Revolutionary Anna by Tracy Lawson is a short children's historical fiction book, based on a true story, that immerses readers in the American Revolution. One cold night in 1825, Anna and Benjamin Stone are sitting around the fire with their four grandchildren; Hannah, Benjamin, Thomas,...

Charity Tober’s Rise of the Sidekicks has left me imagining what the Avengers might have been like in their pre-teen years. All Ethan Parker wants is to get into the Justice Academy and one day be a part of the Nexus Guardians. However, he quickly...

Rock On, Dr. Peanut by Alan Venable is a collection of stories about the adventures of Dr. Peanut, a peanutrician who lives in a world where peanuts and other creatures can talk. The story is written like a documentary that follows the lives of these...

Red Dove, Run Through the Fire is a work of fiction in the adventure and cultural fiction subgenres. It forms the third book of the Red Dove Trilogy for children in the middle-grade reading group and was penned by Sonia Antaki. In this continuation of...

Ruffing It by Greg Trine is a cute, funny children's story about a magic trick gone wrong. A boy named Mike wants to change his little sister into a frog for eating his homework, but his best friend Charlie, who is present during the attempt,...

An ancient book, a mystical and fantastical treehouse, and a slide that leads to a candy shop which masquerades as the entrance to a mysterious and dangerous underground world. Timmy is only eight and he’s endured the pranks of bullies, but he’s not about to...

Ronan preferred his apartment home to his Granma's big old house. His Mama and Dada had insisted they go and live in Granma's home till his vacation was over and Granma got better. His Mama had told him endless stories about how she and her...

Ride High with the Wave by Sharon K. Solomon is a great story with meaningful lessons for young readers and great inspiration for older folks, a tale of friendship that develops through unusual circumstances. Two kids from two different backgrounds find themselves in a difficult...

Rascalville by Shalah Collins is the story of how a group of children cope with a terrible event. Jake is late meeting his friends in their treehouse in New York City. The temperatures are rising fast and they need to decide what they are going...

We are all different. When you meet others, are you interested in getting to know them, or do you shun them because of their differences? In Run, Jeremiah Run! The Also Rans Series by Mabel Elizabeth Singletary, children will learn about hope, inspiration, and challenges...