“Things I Wish I’d Known” by Julie-Anne is the book we’d all like to write. Who hasn’t had occasion to think “if I’d only known then what I know now . . .”? Julie-Anne took that lament one step further, and put it on paper,...

This is another book in 'Karen Pirnot's Ordinary Kids' series which is aimed at pre-teen kids. The main characters in these stories face hurdles. Crighton, an energetic, friendly, popular kid who lives for sports, is diagnosed with leukaemia. Suddenly his life becomes completely different. He...

“The Mystery Box” by Dr. M. N. Nyatanga is a magical, mystical metal box discovered by the family dog, Mildew. The box contains the long lost key to the Kwoyome family’s secret treasures, which has remained lost for the past two generations, but has now...

"The Pet Finder Kid: Catnapped" by Scott Clements is a lively, quirky and very entertaining book for kids. Thirteen year old Chet is a pleasant but unexceptional youngster. He is not good at anything, especially at making friends, but he does love Zoe, his dog,...

In a literary world rife with paranormal characters and situations, "The King's Ransom" offers a refreshing and realistic approach to pre-teen medieval reading material. The three young protagonists come from different levels of society: a prince, a blacksmith's apprentice, and an orphan. When their friend,...

"Teen Devotionals . . . for Girls" is to help young girls find a way to apply God’s Words to their lives. These devotions are written just for young girls, with topics that deal with what teenagers are facing today. The desire of the authors...

"The Rescue Team" by Dr. Billi Tiner is a wonderful adventure featuring Ellie the dog, Toby the cat, and Anne, their human companion. Playing an important secondary role are Brent the fireman, and his dog Tank, reportedly one of the ugliest and scariest looking sweethearts...

“The High-Tech Gooseneck Putter” by Samuel DiMatteo & Kristin Johnson is perfectly illustrated by James Borgett. The book is written for children, but not for children to read. Rather, this is a chapter book suited to being read TO children, perhaps as a bedtime story....

In wanting to keep the life and legacy of her late father-in-law alive, Brenda Ballard creates the "The Boy From Granite Falls" series. This series follows Fred Ballard’s life starting in the 1930’s. Fred and Rudy are up to their usual adventures. At supper one...

"The Wicked Passage" by N M Singel is an inventive mix of fantasy and history for young adults. Blake Wyatt just wants the school day to end but then his very odd substitute teacher has to go and reveal that Blake and his sister Erica...