In Search of the Lost Words by Yoshito Darmon-Shimamori is a vibrant and heartfelt graphic novel aimed at young readers navigating the complexities of multilingual and multicultural identities. The story follows Anna, a bilingual protagonist, as she embarks on an imaginative journey to reconnect with...

Katie Otey beautifully and humorously captures the struggles of growing up with siblings, especially when they have differing personalities, as is often the case, in this endearing, illustrated children’s book, Izzy’s (Almost) Epic Day. Izzy is an eleven-year-old sixth grader with an overactive imagination that...

In I Like Monsters (Except My Teacher) by Joshua McDonald, Sebastian "Seb" Carid is an intelligent and resourceful 11-year-old who often gets into trouble, which involves his mother being called to the school. When monsters in human form, known as Morugs, infiltrate the school in...

I Am Brave Enough to be the Light, subtitled Herstory: The Healing Journey of a Girl With Chronic Migraine by Miss Penny relates the experiences of a young girl suffering from debilitating chronic migraine. She struggles with its physical, mental, and emotional impact. Her network...

I Am a Leader: A 90-day Leadership Course for Kids by Peter J. Liang, founder of the Leadership4Kids program, is a journal intended for boys and girls aged 8 to 12. Focused on developing the leadership skills and self-awareness of youngsters, the page-a-day entries that...

I Want to Go! is an historical fiction novel for children and preteens written by Denise Montgomery. October, 1965 meant something very special to Rene Thompson. She would be ten years old and finally old enough to be allowed to go to the State Fair....

I Saw a Starburst to Flames by J. R. Lamar comprises about a hundred poems formed as quatrains. This has the effect of giving them a rhythm that draws the reader inexorably onwards. Each is colorfully illustrated, very often with a wry sense of humour...

Island Games: Mystery of the Four Quadrants is an action and adventure fantasy novel for preteens and young adults written by Caleb J. Boyer. How did he end up lying on the edge of an ocean with sand, seaweed and salt water trying to find...

If You Were Me and Lived in...Colonial America is a children’s book telling in simple terms the background to the religious persecution in England following King Henry VIII’s failure to obtain a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and his break away from the Roman Catholic...

Christine Keleny’s Intrigue in Istanbul, An Agnes Kelly Mystery Adventure is the American version of Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce. It begins with the early death of Agnes’ father while he is away on a business trip. Agnes is puzzled by something her Uncle Bob...