Buddy is a rescue dog, left at a shelter for days. No one seemed to want to adopt him until Luke came along. Now the two are inseparable. In Alison Bellringer’s Surprise at the Beach, Luke and Buddy spend a lot of time roaming the...

Star Brother by Maxine Rose Schur is an emotionally driven story that follows Jason, a smart boy raised in the foster care system who does not want any attachments. He has no friends in school except Melanie, a lovely girl who is kind to him....

Saving Gramps is a middle-grade novel by Jean Lejcher. Toby Langford is usually excited about his summer trips to his grandparents' lakeside house. He and Gramps build fires, fish, and call for loons, and Toby spends time with his friend, Cal. Gramps fell in December,...

Shine, My Amazing Girl centers on the lives of several girls at a school, as the author, Emma Meyer, outlines their difficulties and the way they meet each challenge. Caroline tries to find a new social group after her brother has a skateboarding accident. She...

Starr of the Show is a story about friendship and making amends. Written by Leigh Reagan Alley, the book follows two best friends and fifth graders, Starr Solomon and Sunny Morgan, who used to be inseparable. When Starr inadvertently takes credit for the backpack Sunny...

On his first day in middle school in a new city, Silas is sent to the adjoining elementary school. Everyone, students, teachers, and even the principal, thinks he’s a wannabe big kid, but Silas is only guilty of having growth hormone deficiency. Middle school doesn’t...

Sebastian and the Mighty Token is a children’s book by Jonathan Day. Sebastian lives in New York with his mother and sister Lilly, surrounded by interesting people. His neighbor, Mr. Bernstein, is a widower who encourages Sebastian’s persistence in chess by giving him a token....

Secrets Buried in the Wood by Emily Stalder Johnson follows an intriguing plot of discovery. Arrow Warren is surprised when Aunt Lena decides to hide her at Grandma and Grandpa Lawrence’s wilderness retreat near Marietta, Ohio. Arrow is confused and frightened because no one will...

Sophia Freeman and the Era of Darkness by T.X. Troan is the story of a young girl named Sophia who lives on the magical Pandilone Island. Tombermon, a former Guardian leader, cast an Eternal Curse on the island, which has left the village of magical...

Soulmare by David M. Cameron is the story of three young boys; the youngest is Andrew, and his older twin brothers are Alec and Simon. The twins love everything about school because they have a great teacher, but in contrast, Andrew can't stand his teacher....