Staff Picks


Matthew Loux
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J-GN Loux Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring)

Prunella is told that monsters live just outside her town’s gates, but, she doesn’t pay them any attention until she finds a strange skull ring in her garden. When placed on her finger, she changes into one of those whispered-about monsters. Now, she must figure out how to reverse the curse, or does she even want to?


Young Hoosier Book Award 2024–2025: Intermediate

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  • Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book


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