Hop on for a fantastical adventure in the magical world of Luminara with Jeff Orlowski's The Girl Without an Imagination. All the children in the world of Luminara are born with their Phanta -- radiant beings that dance above their heads, illustrating their imaginations. But...

The Garden Friend by Mary Frances Baker is a fanciful, rhyming, beautifully illustrated story featuring an acorn-topped creature. The tale is in English, with a Spanish translation provided beneath each line of the poem. In the dark of night, the Garden Friend, through its senses,...

Chris Von Halle’s The Mire Witch: Between Dark and Light brings readers into eleven-year-old Mara’s world, a hidden pocket that her father, a powerful wizard, forged in the middle of a swamp. It is concealed so well that even passersby would end up walking straight...

In The Time-Jinx Twins by Carol Fisher Saller, twins Kat and Ellie have accidentally stumbled their way into 1970 using a machine their mother has invented. The only problem is that they don’t know how to get back. They figure out a way to meet...

Murphy Tulley finds himself in trouble after a careless mistake, setting off the adventure in The Gem Keeper, the first book in The Illusia Chronicles by Diane Martin. Murphy is a typical twelve-year-old who gets distracted and sometimes forgets his chores. One night, he sees...

In The Tunnel to Darkness and Light, a children's fantasy written by Tamar Anolic, one year after a war ends, twelve-year-old Aiden finds himself surrounded by darkness. His mom died in the war, and his dad is never around, leaving him feeling more and more...

Hop on for a thrilling time-travel adventure with Wendy Leighton-Porter's The Shadow of the Shifting Sands. Twins Jemima and Joe Lancelot are still searching for their parents, looking for them in places lost in time. Now, they are on their way to Arabia in the...

Time for PsyQ by Marti Ward follows Airlie, an eleven-year-old girl with a kitten named Sooty, who becomes involved in uncovering a dognapping ring at her school. After helping recover stolen dogs, Airlie and her friends are invited to Camp Polis, where children with unusual...

The Boy, the Cube, and the Elf is the first book of the Central Fire Series by Brent Golembiewski. At the remote Siler Station on Cellular Route E49B, Nico Flask wakes up to discover that his parents are missing, and he is currently the sole...

The Magic Crystal: A Magical Adventure That Prepares Young Minds for the World by Billie Moon is a well-written picture book that inspires kids' minds. While this story is not structured like a traditional narrative, it offers an interactive experience where Billie presents scenes in...