Byx is young, small and clumsy. She is neither clever nor brave. When she sets out on a long, difficult quest, she knows there is little chance of success. But she knows she must try. Byx lives in a ...

The gripping first installment of Applegate’s (The One and Only Ivan) new fantasy trilogy assembles a motley crew in a suspenseful, tautly drawn quest. The narrative centers on Byx, the 11-year-old ...

George Bernard Shaw once said that the privilege of joking in public should only be granted to people who know thoroughly what they are joking about. I thought of his words as I devoured Endling, the ...

Maria Reva creates beautiful, purposeful chaos. Informed by deep personal loss, her startling metafictional debut novel, “Endling,” is a forceful mashup of storytelling modes that call attention to ...

Delightful and dark, I am enjoying the first novel in Katherine Applegate's Endling series. When I saw the cover and read the description, I knew I had to give Endling a try. Applegate's "dairnes" are ...

AWI entered into a unique partnership with HarperCollins Children’s Books last year to produce educational materials on endangered species and what we can do to protect them. The partnership coincided ...

That is, until war breaks out. “Endling,” by Maria Reva, is an ambitious whirlwind of a novel, set in Ukraine on the brink of disaster. By Ania Szremski Ania Szremski is the senior editor of 4Columns.