The Revolting Brains: 7 Read-aloud Bedtime Tales by Neil Roy McFarlane is a wonderful collection of seven tales that will take young readers on a fun and adventurous trip. The short stories - Pathetic Sick Sniffy Pants, The Mango Mouse, The Sledgehammer and the Lollipop,...

Negan the Stardust by KC Land is about the adventures of Negan Stardust who is a star. Her parents are stars, her teachers are stars, and her friends are stars. Things change one day when Negan’s star breaks apart and everyone is thrown into darkness....

In a world dependent on magic, Mierta the warlock struggles to fight off impending disaster in The Rite of Wands by Mackenzie Flohr. As a 12-year-old, Mierta passes the test and receives his wand. As he grows, he fights to keep the visions from his...

The Deadly Scarab is the third book in the Crime Cats series, both written and illustrated by Wolfgang Parker. After a botched robbery by Corwin Bachert, Clintonville’s young resident superhero, Jonas Shurmann, suddenly finds himself in possession of a mysterious ring. Rumored to have...

My Rotten Stepbrother Ruined Cinderella by Jerry Mahoney is an interesting spin on a classic tale. When Maddie's stepbrother, Holden, breaks the unspoken rule among children and asks questions after Maddie's report on Cinderella, the two end up accidentally changing the story so that now...

Stealing the Dark Moon by S.E. Page is volume one of the Dragon's Den Orphanage series. Foxkit dreams of a perfect life with parents and bravery, but his reality is much worse. The Fairchilds are the awful couple in charge of the Silver Penny orphanage....

The Collapsing Kingdom: The Land Without Color, Book 3 is a fantasy/adventure novel for children and preteens written by Benjamin Ellefson and illustrated by Kevin Cannon. Something awful was happening in Brandon’s home town, and it seemed that there was no one in charge who...

Don’t worry – Skylar Robbins is on the case in Skylar Robbins: The Mystery of Shadow Hills by Carrie Cross, Book 1 in this series. Skylar is a fairly typical 13-year-old who wants nothing more than to be a private detective. With her detective tools...

The Mystery of the Hidden Jewels: Skylar Robbins Book 2 by Carrie Cross centers around skinny, thirteen-year-old Skylar Robbins who loves mysteries and dreams of being an undercover detective like her grandfather. It is her love of mysteries and challenges that draws her to a...