Island of Legends: The Unwanteds, Book 4

As in the previous books in The Unwanteds series, Book 4 offers plenty of opportunity for discussion about the best strategy to use in problematic situations. Those situations range from specific conflicts in the book to broader moral dilemmas most kids face at this age regarding friendship, responsibility, and what's right. Also, Artimeans learn a lot by telling stories, especially about each other and the past; this might encourage readers to do the same.

People who live in Artime, the open world where everyone is valued, are good-hearted, brave, loyal, and hardworking. Alex and his friends, both male and female leaders of Artime, are a cooperative group who do their best to watch out for the others and keep their world safe and open. They are brave, thoughtful, creative, forgiving, and generous, and, though they do struggle and make mistakes, they learn and move on. 

Relationships between Alex and Sky, Lani and Sam, and Florence and Titan are becoming more romantic. Mostly this is shown through glances, hand-holding, an innocent kiss or two, and a lot of heart-pounding. Alex is having trouble keeping his feelings for Sky from distracting him from his role as Mage; he's grappling with how he'll deal with that, and Sky is trying to understand. Lani and Sam fight a lot but then grin at each other as they walk into the darkness holding hands.