October 2025

Picked this up when golfing in Ireland with my son. After the sudden loss of his father, Waldron finds unexpected solace in Ireland’s East Clare region. There, on an abandoned farm, he encounters a lone, enigmatic border collie – Oscar. What begins as an animal rescue gradually evolves into a profound companionship that helps Waldron navigate his grief.

Bast knows how to bargain. The give-and-take of a negotiation is as familiar to him as the in-and-out of breathing; to watch him trade is to watch an artist at work. But even a master's brush can slip. When he accepts a gift, taking something for nothing, Bast's whole world is knocked askew, for he knows how to bargain – but not how to owe. Part of the Kingkiller Chronicles series.

Illustrated throughout with photographs, journal entries and letters that bring immediacy and poignancy to the narrative, this book offers thought-provoking insights about the creative process.

The story of Rex’s efforts to navigate his first semester of sixth grade – who to sit with, not being able to join the football team, Halloween in a handmade costume, classmates and a teacher who take one look at him and decide he’s trouble – all while wearing secondhand clothes and being hungry. A story of hardship threaded with hope and moments of grace.

Gosh – I messed up and should have included this last month, but the uplifting stories included in this book are an important reminder for Americans interested in unification instead of divisiveness. This powerful play, written by students of Stuyvesant High School based on their interviews with the school community, remembers those who were lost and those who were forced to witness the 9/11 tragedy. Here, in their own words, are the firsthand stories of a day we will never forget.

No parents, no rules. Fender, Linnea, Lucas, and Kate are celebrating Kate’s birthday in a luxury hotel. They’re here to have fun and make forever memories. They all know not to bring up what happened last year, especially on this weekend. All that matters is having the most epic time ever. But the party is over. Someone is leaving messages at their door. Someone who knows exactly what happened a year ago. Someone who wants revenge. Scream-worthy Halloween read for teens.

Through engaging youth profiles, step-by-step exercises and practical tips, Thompson shows teens how they can start making a difference today.

As part of a brand-new experimental school, Lenny and four other students are starting sixth grade on a university campus, where they’ll be taught by the most brilliant professors and given every resource imaginable. This new school is pretty weird, though. Instead of hunkering down behind a desk to study math, science, and history, Lenny finds himself meditating, participating in discussions where you don’t even have to raise your hand, and spying on the campus population in the name of anthropology. Intriguing story about new schools, unexpected friendships and overcoming loss.

With entertaining illustrations by Peter Brown, this latest tale in the Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales series tells the story of a young marmot whose tonsils get the better of him.

Author-illustrator Griffiths creates an irresistible mystery for readers to solve in this witty, whimsical picture book – with important themes of friendship, forgiveness and opening up about your feelings.