The Secret of the Sacred Scarab is Book One in The Chronicles of the Stone middle grade adventure series by Fiona Ingram. Adventure seeking Adam and his cousin, Justin, vacation in Egypt with their Aunt Isabel and grandmother. A peddler gives Adam a mysterious Egyptian...

In a lovely story for middle grade readers, The Journey Beyond: Universal Truths by author Cheryl A. Matsen-Nieves is a fun read that continues the story of siblings Raphael and Haniel as they attempt to rebuild their kingdom. Facing such obstacles as a witchy woman...

The Case of the Mysterious Black Cat is the second book in the Davey & Derek: Junior Detectives series written by Janice Spina. With their mother having just started working full time and their older brother working part time after school, ten-year-old non-identical twins and...

The Case of the Missing Cell Phone is the first book in the Davey & Derek: Junior Detectives book series written by Janice Spina. Davey and Derek Donato are ten-year-old non-identical twins. After receiving some sleuthing books for their tenth birthday, the boys decide to...

A Promise Broken by Jo-Marie is a children’s adventure story and is the third book in the Adi’s World series. Adi is a being just like you and me, except she is small enough to live inside of a tree. Cliff City is a city...

Dads Fight With Fire is the first volume in The Amazing Adventures of My Dad series. Written in rhyme by Graham Burket and illustrated by Zach Stoppel, this unique series introduces a man with two jobs – father and firefighter – as seen through the...

The Raging Torrent (Star Sapphire and the Land of Gems, Book 2) by Anthony Pardoe is an imaginative fantasy story. Trapped in the Land of Gems with a little pebble friend Jasper, ten-year-old Star must avoid being captured (again) by the pitchblendes and get to...

It all began with what sounded like the ramblings of an inventive, 10-year-old girl. Colin knew his little sister always came up with the most weird stories, but even for her this was a little too creative. While the two were admiring the clouds, Addy...

CJ's New Basketball by Ivy Valentine Pate is a cute, educational story. On Sunday, CJ’s father surprises CJ with his first basketball. He promises to take CJ to a real basketball court on Saturday so they could play. CJ is so excited that he tries...

The Morgul Maze is the second book in the Joshua of Gaia series, written by M.G. Goggin. Joshua is one of eighteen orphans who are regularly bullied by the bigger kids and mistreated by a cruel headmistress, Gertrude (aka Whale). Josh has flashbacks of how...