Nothing could have excited Aristotle James more than the fishing trip his father had planned in the Michigan wilderness. What could be better than setting up camp, scouring the lake in the hopes of catching a walleye, and spending quality time with his dad? An...

Narrated in free verse, Color Me Skye is written by Gloria G. Adams. Skye Schuster is a twelve-year-old math prodigy. Life hasn't been the same for Skye ever since her mom married a man she calls "Dim Tim." Skye still misses her father, whom she...

With Every Beat of My Heart by Chiara Sandri covers the special nature of every born and unborn child who should be loved and protected. Even if it is just a single cell during conception, the zygote, a Greek word meaning joined together, is alive....

Walter, Whatever Will Be, Will Be by Greg Bulla follows three young friends and their adventures as they navigate school, family, and friendship over a season in 1976, Oaktown, North Carolina. Walter Taylor and his two best friends are about to start second grade at...

In Dick Franklin's Lucy, the life of the 12-year-old titular protagonist will never be the same again. The sudden death of her father sparks new changes in her unpredictable world. After selling their home and most of their possessions, Lucy and her mother move into...

North of Tomboy by Julie A. Swanson is a heartfelt coming-of-age novel set in 1973, following fourth-grader Jess Jezowski as she struggles to express the boyish part of her identity that others seem determined to ignore. When she receives yet another girly Christmas gift from...

The Boy Who Couldn't Fly by Walker Peacock, Psy. D. follows the adventures of a young prince who lives in a faraway castle. The young prince is excited for his tenth birthday, as this is the day his parents, the king and queen, promised him...

Me and the Missouri Moon by Nancy Stewart follows Scarlet Burnes, who is caught in a moral dilemma after her father hits a cyclist named Malcolm with their car and leaves the scene. Fearing the consequences due to his criminal past, Scarlet's father pressures her...

Have you ever wondered how a seed grows to be a mighty tree in a forest? Tammy Cranston tells an imaginative story titled Rooted: A Seedling’s Journey. Told from the point of view of the seedling, the story follows the seedling as it grows despite...

In Henrietta Hopper's Big Secret by Cindy L. Shirley, Henrietta has been keeping something from her family and friends. Now that she is a teenager, Henrietta decides to tell them her secret: She is a vegetarian. She understands the natural order of things. Frogs are...