Digger: Dig or Die! by Deborah Cholette is a page-turning dystopian middle-grade novel. On an average sunny day, Nick and his younger sister Lily learn that a catastrophe is unfolding. There's a large crack in Earth's magnetosphere that causes its atmosphere to leak out into space....

Someone once said, “A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend.” And that is definitely true in Grandma’s Backyard Adventure by Tabatha D. Hale. This children’s picture book begins with two young brothers, Ezra and Zane,...

In Yesterday’s Gone by Kelly Pawlik, after moving from Boston to the isolated town of Olympic Vista, twelve-year-old Darius Belcouer becomes fixated on a boarded-up house connected to local rumors about disappearances and strange activity. His investigation brings him into the orbit of Adelaide Winter,...

The Fish Who Changed the Game by Barbara Pinke is a charming and uplifting children’s story set in a vividly imagined underwater world. It follows Seassy, a young seahorse who wants to participate in the Great Ocean Games. She even dreams of winning. She should...

The Shattered Horn by A.H. Benjamin follows an alien named Keidon and his robotic dog, Sirius, as they crash land in an enchanted world occupied by talking animals. They soon find themselves fighting to free a kingdom under the iron-fisted rule of King Zomak and...

Mean people are passing out unkind letters at night. They’re part of the Unkindness Club. But, in Jill Ammon Vanderwood’s The Unkindness Club, two friends, Persephone, a ten-year-old deaf girl, and Rowen, who moves around in a wheelchair, are set to make things right, to...

Emma and her family are moving to a new town far away. It’s a big move, and Emma’s not too happy about it. In Mark K. McClain’s The Library Between Worlds, Emma learns that her father is getting a big promotion, and her parents really...

Chicken Coop Chaos, written by Nancy Tavares and illustrated by Sian Moore, is a delightful picture book for young readers. Pearl the chicken runs a very neat and orderly hen house. Then, out of nowhere, a rooster named Wendell appears at her door, needing a...

Greyse and Garbanzo Meet the Space Cats by Agnita Rose follows the adventure of two twin tabby cats in Paris. Greyse and Garbanzo have been given a fascinating tour of Paris by their middle-aged cousin, Pierre, a Ragdoll mix. Garbanzo shows off his physical abilities...

GalactiCats: Showdown with Pickles and Roaches by Phillip Wolf follows Sergeant Smiley and his crew (Marble Games, Dixie Brains, and Chunky Monkey) as they jump from a rough mission on planet WARTHOLE straight into a galactic crisis. After a shaky landing on their home turf,...