The Reader by M.K. Harkins opens with three words, “I am dead.” A gun shot wound, no memory, and two strangers are just a few of the things that greet Ann Baker when she wakes up on a beach. Quickly, she finds herself thrown into...

A story that begins with a curious encounter between a hooded, somewhat nameless man, and a hag who seems to know what he really wants, and in a place where names are not told, already arouses the curiosity of the reader because of the sense...

In The Mysterious Adventures of Tommy Nowhere & Roscoe: Spirit of the Trees by James Stilson, daydreamer Tommy, a thirteen-year-old boy, suddenly discovers that his fantasies about being a valiant knight have come true. Transported to the magical Green Leaf forest in the land of...

The Secret of Berry Brae Circle is Book 2 in The Red King Trilogy by talented writer EM McIntyre. Written for the middle-grade/tween reader, it offers a winning combination of adventure and fantasy. Fourteen-year-old Abby Fletcher has returned home to present day Scotland with Rory,...

First, let me say that I did not read the first installment or season of Wizard Killer so I was a little lost at the beginning of Wizard Killer Season Two by Adam Dreece. I highly recommend to anyone considering reading the Wizard Killer series...

The Storyteller's Book (The Chronicles of Midway #1) by Kevin Fleming is the first installment in The Chronicles of Midway. Fourteen-year-old twins Nicholas and Melandra Wigg live a boring, mundane existence with their parents in Little Meesden, a tiny village where nothing ever happens. The...

The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis (The Last Timekeepers, #1) by Sharon Ledwith tells the tale of Amanda Sault and four of her classmates. They get busted in an epic school food fight. When they are given the option of avoiding suspension by...

The Day the Sky Fell by Adam Dreece is book five of The Yellow Hoods series, a brilliant combination of steam-punk and fantasy, a story filled with breathtaking adventure that will have a great appeal for young readers. When Chikahn Liddel, the village shepherd, one...

In the first book of a planned series of young adult fantasy fiction by author S.J. Lem, The Waterfall Traveler will suck readers in from the very first pages and won’t let them go until the very end. Follow the story of eighteen-year-old Ri, a...

The Dragon Orb, the first installment of The Alaris Chronicles by Mike Shelton, follows the story of three teenagers: Bakari, a scholar wizard; Allison, or Alli, a battle wizard apprentice; and Roland, a counselor apprentice. These three kids have shown immense powers and promise as...