The Cookie Caper by Caron Pescatore takes sibling rivalry to its legal limits. Carmen Diaz accuses her brother Robbie Diaz of eating the cookies she baked to raise money for the pet center. Robbie is well-known for his sweet tooth, but he claims he is...

At the start of The Catnapper Mystery by Anita Stafford, our main character Kale discovers that a cat has gone missing from the shelter where he volunteers. To make matters worse, the shelter director, Aspen, blames him for the disappearance and puts him on probation....

The Antidote by Susan McCormick blends elements of urban fantasy, YA science fiction, and the paranormal to create an engrossing tale filled with lessons for young readers. Alexander Asclepius Revelstoke is a twelve-year-old kid in Seattle with a unique gift: the uncanny ability to detect...

The Mystery at Moz Hollow by A.K. Hicks is a charming adventure set in the Minnesota wilderness with a fun scavenger hunt and mystery that allows Emma to get a look into the past. Emma and her best friend Laura tag along with Emma's mother...

Have you ever been blamed for something you insist was not your fault? That’s what happens to Declan in the book The Go-KartAstrophe (Kids’ Court Book 2) by Caron Pescatore when his friend Greg blames him for crashing his go-kart. Declan insists that something was...

The Rise of Septra'Kaal (Masterminds Incorporated) by Chad Lee Erway is another super helping of children's mystery and horror. This one has sixth-grader Jonah Mortimer hearing things--a bird talking to him--but it turns out to be a reality, not his imagination. The bird warns him...

The Lumpy, Lumpy Snowman by Meghan McCaffery, illustrated by Annie Wilkinson, is a sweet tale of a girl named Charlie who has an active imagination. Charlie wakes up one morning to see a lumpy, lumpy snowman in her yard. She wonders who made it. Then...

“Dowsing doesn’t just mean getting wet. It can also mean finding treasure without any clues.” What if you had a pair of dowsing rods? Something that would find whatever you asked it to find? Like divining rods used by diviners to find underground water? Would...

The Unfocused Man: The Comet Kid Chronicles #2 is a fantasy/science fiction novel written by Tom Hoffman. After their adventures on the planet Ardenia, eleven-year-old Max and his big sister, Grace, were having some problems adjusting to life in their home surrounded by cornfields. Even...

The Wonders of the Peculiar Parasol by Mark M. Even is a children’s book that will appeal to kids who love magic and sci-fi stories. It begins with Mandy’s mom driving her over to Grandma’s house. It was her cousin Mickey’s birthday the past week,...