Bubba and Squirt's City of Bones by Sherry Ellis is part of the Bubba and Squirt Series. A dream sends the siblings off on another of their exciting adventures. When their great-great-grandfather appears in a dream, the two set off on a journey with their...

My Pet Roach Ted is a brilliant and hilarious tale written and illustrated by Timothy Swiss. As his cousin Bill sleeps during a sleepover with Barn Owl Bard (Bob), six hairy legs climb up and crawl across Bill's bed in the middle of the night....

“Why is pirating so addictive? They say that when you lose your first hand, you get hooked.” Adventures, even as pirates, can be both fun and funny, not to mention being full of poetic nonsense. In Jan Jang’s Pirate Poetry, the fun is in the...

Mickie McKinney, Boy Detective: Connections in Chemistry by R.L. Fink is the story of Mickie, a sixth-grader who also happens to be a private detective. Jamie Burns, Mickie’s friend and a science genius, is sent as a substitute when their chemistry teacher leaves early on...

Montgomery Brown, or Monty, is a 4th grader and an aspiring scientist. Monty and his friends, Ozzy and Brianna, are members of the Science Club, where they do fun experiments after school. But Monty often falls victim to a bully, Bobbie Bifford, and his gang,...

Travel Rangers: Mission to Ireland by Erika Bud is an educational book and adventure story rolled into one. Young readers will follow Kayden, James, Hannah, and Bella all the way to Ireland to visit Seamie. Seamie takes the four Travel Rangers on a scenic tour...

Charli's Adventure Journal, Destination: Victoria, Texas and Beyond is an intriguing guidebook following Charlotte Beatriz Phieffer's adventures, or Charli for short. Author Cheryl Johnson has young readers tag along with Charli as she explores her hometown. After giving historical background information about Victoria, Texas, such...

Ditch the Glitch by Camille Smithson features Brooklyn, a fifth-grader who never shies away from crazy science experiments. Her unconventional practices, however, always end up in a mess. As Brooklyn’s glitches keep getting her into trouble, her father transfers her to a new school to...

Mischievous Molly Discovers Her Gift is a children's book written by Nancy Hallowell and Afsoon Kelly, and illustrated by Lauren Zurcher. Always in trouble, Molly refuses to eat her vegetables, never closes the front door behind her, and always tracks mud through the house. She...

Just Like Click by Sandy Grubb is the story of Nick, an eleven-year-old obsessed with superheroes. Nick's parents want him to ace tests, be a star player, and make friends his age. Nick prefers to stay on his own and work on his creation, The...