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...

The Seven Snowflakes of Christmas: Can an Elf and Two Orphans Save Christmas? by Billy Baldwin follows Nicholas, a boy recently separated from his parents and sent to a harsh orphanage called Crowsfoot Hill. He clings to the hope of Christmas despite the oppressive rules...

Ten-year-old Benjamin Zither believes that he and his basset hound, Blue, are detectives. After all, they figured out the riddle of Benjamin's unknown dad. What better way to show off his investigative and detective skills than to solve the mystery of the bully? Benjamin’s best...

“Saving happiness.” That’s what Lucinda does when she paints a picture. But when friends Emma, Scarlett, Mary Ann, and Martin first see Lucinda, she’s anything but an artist. In Claire Pence’s The Bag Lady and the Frog Prince, the four friends meet Lucinda as a...

The Books of Neven by Mike Cooper is the first in a series of fantasy adventures aimed at a young audience. Archer and Mimi are twelve-year-old twins who spend much of their time living with their Nan, as their solo-parent mother works and frequently travels...

The Old Secret at Hotel Oregon by Debbie Noble Black follows ten-year-old Sara as she uncovers a mysterious curse at an old hotel. When she discovers ghost children trapped in various paintings throughout the building, Sara must race against time to break the witch's curse...

In The Secrets of Shadywoods by Jill Hovis, Maggie and Julie plan to go to an art camp together, but Maggie is in for a rude disappointment. Maggie’s mom unexpectedly announces an immediate move to a campground in Georgia. Maggie’s fate is to be stuck...

Our minds are more powerful than the average person realizes. In The Secret of the Mind-Garden by B. Raymond Moyers, the young reader learns how their thoughts are like seeds planted in a garden. Good thoughts plant good seeds and nourish them into beautiful plants,...

The Abandoned Theater by Dana Robertson is a middle-grade fantasy adventure that follows friends Beth, Teri, and Stan as they investigate the disappearance of a missing youth, which is linked to mysterious events surrounding an abandoned theater and a man named Mr. Winnodov. After learning...

The Riddle of Penncroft Farm by Dorothea Jensen is a captivating story that follows Lars Olafson, a young boy who has just moved with his parents to a farm that has been in his family for many generations in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The Penncroft farm...