Jennifer L. Holm, whose books for young readers have nearly 10 million copies in print, made an auspicious publishing debut in 1999 with the historical novel Our Only May Amelia. The book went on to ...

Middle school doesn’t start smoothly for 11-year-old Ellie, whose best friend finds her passion (volleyball) and new teammates to eat lunch with, while Ellie flounders, uninterested in sports or her ...

Families across Chicago can find festive things to do this weekend as local parks, zoos and neighborhoods host holiday light displays, Santa visits and... Portillo’s is expanding its Illinois ...

Swing It, Sunny by Jennifer l. Holm & Matthew Holm, color by Lark Pien; Graphix/Scholastic, 217 pages ($24.99 hardcover, $12.99 paperback) Ages 8 to 12. The brother-sister team behind graphic novel ...