It’s 1926 and sixteen-year-old Garnet Richardson is off to spend the summer in a Minnesota resort town. What seems at first a hum-drum vacation quickly becomes dramatic: Garnet starts her first job, uncovers secrets about her family’s finances, and stumbles … Continue reading →

Caught between the pressures of family, friends, teachers, and her rural Dutch Calvinist community, Alice Krayenbraak does what any stressed out high school senior would do: She falls madly, blindly in love. In The Fall of Alice K., acclaimed author … Continue reading →

Transformation is the cornerstone of Milkweed’s mission, so it’s heartening to see an author lay their name on the line for something they believe in. Most recently that distinction belongs to Rick Bass, a staunch advocate for the environment and … Continue reading →

The 2012 Milkweed Prize for Children’s Literature has been awarded to Molly Beth Griffin for her novel Silhouette of a Sparrow. The prize, established in 1994, awards the best manuscript for young readers that Milkweed accepts for publication during the … Continue reading →