Miscarriage is a loss that touches the hearts of families and reminds us of the complexity of life. My Brother in Heaven: A Young Boy's Perspective on Miscarriage by A.C. Babbitt is a touching and heartfelt story that explores the sensitive topic of miscarriage through...

Zoey Isabella Sweezy Presents . . . Behind the Curtain: The Tooth Fairy, A Journalistic Investigation is a children’s picture book by Steven M Stack with illustrations by Jayden Shambeau. Zoey’s teeth have been replaced with a coin whenever she puts one that falls out...

Perfect by Kiri Jorgensen is a charming middle-grade novel that follows the main character Sal, a girl with OCD searching for the perfect snowflake, and her mission to catch the phone thief plaguing her school. When Sal is invited to attend the weather club at...

Grinza's Orchard by Leonard I Eckhaus is an enthralling story about a gypsy family. It follows Grinza Lovell, a gypsy girl born in 1890 in the small village of Cojasca, Romania. When Grinza was five, her parents planted a cherry tree in their front yard...

P.T. Grumbles: A Christmas Story by Helen Stehlin Hunter, with illustrations by Sarah Miller, is a poignant and original story for the holiday season. P.T. Grumbles is a well-known and respected critic who focuses on the negative when writing his reviews. One magical Christmas Eve,...

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...

Heartwarming tales of friendship, love, and environmental harmony highlight the interconnectedness between all beings, reminding us of the importance of preserving and cherishing the natural world. Corky Tails: Tales of a Tailless Dog Named Sagebrush by Joni Franks starts with Never Summer Mountains, a remote...

B: B Kind. B Confident. B Inspired by Lexie Kareen explains that B doesn’t like the idea of moving to a new house or going to a new school. She doesn’t want to leave her friends and isn’t sure if she’ll make new ones as...

Daphne Higginbotham Battles the Fifth Grade by Rosemary Starr is a powerful story. It's about an imaginative ten-year-old adopted Asian girl. Daphne Xiao-fen Higginbotham loves to spend the summer break playing with her best boy-slash friend Byron who has autism. Daphne believes that school is...