(4) YA Frost lives at the apex of an abandoned apartment building with only her beloved pet, Romes, and Bunt, a robot housing her deceased father's consciousness. But when Romes becomes sick, Frost must traverse a vividly drawn post-apocalyptic wasteland of robots, zombielike Eaters, and anarchic mayhem to obtain medicine. The oddly self-aware heroine's journey ends with metaphors on the nature of being human.

Reviewer: Jeannie Coutant

(4) 4-6 Upon his grandfather's death, twelve-year-old orphan Vince receives his grandfather's journal filled with stories of the man's fantastical adventures. To attend the funeral, Vince escapes from the orphanage, and his journey unfolds alongside his grandfather's in alternating chapters. High-contrast black-and-white illustrations add movement and suspense to a fast-paced but fragmented fantasy at turns frightening and hopeful.

Reviewer: Susan Graham

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Erwin Madrid. The title character remembers idyllic times with her movie-star parents before their careers skyrocketed. Now Juniper spends her days rattling around the family's mansion and trying to figure out what went wrong. After befriending Giles, whose parents underwent similar--and sinister--personality shifts, Juniper must find within herself the strength to save them all. Compelling characterizations drive this fairy-tale-cum-morality-play.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz