The Candle Star by Michelle Isenhoff is the first book in the Divided Decade Collection and an incredibly engaging read. The pre-Civil War novel focuses on a teenage girl named Emily Preston, who has been sent to live with her uncle in the North. Upon...

King Bartholomew loved his wife, but he wondered why she chose to be in the garden all day, instead of wanting to sit beside him and rule Concordia. King Bartholomew wanted the same relationship that his parents had had as King and Queen of Concordia....

The Lazy Dog and the Quick Fox: An Action Maze Adventure In Holochromatic Color by Rebecca Rose Orton introduces a well-known children’s pangram, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog,” and takes the reader on an action maze adventure. You may ask what...

Andy and his Magic Phone Visit the World Next Door is a time-travel adventure fantasy for children and preteens written by Kim Ebner. Ordinarily, Andy dreaded his birthdays; he hated all the attention and knew the presents his parents would be able to afford to...

The Three Worlds is the second book of the Monster Realm Series. Although I haven’t read book one, nevertheless, this book was completely entertaining. The three girls go on a delightful, yet highly dangerous adventure in this story for Young Adults. Nara Duffie certainly...

The Shadow of the Volcano: Shadows From the Past, Book Five is an historical adventure novel for children and preteens written by Wendy Leighton-Porter. It had already been a busy summer as the twins, Max, and their friend, Charlie, continued to search for the twins'...

The Shadow of the Trojan Horse: Shadows From the Past, Book Three is a time-travel adventure fantasy for children and preteens written by Wendy Leighton-Porter. Both Jemima Lancelot and her twin brother, Joe, thought they heard their mother wishing them a happy birthday as they...

Journeys of the Agenyre-Masters of the Will: The Hunt for the Golden Watch is a contemporary epic fantasy for preteens and young adults written by Adrian Ray. Aarron Hutches was contemplating his selection of a comic book as he walked to the local country store....

WhipEye is the first book of the WhipEye Chronicles by Geoffrey Saign. On the one-year anniversary of her mother’s death, twelve-year-old Samantha makes her way to the Endless Pet Store in Minnesota to talk to her favorite parrot, Charlie. After receiving menacing looks from the...

Gravity: A Short Story by Jessica Schaub is suitable for Middle Grade readers, depicting serious and heart-breaking events. Jeff and his family are having financial difficulties which result in belt-tightening strategies such as canceling cable, sharing a pre-paid cell phone, gardening and canning, and shopping...