Curiosity can lead us to places we never expected to go. In Constance and the Battle for Wonder by Julie Lavender, twelve-year-old Constance Faultsom has grown up in a colorful, imaginative home where her family embraces creativity and a magical place called Wonder. They're perfectly...

Inside My Lady Witch and Other Wondrous Tales by R. Max Gibson, readers will not find the usual beloved fairy tales they are used to seeing. Instead, it’s an original collection of stories filled with magic, quests, and memorable characters. Each one stands on its...

With Frances Flamingo Soccer Star, Dottie Lee invites young readers onto the vibrant, high-energy pitch of youth sports. Far from just a story about winning a game, this picture book focuses on the real-world anxiety of stepping into a brand-new experience. We follow Frances and...

In Pannell and Sigfusson’s The Big Dream, Brandon is a downtown schoolboy whose final English grade depends on an essay about his summer plans. He thinks his ordinary routine cannot fill the assignment until GameTeck announces a remote-operated car race in Riverside. The contest offers...

Have you ever gone down a path that led you somewhere completely unexpected? That’s exactly what happens to a group of young explorers in Capybaras: Guardians of the Jungle by Adam Koss. It begins as they set off on an ordinary field trip into the...

The Adventures of Jimmy Crikey: Tangled! by Wallace E. Briggs continues Jimmy Crikey’s imaginative journey as he navigates friendship, loyalty, magic, and adventure in the hidden world of Roombelow. At the start, Jimmy struggles with the emotional distance between himself and Annison, who no longer...

Project H.E.A.L. by E.T. Darkmore is a science fiction tale for children. Maverick and Maddi are spending the summer break at the St. Magnus Memorial Hospital because it is where their parents work. It’s a very strange place. As they explore, they notice weird things....

In Matt Guzman’s Rieden Reece and the Broken Moon, Ri Reece expects another ordinary trip home from school until a colossal figure tears itself free from the moon and climbs through his bedroom window, claiming that Ri summoned him from the future. By the next...

Lilly's determination to prove her colleagues wrong takes her down a path where she stumbles upon one of the king's trusted advisers, Galwyn, in the middle of an attack by unknown assailants. Galwyn's best efforts and a stroke of luck from the young linenmaid enable...

Have you ever imagined if something other than rain or snow could fall from the sky? In Rich Follett’s The Day It Rained Popcorn, not only does something different fall, but it also draws out the bravery of some of the townspeople. This book is...