Lexie Diamond’s love of code and her nerd status set her apart from her peers. She’s an introvert genius, perhaps a little neurospicy and definitely lonely. But she’s also the humble guardian of a door to the afterlife, and is responsible for the frantic, sorry...

Oldenglen, Volume One is a young adult and preteen fantasy written by Robin Mason and Michael Mason. Jackson Wolfe is not at all impressed with his parents’ decision to move from the London flat where he’s lived all his life to the woods of southwestern...

Hair Brained by Nancy J. Cohen is the fourteenth book in the Bad Hair Day Mystery series. The worst has happened for Marla Vail. Her closest friends Tally and Ken were in a terrible accident. When Ken’s pronounced dead at the scene and Tally is...

Trimmed to Death by Nancy J. Cohen is the fifteenth book in the Bad Hair Day Mystery series. Marla has put her baking to the test after being convinced to enter her coconut fudge pie into the bake-off. When a scavenger hunt breaks out, Marla...

Nugget couldn’t seem to do anything right in Santa’s workshop as he always made mistakes in every new job he was given to do. That is, until Mrs. Claus gave Santa a sugary white cat named Sugar, and Nugget was given the responsibility of taking...

A Brand New Day: A Banana Split Story, written by A.S. Chung and illustrated by Paula Bossio, addresses the lives of children of separation and divorce as they spend some days with their mothers and other days with their fathers. The main character of this...

Father Sky and Mother Earth were in deep discussion to create light to remove the darkness when the world was created. They went to Fire for help and he created a brilliant fiery yellow ray of light called the Sun. The plants, the people, and...

All twelve-year-old Marlon McDoogle wanted for Christmas was a model train set to play with. When his grandpa shows up in the middle of the night with a present, he expects just that. When he unwraps the gift to find a scarf, he is secretly...

The first day of school is full of excitement and fear. There are new things to learn, new buildings to explore, a new schedule, and hopefully, new friends. Unfortunately, these exciting things can also cause fear. Fears include what if I can’t learn fast enough,...

Perseus by Simon Spence is a illustrated children's book about the story of Perseus, a Greek myth. Perseus' mother Danae is a princess, but is locked away by her father when a prophecy states that her son will cause great harm to the king. Although...

What would it be like to get inside the mind of a serial killer? Well, that’s just what’s on offer in J.S. Morton’s You’re Gone. Arthur Norman is your run-of-the-mill serial killer. The reader meets Arthur eight months after the death of his wife, and...

Rom-com lovers are in for a treat with Leah Brewer's Love Inn: The View. Clara Sharp was happily looking forward to getting married until she caught her fiancé cheating on her with one of his employees. When her best friend sets her up on a...

The Other Lotus Girl by Daniel A. Riddle is about an Asian girl who was trafficked to pay off her parents’ debt. Vân and her sister were promised jobs at a nail salon, but instead were forced into sexual exploitation. For nearly two years, Vân...

I’ve read a lot of parenting books, but Keep Your Cool: Anger Management for Parents by Olivia Tanner Greene is a total knock-out. Usually, books about temper and triggers can feel a bit shaming, but the affirmational tone in this book is a breath of...

In Ziggy and Zeke: Even When You’re Mad by Jeffrey Hook, two little frogs live on opposite banks of the enchanting Willowmere Pond. Ziggy is loud and bouncy, while Zeke is quiet and musical. Despite their differences, they are the best of friends. Each day...

Asher’s Christmas Adventure by Cindy J. Vanous highlights the magic of Christmas time. Delightful illustrations by Hatice Bayramoglu evoke a cheery and charming vintage holiday season. Asher is the beloved dog of a young girl named Karen Sue. One festive Christmas Eve, Karen Sue and...

In The Crow’s Ring by Pannell & Sigfusson, Brandon Woodberry and his friends are drawn into a long-buried mystery. Brandon realizes that a ruby ring, once dropped on his rooftop by his pet crow, matches jewelry reported stolen from a wealthy Riverside homeowner during a...

Mercury to the Moon by J.Q. Gagliastro is a whimsical and heartwarming young adult fantasy that takes readers on an unforgettable interstellar journey. Truman Howard, an eighteen-year-old outsider with no family, no friends, and a barely tolerable roommate, finds his mundane Earth life upended when...

Cooking with Judith: Comfort Foods Create WOW Eating by Judith Briles is an exciting cookbook full of tasty home meals and party dishes with detailed, step-by-step guides on how to make them using simple ingredients. Judith brings together a wide variety of easy recipes prepared...