In Rich Meyrick’s The Prisoner of Venice, Ernest, a tiny animal-being known as a Ses, who belongs to London’s Pride, disappears after receiving a forged message that sends him to Venice on a secret assignment. His friend Jaspa, the primary protagonist, leads a small group...

In Carla Beene’s The Twin Within, our seventh-grade protagonist, Cassie Cortez, has a tough time navigating school in Santa Fe while dealing with cruel school bullies and the physical limitations of mild cerebral palsy. Although her parents provide her with a loving home, Cassie has...

Mina Rubenstein has been through her fair share of challenges. Seen as a freak by her peers at St. Benedict’s Catholic School, there is little to look forward to in her school life. Her only reprieve from the relentless bullying by the popular group is...

Theresa Leyes’ The Return of the White Witch follows thirteen-year-old Dylan Edwards as he remains in Calinore, the magical realm where King Mordrid has stolen the throne, and Drucilla of Bloodrot plans to seize even more power. Dylan is aboard the pirate ship Crusty Kracken...

The Scarlett Quest by Margaret Pearce follows John Scarlett, an inventor who opens a crystal gate into a parallel world, then loses the device meant to return him home. In that altered countryside, the animals he used in earlier tests have changed, including Quill, his...

Fantasy lovers will welcome The Soul-Sung by Daniel Sheley, the first book in the Vaeritas Saga. Denny is a young boy attuned to the stars and the mysterious soul-force known as Veym, who sees his village destroyed by dragon-fire. At the same time, he is...

The Secret of Tu'ku's Peak: A Tortoise Odyssey by Randy Stollar follows a curious tortoise on his quest to discover a nearly forgotten treasure. Tyler is old enough to want more from life. He doesn't like the ancient rules that all tortoises live by or...

In Kris Nedy's The Fairy of the Enchanted Lake, Michaela is a girl from Summerscent, a mountain village. Children mock her appearance until she follows a butterfly into the forbidden forest and finds the Lake of Lacrima. A fairy grants her wish to become beautiful,...

Most of us have probably spent zero time wondering who the first unicorn was. But that's exactly the kind of question Kathleen J. Shields decided deserved a whole story, and the result is something genuinely charming. The First Unicorn: Miracle on Wonder Island drops us...

In L.A. Thompson’s The Trinity Crown, three princesses, Pryn, Helena, and Ryala of Marda, face the Selection Ceremony imposed on them by the Vanshian Company, a company that suppresses elemental magic through the use of strict “authorization” protocols and surveillance pods. The sisters secretly ally...