WINNER OF THE HUGO, NEBULA, LOCUS, AND AURORA AWARDS! • The River Has Roots is the hugely anticipated solo debut of Amal El-Mohtar, the New York Times bestselling co-author of This is How You Lose the Time War. Follow the River Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death.

August's read: Once a month on a Monday night, eight students gather in Lillian's restaurant for a cooking class. The students have come to learn the art behind Lillian's soulful dishes, but it soon becomes clear that each seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen. And soon they are transformed by the aromas, flavors, and textures of what they create....

A girl and her pet giraffe are friends despite their difference in size

A surreal, devastating story of a homeless ghost who haunts one of Tokyo's busiest train stations.

This picture book reminds readers of their own agency and the power they have to direct their own path