What happens when fear and gossip become more powerful than the truth? In A Little Grace by Janet R. Macreery, a girl called Dory Cooper is living a simple life with her Aunt Orlie and Uncle Justin in colonial Virginia. She has recently moved there...

A Gift From Grandma by Sarah Condie takes the reader on a delightful journey with Eve after her birthday, on which she received a beautiful, colorful dress. The main characters are Eve, her twin brothers Theo and Nate, a black lab called Luna, and school...

Anne Has an Alligator 2: The Campaign for Student Council by Margaret Bain is a charming and inventive story that highlights childhood struggles and successes. The story centers on Anne, an energetic young girl with a special companion, her loyal alligator, as she deals with...

Set during World War II, A Christmas Mouse by Bryn Roar is a holiday drama. Two little mice named Mistletoe and Merry live on the sprawling farm owned by the Gribble family. Unlike other mice, Mistletoe and Merry were injected with an anti-aging serum in...

Armando and the Amazing Animal Race by Diana Schaffter is a wonderfully crafted middle-grade read with a touching story and compelling environmental message. Central to the narrative is Armando, a twelve-year-old boy, who sets off on an exciting journey across continents with his eccentric grandmother...

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....

Amese of Animalis is the first book in The Borosa Legacy series by MJ Murray. Amese, who bears the birthmark from Borosa, begins her training. One potentate, Typhos, teases her, and it adds to Amese's negative feelings about eventually succeeding her mother. She is reluctant...

In Alessia in Atlantis: The Jellyfish Jailbreak by Nathalie Laine, we learn that Alessia has some incredible empathic powers. At twelve, she’s still discovering how to use and control them. Her year at the Lost City of Atlantis school had taught her much, but she...

Jake is a Bichon Frisé that Rose and Chris found when he was a pup. He had been bathed in a golden shimmer--the Shine--and Rosie believes he is one of the Sculptor’s “wise ones”. Jake does not believe he is anything more than an ordinary...

A Young Paladin of Zabul by K.A. Lillehei is an important tale for the times we live in. Lillehei relates the story of Sam, a young boy from Iran, who has begun a perilous journey from his home country to what his father believes will...