Emma and her family are moving to a new town far away. It’s a big move, and Emma’s not too happy about it. In Mark K. McClain’s The Library Between Worlds, Emma learns that her father is getting a big promotion, and her parents really...

The Shadow of the Slave Ship by Wendy Leighton-Porter is a whimsical journey through time to eighteenth-century Bristol and London. Slavery is still legal in Britain, although the tide is beginning to turn on public acceptance, and there is a growing movement calling for its...

Cael's unintended role in the events leading to his mother's death hardens his father's heart toward the young mouse and creates a growing emotional rift in the family. Unable to win back his father's affections and determined to make a name for himself as a...

Through the Garden Gate by Sharon Rose follows Miles, a young boy who expects a slow, boring summer's day. But his mom talks him into going next door to help Miss Mary in her garden. He isn’t too excited at first, but the thought of...

In Everkind, Haven Ruth, the smallest fairy, is also known as the Biter Fairy. In Gael JB Orr’s The Itty-Bitty Biter Fairy, Haven Ruth has quite the temper, and she resolves it by biting anyone nearby. All the other fairies have bite marks from Haven...

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night, wondering what that noise was in your closet? In Laura Helland’s The Hellandback Kids, that’s exactly what happened to eleven-year-old Chris Hellandback. But when he got up and looked in the closet, there was...

The Kinetix and the Glowing Orb of Gorthon by Austin Basis, Dave Maulbeck, and Josh Taub is an entertaining and original graphic novel. Four middle school students never dreamed that they would one day become superheroes who would end up saving the school. And ultimately,...

There’s a Robot in Our Class is a delightful children’s picture book written by Moataz Abo Mokh with illustrations by Yasser Elgazzar. Siblings Amir and Naya cannot wait to get back to school after a long break. They have got their uniforms ready, backpacks packed,...

The Boy in the Balloon: The Tiger and the Pocket Watch by Katie York Eroe centers on Jesse, a nine-year-old boy living with his inventor parents in a flying hot-air balloon house. Jesse’s life is already unusual, shaped by constant travel and curiosity-driven learning, but...

The Battle Angels by A.S. Thomas is a fantasy drama about powerful warriors who battle against monsters born from human negativity. Emelie is haunted by the past and keeps her identity as a Battle Angel a secret from her husband and children. However, one day,...