Lady in Red: The Eye Spy Series, Book 3 is a sleuth mystery novel for children and preteens written by Tessa Buckley. Alex and Donna Macintyre had promised their irate dad and their Nan that they wouldn’t be doing any more sleuthing after the misadventures...

In a sidenote intended to properly describe her apparent children’s book, Life of a Firefly (illustrated exquisitely by Suzanne Groat), Sandra Brown-Lindstedt says simply and ingenuously that it is “particularly suited for ages 8–12.” I’m afraid that’s like saying To Kill A Mockingbird is at...

A Deep Place of Grace by Nancy Dort Rossow is a delightful pre-teen/young adult novel that traverses the topics of diversity, bullying, self-confidence, courage, and fear. Neeley Mahoney is a twelve-year-old girl in the deeply conservative city of Lincoln, Nebraska at the end of the...

Safe at Home is a baseball adventure novel for young adults and preteens written by Gregory Saur. Dominic Lewis had a dream. He actually had a few dreams, despite the difficulties he’d experienced in his short life. His mom worked two jobs to support him,...

Finding Freckles: Diary of My Best Friend: Horsing Around, Book One is a children’s adventure novel written by Molly Lawson. Emma Williams lived with her mom in Nigel, a small town in South Africa. While her mom was looking forward to Emma attending university when...

Chrystal Eve Jackson has an otherworldly friend named Solis. Solis is always there when she needs her and teaches her very important lessons along the way. Grabbing her trusty camera, Chrystal heads off with Solis as she learns important things to remember such as don’t...

Braidy von Althuis and the Changeling Children is a work of fiction in the fantasy, paranormal adventure, and family drama sub-genres, and was penned and illustrated by author Cassidy Dwelis. In the fourth book in this exciting and creepy middle-grade series centering on protagonist Braidy...

So, you think your family’s not perfect. Have you ever thought that you should seek out another family to call your own? Perhaps you’re adopted and you’re concerned that your adopted family no longer wanted you. Or, perhaps you didn’t know you were adopted and...

The Bully Brigade: The Turn Over is a social issues novel for children, grades 4-6, written by Tamala Floyd. Petey, Diego, Ruthie, Pudge, Bustah, and Charlie are Misfit Elementary’s bully brigade. They have a thing about bullying and the misery bullies inflict upon their victims,...

Jackie Wins Them All is a children’s coming-of-age picture book written by Fabian Ferguson and illustrated by Alisa Aryutova. Jackie J. Spade is a gifted sixth grader. She’s won every contest she's ever entered. Whether it’s academics or athletics, Jackie seems to have inexhaustible talent,...