Achak of the Sequoia Tribe by Alex Coppin tells the story of a boy coming of age in an indigenous Native American tribe, right before outside forces began to alter their world. Achak is at the age where he has to prove he’s a man....

The Horn of Caninia by Eddie Ferguson follows twelve-year-old Ian Richards, who's dreading his family's move from San Antonio to a sprawling old house out in Texas bayou country, mosquitoes and all. But the backyard hides more than swamp water. Ian finds strange symbols carved...