Three teenagers, brought together by an “ugliest girl in school” contest, make a plan to bike across the country and gate-crash the President of France’s garden party.
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“Bull” by David Elliott
The Ancient Greek myth of Theseus, retold from the perspective of the Minotaur at the center of the labyrinth.
“The Best at It” by Maulik Pancholy
Rahul enters seventh grade with one mission: to find one activity that he can be the BEST at.
“Positively 4th Street” by David Hajdu
Hajdu expertly captures a brief window of the Folk Revival movement between 1960-1966.
“Amber and Clay” by Laura Amy Schlitz
In Ancient Greece, a stable-boy-turned-philosophy-student and a devotee to the wild goddess Artemis cross paths in the most unexpected way.
“We Play Ourselves” by Jen Silverman
Cass, an up-and-coming playwright, moves across the country to reinvent herself after her latest flop leads to a social media implosion.
“The Blue House” by Phoebe Wahl
Leo and his dad are forced to move out of their beloved neighborhood when the cranes come to knock it down.
“Bellweather Rhapsody” by Kate Racculia
All the brightest music students in the state are snowed in at a (possibly) haunted hotel, where a mysterious wedding-night murder occurred 15 years ago.
“It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth” by Zoe Thorogood
Zoe, in the throes of a quarter-life crisis, uses cartoons and storytelling to reframe how she views her life.
“Privilege of the Sword” by Ellen Kushner
The eccentric Mad Duke of Tremontaine decides to teach his niece, Katherine, how to become a swordmaster rather than marry her off to an eligible nobleman.