An enlivening bicycle trip closes the emotional distance between a parent and child in Sterling’s serene tale. At dinnertime each night, Mateo and Dad “look at each other, but we don’t reall ...

Jreije (Shad Hadid and the Forbidden Alchemies) imbues a globe-trotting adventure across various Arab cities with a journey of self-confidence in this fantasy duology opener. When 11-year-old ...