called an ostentation, no doubt reflecting the male of the species' propensity for ostentatious display (the correct term for a female is peahen). In Sabal...

“Tales From the Inner City” by Shaun Tan, Levine, 224 pages, $24.99, ages 12 and up Unsurprisingly, pigeons populate “Tales From the Inner City.” Also, crocodiles take over a whole...

“Hey, Kiddo” by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, 320 pages, Graphix, $14.99, ages 12 and up In a 2012 TED Talk, Jarrett Krosoczka, creator of the popular “Lunch Lady” middle-grade graphic-novel series,...

“Sadie” by Courtney Summers, Wednesday, 320 pages, $17.99, ages 14 and up By now the components are familiar: a decaying American town; a hardscrabble cast of characters, each with a...

“Final Draft” by Riley Redgate, Abrams, 272 pages, $17.99, ages 14 and up Fear keeps plenty of authors from sharing their work. What if nobody likes it? Laila, a high...

Add these young-adult fiction titles to your summer reading list: 'Dread Nation' by Justina Ireland, 'Isle of Blood and Stone' by Makiia Lucier, and 'The Astonishing Color of After' by...

“Votes for Women! American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot” by Winifred Conkling, Algonquin, 320 pages, $19.95 , ages 12 and up One-hundred-and forty-four years before Hillary Clinton became...

“Truly Devious” by Maureen Johnson, Katherine Tegan, 432 pages, $17.99, ages 14 and up Agatha Christie meets “Riverdale” in Maureen Johnson’s latest, which offers two gripping mysteries rolled into one....