What happens when an 11-year-old decides to rebel by ditching school and has billionaire scientist parents? Scott Charles explains the possibilities in Crystal Clash. With five robot butlers and an awesome rooftop jacuzzi, Stevie Morris is a billionaire's son who thinks there is no need...

Bush-Turkey Needs a Friend by Ann Göth is a book for kids who are interested in unusual animals. This is the story of Tom, a bush-turkey (also known as a brush-turkey) that we encounter as soon as he hatches from an egg deep down in...

Alyssa's Wishes is the second book in A Michaels Middle School Story series by Susan Read. While making good grades and assuring her teachers everything is all right in her home life, Alyssa is making wishes for a change in her circumstances. Though her dad...

At The Edge Of The Ice is penned by author Carolyn Armstrong in the adventure, climate fiction, and animal life subgenres. It is the first book in the Eco Warriors series. The work is intended for independent readers in the 10 to 12 years range....

When a children’s book teaches you a few things, you know it is a rather special educational book. Where Do Ocean Creatures Sleep At Night? by Steven J. Simmons and Clifford R. Simmons delves deeper into the facts about ocean creatures' sleeping habits, from the...

Nowadays, everyone uses the internet, even kids. Like the real world, the virtual world of the internet comes with its own dangers. It has become vitally important for kids to learn safe ways to use the internet. Follow RhinoRAM and his friends and learn the...

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...