Twelve-year-old Mila has remarkable powers of observation, but even more impressive is her insight into people’s minds. This may be why her college-professor father takes her with him from London to ...

Picture Me Gone by Meg Rosoff; Penguin, 256 pages ($17.99) Ages 12 and up. This resonant, powerful novel of children and parents, of betrayal and love, of isolation and connection is a finalist for ...