Raining Robots: A Boy and His D.O.G. by Jordan Hines follows the adventures of 11-year-old Ben, a boy who longs for a pet dog. But his busy single mom says their tiny Boston apartment is too cramped for them to own one. However, an unexpected...

Raegan and RJ in Space: Christmas on Alpha Centauri by Richard Collins is a well-written comic book that takes children on an adventure to explore the wonders of space. After five years, when fifty families had settled on Hope in a space program to colonize...

Rowley Peters and the Lumberjack Ghost is a children's mystery adventure by Carol L. Paur. Rowley Peters's anxiety is through the roof after her parents take her on a camping trip to the Black Hawk State Park near Lake Michigan. Whether it's spiders, smelly toilet...

Riddle Quest: The Golden Book of Wonders by Mr. Bob is an imaginative journey that blends adventure, classic literature, and emotional growth into one cohesive story. Centered on two children, Ellie and Max, the book opens with feelings of neglect and loneliness as both grapple...

Ray Taylor and the Torn and Tattered Treasure Map by N. Degen is the adventurous tale of Ray Taylor, an ordinary boy with a love for drawing and an adventurous spirit. The story follows Ray as he finds himself whisked away into an extraordinary world...

Rosewood Secrets: A Mary Elizabeth Adventure by Dr. Joyce Hardin began on an amazing day: Mary Elizabeth's birthday. After her ninth birthday, she expected to have a normal day. Contrary to her expectations, the days following her birthday were just as exciting. After her mother...

Are Ruby Ledger's brilliant mind and her pet monkey Coco her only true allies? Set in the late 1850s, Ruby Ledger and the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln by Arianna Skolnick is historical fiction that follows the story of nine-year-old Ruby, a misfit in her own...

Enter the exciting world of horse racing, except reimagined with mice and squirrels. Marianne Ryley pays homage to Siena's famous horse race, the Palio. The Palio is a civic celebration held semiannually where ten jockeys are chosen from seventeen counties to participate in the race....

Real Spies Don’t Use Rowboats by Jeffrey Hope is a heartfelt, humorous, and charming ode to childhood adventure. The story follows two brothers, John and Sam, who live in a quiet coastal town in Maine. They spend their summer on imaginative adventures inspired by their...

All you need is to believe in yourself. That was the important lesson that Rudy had to learn. In K.A. Mulenga’s Rudy, the Reindeer Who Could Not Fly, Rudy is frustrated and saddened by the fact that he couldn’t fly. Try as he did, run...