Another Kind #[nn]

A wonderfully eerie group of young misfits — including a pointy-eared kid conjuring a glowing supernatural hand, a white-haired boy, a girl in a spotted cloak, a teen holding a tablet, and a small wide-eyed creature among them — huddles together against a backdrop of creeping green tendrils and a foreboding house glowing ominously in the dark. By Cait May and Trevor Bream, Another Kind blends middle-grade heart with genuine supernatural atmosphere, earning its 2021 blurb-quote of "supernaturally charming" right there on the cover. If you love stories where a scrappy, wonderfully weird ensemble faces something bigger than themselves, this one looks like a treat.