The Mysteries of the Red Coyote Inn, written by Lorraine Carey, began in 1884 on Superstition Mountains, near Apache Junction in Arizona. The Apache savagely murdered the Peralta family and burned their cabin. Juha, aka ‘Eagle Eye, saw a vision of a red coyote leading...

Who wouldn't like to go on a treasure hunt? Fifth-grade friends Silky and Sly discover a haunted ghost ship and buried treasure. Dr. Karen Hutchins Pirnot in The Ghost of Gasparilla: A Silky and Sly Adventure makes a children's dream come true. Silky, a curious...

Culloo by Murielle Cyr is a lovely story that conveys many details of Native Indian folklore. It is a good reading piece that will be enjoyed over and over. This very well told story will keep your attention to the end. Murielle relates an interesting...

Our Journey by Jennifer Johnson, Hailey Johnson, and Jericha Johnson is a beautiful collection of poems based on relationships and family bonding, particularly between a step-mother and her step-daughters. It is about a family's growth and progress in their personal relationships. And it can be...

Brian Bradshaw, Josh Joplin, and Thomas Templeton –- a somewhat eclectic group of friends -- are camping at the Blackstone Cabin. One rainy night, Brian, who is sleeping on the sofa downstairs, is rudely disturbed by furious knocks on the door. A mysterious stranger frantically...

Oberon’s Court is a somewhat short tale introducing the reader to The Court of (Faery King) Oberon, and Andrea “Andy” Chamberlin, a human from a different time line. Andy is a college student, majoring in Art, much to the displeasure of her parents. Intent on...

Blog of a Bully by Stephen Zanzucchi is about Bradley Duncan, a 13-year-old nerd who transforms himself from a nerd to a bully when he is forced to move to another state and join a new school. This story reminded me a lot of Diary of...

The Lincoln Deception is a fascinating story of one of the most famous crimes in United States history; the Lincoln assassination. This event is brought to life with its historical fiction plot containing pages full of mystery, intriguing characters, deception, love, murder, and truth. David O....

Wide Awake Loons by Katherine L. Holmes is not quite a coming-of-age story, and not quite an adventure. It is the tale of one summer at the lake and the everyday life of vacation. The uniqueness of this story is that it tells the tale...

While I tend to skip over books aimed at elementary school students, Adventures of a Mad 6th Grader by Stephen Zanzucchi caught my attention and demanded to be read. The book centers around Frank, the mad sixth-grader in question, and the two main problems in...