Catherine Ann Russell’s The Chosen Path gives us a front-row seat to an emotional ride with the main character, Princess Journee. She unintentionally disrupts her kingdom’s traditions, and her only real way to fix things is by tackling a difficult trial to earn her royal...

Lacy and Ivy Find New Wonders by Brenda Strand and Colleen M Bratley introduces young readers to two hardworking winter fairies who make the season magical by sculpting unique icicles and creating beautiful snowflakes. While Lacy and Ivy get a huge kick out of watching...

In Larry Good and Meredith Good’s The Tree of Ticket Leaves, Meri misses a voyage to England when sudden illness keeps her behind in Virginia. The next morning, she sees a battered tackling dummy stand up and walk away from the football field where he...

In Douglas D. Meredith’s Food, the fourth Generation Mars novel, an artificial general intelligence named Athenai stops a nuclear war by destroying Earth’s electronics and surrounding the planet with lethal orbital debris. Luna is cut off from resupply, leaving twelve-year-old Keiron Byrne trapped at Metzger...

Riley loved unicorns like many kids her age. Her love for unicorns was evident in the numerous toys and unicorn posters in her room. Riley ate unicorn cupcakes and even had unicorn underwear. Of all the people who love unicorns, Riley was special because the...

The Big Switch: Varney and Cedric by Lynn Slaughter is a remarkable novel for children. We meet Varney and Cedric, two teenagers, both misfits, unhappy with their lives. Varney is a born-and-bred vampire, but he hates how blood tastes, dislikes his mum’s cobweb cookies, and...

Fearless Fred and the Last Dragons is a children's fantasy adventure by Aurelia Szeto. The kingdom of Velum used to be known for lavish parties, especially the dragon-spotting ones. But after Lady Dragozanah wormed her way into the court to become King DJ Terrance's personal...

In Kris Nedy's The Fairy of the Enchanted Lake, Michaela is a girl from Summerscent, a mountain village. Children mock her appearance until she follows a butterfly into the forbidden forest and finds the Lake of Lacrima. A fairy grants her wish to become beautiful,...

The Adventures of Jimmy Crikey: Tangled! by Wallace E. Briggs continues Jimmy Crikey’s imaginative journey as he navigates friendship, loyalty, magic, and adventure in the hidden world of Roombelow. At the start, Jimmy struggles with the emotional distance between himself and Annison, who no longer...

Project H.E.A.L. by E.T. Darkmore is a science fiction tale for children. Maverick and Maddi are spending the summer break at the St. Magnus Memorial Hospital because it is where their parents work. It’s a very strange place. As they explore, they notice weird things....