In The Greatest Game on Earth, author Tammy Johnston and illustrator Janice Blaine follow two tracks, relating one to the other. In the first track, they describe ecosystems and how interdependent the various living components are. For example, a tree provides a home for birds...

The Town Beneath the Christmas Tree by J.R. Wirth is a story with Christmas as the backdrop. In the story we see six children fighting over their gifts under the Christmas tree, and finding themselves transported to a new land. Narrated by Hailey, one of...

An unexpected trip to Narralong and the Splinter Island bird sanctuary is not what 11-year-old Taya Bayliss wants, but what can a kid do? Before she even leaves home, though, a mystery presents itself and leads to big action! Taya’s dad, ‘Birdman Bayliss’, is a...

The Time Hunters is a fantasy by Carl Ashmore. Becky Mellor isn’t excited about spending the holidays with Uncle Percy, an eccentric inventor who lives at Bowen Hall estate. However, she soon reconsiders when she and Joe, her brother, see a saber tooth tiger, a...

It is the year before the kids go off to secondary school and everyone who loves football wants to make the Hall Park trials. Charlie Fry, an 11-year-old boy who loves football, has dreamed of being a striker for the Hall Park team. His only...

The Willing Stone is the first book in The Adventures of Abby and Sofia series by Beth Winokur. It's a story that takes readers on a fantastic journey which grabbed this reader's imagination and kept me guessing as to what might happen next with Abby...

The Feud of Lovelace Court is a preteen story by Margaret Pearce. The residents of Lovelace Court dislike their new neighbours, the Morris family. The kids are dirty, wear old clothes and fight a lot. Gerty and her twin brother Phil are upset when Robbie...

Taya Bayliss: Snake Charmer is a children's and preteen mystery story written by E.J. Gore. Chris and Taya are good friends who also happen to have birthdays that are only eight days apart from each other. Chris’ grandparents have invited the two friends to have...

The Prophesy of Hermes: The Adventures of Hermes the Sailor Cat, Book 2 is a children's animal-adventure book written by Paul Watson and illustrated by Thomas Kimbrell. Hermes is a cat who lives on the S.S. Cyclops with his human companion, Stefan. Stefan had found...

To Have a Family by Leigh Michaels speaks about the importance of family in one's life. It emphasizes the true value and role of family and how important family is to groom and nurture each one of us. Samantha Jenkins lives in a children's home....