(3) 4-6 Unbelievable FIB series. In this second installment, junior Fantasy Investigation Bureau members Pru and ABE must determine if, as Odin claims, Loki killed Baldur--an event that would start Ragnarok. Tackling problems in the mythical world gives ABE strategies for addressing real-world issues with his dad and teachers. Personal loss and growth provide solid themes, grounding the fantastical elements.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) 4-6 Myth meets mystery when eleven-year-old Prudence Potts receives an anonymous summons from the FIB (Fantasy Investigation Bureau) to puzzle out why Nordic giants have come to town. With the direction of her new friend ABE and the eccentric, Baba Yaga–like Mister Fox, Pru solves the riddle and repairs her strained relationship with her mother. Shaughnessy's folkloric scaffolding results in colorful if somewhat busy world-building.

Reviewer: Lauren Rizzuto

(4) K-3 Illustrated by C. F. Payne. A larger-than-life Babe Ruth hovers over the Boston Red Sox at critical moments from his sale to the Yankees after the 1919 season through eighty-six years of World Series drought. Despite some affected dialogue and an awkward tale-within-a-tale format, an entertaining story is made more so through humorous illustrations featuring a wryly grinning Babe triggering Boston's most notorious losses. Bib.

Reviewer: CHristine Sarrazin