In The Girl of Magic and Dreams by Charity Tober, though only twelve, Sophia has unique abilities, being descended from Dream Watchers and infused with magic from the Sandman. Her powers are growing at a slower pace than she wants, and with the Council of...

In Trapped by Bella Olson, Ava is a smart 11-year-old inventor who lives with her parents and siblings. When she was not inventing some machine, she was dodging traps set by her younger twin brothers. Ava lived a happy and comfortable life until she took...

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...

In Kip Keith's The Claiborne Elementary Files: The Witch of Broken Fingers Forest (Book 2), bizarre events happen in an elementary school, prompting four friends to investigate the matter. Boomer, Carla, Dot, and Zap become entangled in solving a mystery involving Miss Good, a misunderstood school...

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...

Todays of a Lifetime by Mariela G. George centers around Charlie-Mae, a spirited "Little Pirate" who sails on the Queen of the Tides, her family's trusty pirate ship. Joining her on this quest is her strong, protective father, her nurturing mother (who is also the...

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...