Kian is a cockatoo, a very noisy bird. Kian lives in a zoo with all kinds of other animals. He doesn’t like living in the zoo. But he does like to sing and that’s what he does all day long. He only sings sad songs,...

Granny JJ lived in a house in Soesdyke and she loved solving mysteries which other people do not bother about. Granny JJ was Christian and she did not take any nonsense from thieves, bandits, and beggars. All the cases she solved had her special signature...

The Australian outback was facing a drought and Wally was trying to convince the commander that it was time to move the mob on. There was not enough to eat and the mob was starving to death. There were no signs of rain coming and...

James heard a rumbling at night and it was coming nearer. His fish was also scared. Both of them set off to find out where the noise was coming from. They went into the laundry room where the washer was whirling and moaning. James wanted...

Wisdom comes from age and maturity and a lifetime of experiences. That doesn’t mean we can’t learn as we age, mature and gain experiences. As a young puppy, Lucy hated standing (or sitting) still. She loved to run and she was the fastest of the...

The Eye of Zeus by Alane Adams is the first book in the Legends of Olympus series. Phoebe Katz has spent her whole life in the foster system and has moved from place to place with only her social worker Carl looking out for her....

In a magical land where dragons dance inside the palace walls, Empress Cixi declared that a wondrous dog should be born. This dog was to be both mortal and immortal. It should play with balls and with children and protect the royal family. This dog...

In The Greatest Magician (The Magicians The Prequel), Elena Paige has crafted a magical and mysterious world into which Jack Roberts, a preteen and the story's protagonist, is thrust. Jack is forced by his family to attend a magicians' convention, one which his father doesn't...

"It turns out that in the real world and in her world, nothing is as it seems, no one is as they seem, not even her." Sixteen-year-old book lover Éabhla feels trapped in her home as her adopted mother, Maloire, and older brother, Sté, rarely...

Nicolas puts on his badge, squirt gun, and handcuffs, and he goes to the garage. He pulls out his police bike and goes on his patrols. It is Saturday morning and Nicolas is dressed for another day as a kid cop. In the playground he...