Eleven year old Kate and Sidney, one of the Camp Club Girls, take on vicious rumors about a Philadelphia baseball player who just happens to be the father of one of their friends. Kate's father is an inventor who has given her many high-tech devices...

It is a few days before Christmas and young Sally has asked Santa for a special gift this year. Enter Horace Helfin, direct from the orphanage. While Horace creates both chaos and magic around him, Sally's parents begin to look at their relationship and they...

Cecile wandered the forest, not knowing who she was or where she came from. A tiny spider sent Cecile to a castle. A horrible spider tried to catch her in a web, but Cecile ran bravely onward. She came upon a sweet lady named Emma...

Matthew fears a dull summer with his best friend Kyle away and his mother nearing completion of yet another pregnancy. Matthew decides to spend his summer in the library researching science and physics questions related to the dilation of time. The first of four sons born...

Marlis Day offers a wonderful journey into the imaginative mind of the preteen child. Two cousins are drawn together through the tragic death of Grey Bailey's parents. With assistance from her newly-found friend and cousin Sparky, Grey Bailey is warned of evil forces which will...

Dragonflies are drawn toward the eleven year old Iris. She even has a dragonfly birthmark. They are not supposed to talk with her, but she can understand them. Iris and Grace are school mates. They discovered they can communicate with each other without speaking. One summer...

This is the story of Bain, an orphaned young man. He always tells the other orphans that he is a "spacer", which means his family consists of space travelers and space is in his blood. No one believes him, especially the bully of the orphanage....

Pinky by M.J. Daley–Prado is an adorable storybook for children, especially girls who will love the character of Pinky and her boldness in doing things that other girls of her age wouldn’t dare to do. Pinky is preparing for her first big sparring match and...

One summer day, during the excitement of a baseball game, there was an accident, lives were changed forever. Peter Michael Henderson hit the ball and slid into first base. The second baseman and pitcher collided. One of them fell on Peter’s head and severed his...

This book is enjoyable from start to finish. It is written for the preteen audience and it delivers in content and in age-appropriate thinking. Peter Powell is a sixth grader with ESP and he's not afraid to use it! He convinces his friends of his...