Children’s Books

• Preparing to Launch: Three Adolescents Count Down to Adulthood June 27, 2020
  Erin Entrada Kelly’s “We Dream of Space” follows three siblings, adrift in a dysfunctional family, as they await the shuttle Challenger’s liftoff.
• Parachuting In, Then Speaking Out June 12, 2020
  In Kelly Yang’s “Parachutes,” two very different girls at the same prep school take a sledgehammer to rape culture.
• Crushing: A Schoolgirl’s Beloved Teacher Crosses the Line June 12, 2020
  In Candace Bushnell and Katie Cotugno’s “Rules for Being a Girl,” a high school senior is delighted to be alone with a teacher she has a crush on — until he kisses her.