At the beginning of Minda Gomez's Martinez Kid Adventures: The Island Rescue, Rico and Diego, two adventurous brothers, are introduced as majestic owls flying in the Arctic sky, an experience accomplished by a new form of virtual reality As the tale begins, the system...

Twelve-year-old Connie is determined to find her way in life and not be tied to having to live based on others' expectations. Her parents have decided to move from Scotland to Australia, and Connie is thrust into an unfamiliar environment with few opportunities to make...

I initially chose to read The Unsuper Adventures of Norma by Mark Svartz because of the colorful, fun-looking, and ethnically mixed children on the cover art. The illustration looks professionally done and has quite an overall appeal. However, as I began to read, I was...

There are places where something magical is in the air. One such place is Taikamaa, home to the six young protagonists of Taikamaa and the Twin Stars: Book 1 by Ramya Kapadia. Their names are Hannah, Rodrigo, Imtiaz, Kanmani, Dakota, and Amari, and one day...

Two sisters travel to a magnificent planet where they discover their destiny in the children’s story, The Long Road Home: Return to Omohafe by West Hand. Sky and Ocean are mesmerized by Omohafe’s beauty. The stars in its sky are like nothing they have seen...

An impactful children’s story, The No-Phone Kid by Leonardo Lesage, includes invaluable lessons about money management, relationship building, and self-awareness. Tyler longs to have the latest phone like his friends. In a school where phones are more common than anything else, Tyler feels like he...

Tavey’s First Hunt by Daniel Boyd is a must-read for a child's growing library! Tavey is an eight-year-old boy who joins his father on his first hunting trip. What starts as Tavey’s first experience turns out to be so much more. Starting with target shooting...

Yesterday Boomer had a bad day. He was late for school, almost missed the bus, had his breakfast pastry and lunch accidentally smushed on the sidewalk, and endured bullying for showing up in pajamas. But today's morning is much better. After waking up early, he...

Lila the cat is always in a good mood. One day, Lila approaches her food tray and finds inside it a sparkly, mysterious yarn colored pink and green. What could this yarn be? Following its thread, Lila begins an exciting and mysterious journey that...

The Lady of the Loch is a paranormal mystery novella for preteens by Ryan Vernel. Twelve-year-old Tyler Buckland is not excited at the prospect of his family's upcoming move from Oxford to the remote town of Lochview in Scotland. However, when he learns about the...