The Wishkeeper’s Daughter by Michele Ashman Bell starts with a loss. Twelve-year-old Pippa Rowe loses her mother and finds herself alone in the world. It is then that the mirror in her bedroom begins to glow and speak her name, pulling her into Wishmoor Academy,...

Have you ever wondered if magic is real? In Gordon Tippetts’ The Secret School, the story begins when Ruby leaves home for a mysterious school hidden in the forests of North Wales. Kids usually go there to train as witches, wizards, or elves, but Ruby...

Alexander Fleming’s Penicillin Promise by Dr. Katherine E. A. Korkidis is an interesting and educational story featuring regular time-traveling kids, Daniel and Jennifer. Led by Dr. K, this adventure takes us back to London in 1928. The children are led through St. Mary’s Hospital,...

In The Twilight Walker by Nic Minnella, eleven-year-old Finn Garcia is on a camping trip with his family and his magical guardian cat, Pepper. They’re joined by their friend Maya and her family, the Cedars, but they’re not happy campers. His parents keep arguing, and...

The Case of the Missing Socks is the first book in the Corduroy Jones and the Monsterville Mystery Squad series by Robert Hill. Corduroy Jones, or CJ, lives with his parents and dog Pepper in a Victorian house in the town of Monsterville. The town...

Catherine Ann Russell’s The Chosen Path gives us a front-row seat to an emotional ride with the main character, Princess Journee. She unintentionally disrupts her kingdom’s traditions, and her only real way to fix things is by tackling a difficult trial to earn her royal...

In Nina and the Missing Night by Natalia Paruzel-Gibson, we follow a resourceful young girl named Nina during a day that simply refuses to end. The night completely vanishes, leaving the neighborhood trapped under a stubborn sun that won’t quit. While people are happy to...

Lacy and Ivy Find New Wonders by Brenda Strand and Colleen M Bratley introduces young readers to two hardworking winter fairies who make the season magical by sculpting unique icicles and creating beautiful snowflakes. While Lacy and Ivy get a huge kick out of watching...

God of Wonders (A Celebration of Knowing a Divine Creator) is a children’s Christian picture book written by Dominique Okonkwo with illustrations by Sarah Ugolotti. It follows a young boy who goes on an adventure to the beach and explores God in His natural creation....

James Sleuthberry and the Great Bugatti Heist by Troy and James Wilson will hold the attention of any child. Detective James Sleuthberry is 11 years old. He has two sidekicks, Penelope Jane Thorne and Cluey Sleuthberry, his faithful K9-trained dog. They help his father, Sir...