The Elf Who Didn't Like Christmas by Jessie L. Best is a children’s story. Ralph is Santa’s smallest and newest elf and he really doesn’t feel very wanted. When Santa sets him to work in the kitchen, scrubbing pans instead of helping with the Christmas...

In Book II of D.E. Night’s The Crowns of Croswald, The Girl With The Whispering Shadow, Ivy Lovely’s adventures begin right at the end of the previous story. Ivy still has so much to learn, and despite the fact that the Dark Queen is looking...

The Island Dog Squad: Book 2: Another Crazy Mission is an animal adventure novel for preteens and young adults written by Deb McEwan. Life for Sandy and her Dog Squad friends, Lola, Obie and Chip, was pretty idyllic, especially after the struggles they had endured...

The Extraordinary Tales of Melody Magic: The Mystic Video Game is a work of children’s fiction written by author Alex Woburn. Intended for children of the middle grade, 9 to 12 age range, this the third instalment of central character Melody Magic’s adventures interacting with...

The schools in England have closed for the Christmas season, and Alvin Goode and his family travel to South Africa for the holidays to visit his grandparents. During their journey, Alvin and his sister, Carey, learn about the train, the airport and airplane, as well...

In The Tukor's Journey by Jeannine Kellogg, young siblings Mitch, Tony, and Jovi are wakened by the startling reality that the world as they have always known it is about to be destroyed by strange creatures called Grezniks. In fact these creatures have existed for...

The Girl in the Blue Tie-Dye Shirt: A Mud Street Misfits Adventure is a paranormal adventure novel for preteens written by Brian O'Dell and Beth Lauderdale. What should have been an awesome after-school listening experience suddenly turned into something strange and frightening for Liam. Connor’s...

The Journal of Angela Ashby is an action and adventure fantasy for preteens written by Liana Gardner and illustrated by Sam Shearon. Angela was ready and impatient to be off to the school carnival when she stopped by her best friend’s house to pick her...

The Tunnel of Time by Jeannie Chambers is the story of Gracie, Lizzie, and Reba Dee, three sisters who are about to get on the “Tunnel of Time” ride at the county fair. The ride is a small train that travels through an abandoned tunnel...

The Super Sustainables: Facing the Drought by Albin Gielicz and Gonen Yacov is a beautiful book written for children, but one that every grownup needs to read, because to save the earth, every man and woman needs to learn from the kids. With the earth...