In the enchanting children’s fantasy, Fire & Ice (Dragon Island Legends) by Gregory S. Slomba, the Silver Dragon of the North attacks the villages in the islands and abducts the children to work in its mines and fields. Fifteen-year-old Benchu and Mai-Lin were saved by...

Shell Seeker: The Life, Work, and Adventures of a Blind Biologist by Suzanne Sherman is a story of resilience and a love for science. Geerat lost his sight at the age of three due to glaucoma. But instead of it being an impediment, this awakens...

Shirley Murley is a little girl who loves her faithful dog, Trevor. In Su Murley’s Shirley Murley and Clever Trevor, the twosome is inseparable as Trevor is the ideal four-legged companion. There are many things that this clever dog can do: he is good on...

Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote, "Home is the nicest word there is." That’s exactly what Brownie, a stray dog, hopes for in Brownie’s Adventures: Island Tales of a Dog from Trinidad by Manuela Giger. Every day, she wanders the beaches and sidewalks of Trinidad, hungry not...

Telling the truth can be like opening a magical door. Sometimes it can be scary to try, but in the end, it makes you feel happy inside, loved, and trusted by people around you. C.M. Harris shows this attribute aptly in What If We Were...

Shaila Holmes: Fairy Detective by Lori Keating consists of five mysteries that take one clever detective and her sidekick on mini epic adventures. With help from her adorable hummingbird friend, Itsy, she searches for clues and closes every case. From helping search for a missing...

A mother and daughter wake up to a beautiful morning and stand side by side in front of a mirror. And this is where the magic begins! In Taryn Little’s A Little Magic with Mommy and Me, the duo speaks their affirmations of what they...

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,...

In The Crow’s Ring by Pannell & Sigfusson, Brandon Woodberry and his friends are drawn into a long-buried mystery. Brandon realizes that a ruby ring, once dropped on his rooftop by his pet crow, matches jewelry reported stolen from a wealthy Riverside homeowner during a...

Are you happy, sad, or angry? Do you know what those words mean? In Animals Feeling Like Us by R. M. Smith, young readers meet a parade of animals who show different emotions in a fun, friendly way. Whether it’s the HAPPY Hippo flashing a...