The Adventures of Israel St. James by Nathaniel Hicklin is a fascinating YA adventure. Dr. Israel St. James, an immortal, is the only person who can gather the most powerful artifacts in history and keep them safe. He is blessed, or cursed, with Archimedes Insight...

Wilma Dunn: Plumber of Crate by Nathaniel Hicklin is a refreshing, brainy sci-fi gem that trades lasers for leaky pipes and robot battles for rusted bureaucracy. In the deceptively peaceful town of Crate, Wilma inherits a job she barely understands—maintaining the delicate plumbing network beneath...