If you want an engaging children’s story that follows a deep-sea voyage while exploring the importance of understanding and cooperation, Jessica Kopecky’s Scorny Returns is a really wonderful choice. The adventure gets underway when a council tasks the rugged survivor named Scorny and his close...

Life can sometimes be difficult. In Sangeetha Narayan’s According to Dhruv, trouble seems to come in threes. At least for Dhruv, it does. His grandmother, Nani Ma, believes in prayer as the solution to all problems. But is it? Dhruv isn’t so sure. There’s a...

When a burglar decides to steal from Gina, her 12-year-old son Billy, and their family parrot, Cluck Cluck, they are subpoenaed to testify at the trial, and then the fun, drama, and laughter begin. In the fun-filled true story Cluck Cluck Goes to Court: The...

Puberty Book for Girls 8-12 is a guide and workbook published by Gentle Growth Studio. It helps young girls deal with the changes during adolescence so they don't get overwhelmed. It has six organized modules that include practical tools, self-reflection tasks, and explanations meant to...

In B.R. Kang’s Caput Mundi: The Head of the World, twelve-year-old Niil has spent a year on Umbra after Marcus and Mira Marcellus kidnapped him over a debt owed by his father, Hidemith Terra. When Niil discovers he can summon enarii, a liquid metal shaped...

What happens when fear and gossip become more powerful than the truth? In A Little Grace by Janet R. Macreery, a girl called Dory Cooper is living a simple life with her Aunt Orlie and Uncle Justin in colonial Virginia. She has recently moved there...

Alexander Fleming’s Penicillin Promise by Dr. Katherine E. A. Korkidis is an interesting and educational story featuring regular time-traveling kids, Daniel and Jennifer. Led by Dr. K, this adventure takes us back to London in 1928. The children are led through St. Mary’s Hospital,...

Every family has a story of courage somewhere in its past. For the Swarts, theirs begins in 1912 in the Netherlands. Inspired by the experiences of the author's own ancestors, eight-year-old Helena Swart is at the center of it all in Penny S. Ledbetter's De...

In a world of instant messages, leave your mark by writing a letter. Handwritten Notes for Kids by Carrie Pierce is a workbook that teaches children how to write a variety of notes. It’s an interactive activity book that begins with a reminder to consider...

Every child must learn that not everything will go the way they want. Fearless Growth Mindset Short Stories for Boys by Toby Sparrow is a collection of short stories introducing readers to boys who face all kinds of challenges. It begins with Leo, who believes...