One of the first things she’d learned upon her arrival in this world was that the children of Talhaven didn’t have white hair. If she wanted to blend in, she needed to change hers. The color she’d chosen—black with just that hint of white—reminded her of a rook, a common crow. That was how she’d come up with her name, since she didn’t remember her real one.
The Door to the Lost by Jaleigh Johnson
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Wondrous Things
Bingo Squares
Looking for books that fit our current Book Bingo challenge? Here are a few recommendations to help you read for a win!
Portal Fiction



- The Door to the Lost by Jaleigh Johnson
- The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi
- Behind the Canvas by Alexander Vance
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Bingo Squares
Need a little help finding books that fit this month’s bingo board? Here are a few recommendations!
An Insect Word in the Title



- The Half-True Lies of Cricket Cohen by Catherine Lloyd Burns
- The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson
- The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo
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Meteor Shower
Read Along!
Discover more Middle Grade books featuring the moon during the month of January! Recommend your favorites, snap a photo, or share a quote using the hashtag #MGCarousel.
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Meddlers
Red Sky
The sky above the wall was always a different color than the sky over the rest of the city. Today it was blister red, clouds swirling in a towering vortex, almost as if the wind was blowing in different directions on the other side of the wall. It probably was. The Wasteland obeyed no laws of nature.
Door to the Lost
Jaleigh Johnson
Star Shaped
Her magic doors took many different forms, but the way to the roost was always the same: a small yellow door with a black latch and matching hinges in the shape of stars.
The Door to the Lost
Jaleigh Johnson
The Mark of the Dragonfly
The Mark of the Dragonfly
World of Solace, #1
Jaleigh Johnson
Piper knew she should be proud of her talent, and she was, but it made her nervous the way people whispered about her.
—THE MARK OF THE DRAGONFLY
Piper is an orphan from a shanty town, barely surviving on what she can earn from Continue reading “The Mark of the Dragonfly”