It is the first day of the summer vacation and twins Chip and Caroline run to the church playground. Chip is missing their parents but happy to be at Palmetto Island with their grandparents. At the playground, they meet Billy and they spend some time...

There is good magic and bad magic all around us and when witches and warlocks plot their battles, good against evil, anything can happen, especially on Halloween. Elliott is a boy growing up in a non-magical world. But he has the potential to do magic....

Mystery, Myth, and Mayhem by Ben Woodard is a captivating collection of short stories for middle graders. In this book, adventure, ghosts, time travel, friendships, human-animal communication, and other thrilling features converge to create gripping stories. In the third story, The Ghostly Math Teacher, Harry...

Mae is a happy little girl. There are a lot of things she loves to do, depending on the season. She loves building sandcastles on the beach in the summer and sledding in the winter. But perhaps her favorite thing to do is to look...

Come and meet Odie. Actually, his name is Odin, but everyone calls him Odie. He has unusual coloring: a brown coat with black stripes, like a zebra in a way. When dogs have stripes, they’re called a brindle. Odie enjoys everything about his life: his...

“Be Jolly, Jaunty Voy’gers! Let’s avoid a conflagration. As we find our happy hearts. And sing for joy with admiration. Of the many little marvels. That deserve our cogitation. Then the Wonder door will open. And we’ll leave this desolation!” In Mrs. Amazing and The...

Magic Made by Ashley Hayes is an endearing tale of adventure, danger, and sacrifice. Cole has a specific routine: stealing what he can from the market without getting caught before going to work at the mine for cruel drivers. He does what he can to...

Have you ever thought there was a monster in your room? Ever heard scratching coming from under the floor? In My Friend Shtumpy by Jennifer Nicely, she shares a tale of finding that monster. A boy named Owen heard scratching and then tapping. He...

Mrs. PJ Wigglesworth and the Kingfisher of Souls by MW Dutton is the second book in a series and is another exciting adventure for Penelope Wigglesworth. Two years have followed the epic showdown between Penelope and S.W.A.L.O.W. Penelope's DNA continues to change and the answers...

In Monster Boy: Lair of the Grelgoroth by Ruth Fox, Zach Morgenstern is the only child of his loving parents. He hangs out with his best friend, Ryder, and wants to be noticed by Ida Wentworth, a pretty classmate. He is not particularly good at...