(3) YA Madeline Landry (Landry Park) finds herself at odds with her fellow revolutionaries--including her boyfriend, David--when she suspects a low-class Rootless man of murdering gentry heirs. Nevertheless, she continues her fight to unite both social classes and prevent a war. This fast-paced blend of Jane Austen influences and dystopian literature expertly incorporates romance and science, bringing the duology to a satisfying conclusion.

Reviewer: Barratt Miller

(3) YA Elite heiress Madeline Landry, who must forgo university for an arranged marriage, befriends the enigmatic David Dana. His ties to the Rootless slaves, who maintain the gentry's nuclear energy sources, force her to question her beliefs and contemplate rebellion. This futuristic science-fiction saga expertly blends elements of dystopias and nineteenth-century British fiction.

Reviewer: Barratt Miller

(3) YA Adopted Lily faces racism due to her Asian heritage in this novel set in Korean War–era Kansas City. She struggles to come to terms with her abandonment by her birth mother ("Gone Mom") by piecing together clues to her past she finds in a wooden box in the attic. Readers will be drawn in by this poignant tale of finding one's true identity.

Reviewer: Aimee Chevrette Bear

(3) 4-6 Preacher's kid Anna doesn't want to move (even temporarily) from Colorado to Kansas, where her father grew up. A safety nut, Anna is worried about tornadoes and other things she can't control. Helping on a farm teaches her to have some faith in other people and in herself. Kurtz's small-town setting, populated by Anna's extended family, is finely wrought.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) 1-3 Ballpark Mysteries series. Illustrated by Mark Meyers. Cousins Mike and Kate are at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City for the All-Star Game, where they meet Andy, son of a star catcher. But someone is pulling disruptive pranks--and framing Andy's dad for them. Facts about the ballpark's peculiarities are woven into the kids' sleuthing. It's fairly pedestrian stuff, but this lightweight mystery installment will appeal to young baseball junkies.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen