Jen was going to spend a whole summer away from home at the beach with her grandmother. Jen was happy to see her grandma after she landed and once they reached home, Jen felt cozy and safe. That night, Grandma gave her a gift; it...

The Eye of Ra by Ben Gartner takes you back to ancient Egypt for an exciting adventure. John and Sarah Tidewell are two siblings with different opinions about leaving Colorado behind to move to Maryland. Sarah is looking forward to the adventure and is thrilled...

Socks on the Loose is a children’s tale written by Melanie Collins and illustrated by Saba Ijaz. Socks is a playful and inquisitive domestic house cat who lives with his humans and overbearing, bullying feline sister. When Socks plays, he is careful not to wake...

The Old Patriarch Tree: An Ancient Teton Pine Shares Stories of the American West is an educational historical storybook for children written by Tana S. Holmes and illustrated by Mahfuja Selim. Families have patriarchs, defined as the oldest living males in each family, and Grand...

The World's Oldest, Most Powerful Secret Society by Anand Arungundram Mohan is an epic young adult fantasy that connects a historical event with a modern adventure in India. The plot begins during the rule of Emperor Ashoka who entrusts nine learned men to write and...

When Nestor’s best popular friend got sick and had to be absent from school for several days, Nestor’s social status improved immensely. For once he was the popular kid and not bound to the negative reputation he had been cultivating since third grade. Things were...

The Gravity Thief: The Lucy Nightingale Adventure Series, Book 3 is a science fiction and fantasy novel for children and preteens written by Nancy Kunhardt Lodge. What should have been a relatively enjoyable, if mild-mannered, museum field trip turned out to be the start of...

Aggie Boyle & the Lost Beauty is a work of fiction in the fantasy and adventure sub-genres and was penned by author David Fine. Written for the middle-grade reading age, this delightful and fascinating tale is packed with action, loveable characters, and bright ideas from...

Caitlin was reading her book when her mom came down the hill, sat beside her, and asked Caitlin for a favor. Her mom was the camp lifeguard and the camp director wanted to know if Caitlin would like to be a special buddy for a...

Frankie’s a black and white cat; Mindy’s a three colored Australian Shepherd and Jagger is a raccoon. Best friends, they belong to everyone in the suburban neighborhood of Blue Hills and to no one. The threesome scavenges their meals from various members of the community...