Five questions for Susan Cooper
The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper, illus. by Carson Ellis, Candlewick, 5–8 years.

Contemplative seasonal picture books
Small in the City by Sydney Smith, Holiday/Porter, 3–6 years.
A Big Bed for Little Snow by Grace Lin, Little, Brown, 3–6 years.   
A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel, Chronicle, 3–6 years.
Birdsong by Julie Flett, Greystone Kids, 5–8 years.
Wintercake by Lynne Rae Perkins, Greenwillow, 5–8 years.

YA audiobooks
Dig. by A.S. King, Listening Library, 14 years and up.
Lovely War by Julie Berry, Listening Library, 14 years and up. 
Grenade by Alan Gratz, Scholastic Audio, 11–14 years.    
Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson, Recorded Books, 11–14 years.

Intermediate/middle school historical fiction
Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell, Lee & Low/Tu, 8–11 years.   
My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi Zoboi, Dutton, 9–12 years.
The Long Ride by Marina Budhos, Random/Lamb, 11–14 years.   
Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, 11–14 years.
 

These books were featured in the November 2019 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.