In The Bully Brigade by T.T. Floyd, as Cokey Michaels' mother arrives at Misfit Elementary, she hopes that this will finally be the school that can help her son thrive and make friends. Cokey has problems socializing, his fingers twitch and the smallest of things...

The Shoe On The Side of the Road: And Other Missing Things is a concept storybook for children, grades k-3, written by Joanne Russo Insull and illustrated by Lara Russo. An afternoon’s bike ride can be a lot of fun; there are always plenty of...

"Was he the only person alive on the planet? But that was the point with AI; you weren’t supposed to be able to tell the difference. It wasn’t intelligence, they were pretending to be alive, designed to deceive for the benefit of humans, who were...

The Case of the Mystery of the Bells is the sixth book in the Davey & Derek Junior Detectives series by Janice Spina, introducing readers to exciting young characters. Davey and Derek are twelve-year-old non-identical twins who are inspired by a book bought for each...

The Cousins Crime by Manasi Patil is a charming novella with all the right ingredients needed for an afternoon of whodunit mystery, filled with suspense, several suspects, and a satisfying ending. When Krisha and her brother Aarav bicycle to their favorite doughnut shop, Glazer’s Bakery,...

The Bards of Birchtree Hall by Amanda Maynard-Schubert finds Neala Moran and her mom embarking on the next chapter of their lives when they move to Ireland. Neala expected a few growing pains as they start their new lives, but the last thing she expected...

Toby noticed a little black puppy in the lane when he and his dad were riding their bicycles on a back road in Vermont. Toby got off his bicycle and went near the puppy to see if he was hurt. The pup felt so soft...

The Dreamer’s Stage by Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz is a delightful teenage drama that explores the choices and sacrifices a young person must make to follow their dreams and how those choices affect others and cannot, fairly, be made in isolation. Josephine Ricco (Joey to her...

The Cottage at the End of The World by Jenny Twist is not your typical science fiction story. It is more a tale about a group of people faced with a devastating pandemic and how they survive it. The story starts out as a pleasant...

Reading Denise Bryson’s The Sex The Lies The Soul Ties feels like undergoing a sex therapy session. It is a wonderful anthology of narrative poems dealing with what is perhaps God’s most brilliant invention—sex. Sadly, like all inventions with noble intent, we have abused sex...

The Kingdom War by J.D. Ruffin is a fantasy that starts with a prophesy inscribed in a glassy black stone. A loyal servant sworn to her cause will see Irina, the most powerful mage on the continent, return when the time is right. Hidden in...

“Trust in the wisdom of the universe, and in good time the answers will appear.” Trust is a difficult concept to understand, no matter how old you are. How can we trust that what we want to share, what we want to be heard, is...

The Ninth Session by Deborah Serani is a fiction audiobook that would appeal most to audiobook lovers who enjoy psychological mysteries and thrillers. Dr. Alicia Reese is a psychologist whose professional and personal life is forever changed when she takes on a patient by the...

The Blomes and the Smooms and the Impossible Bridge, written by Heather Davis and illustrated by Corryn Webb, is about two very different creatures. Even though they live in a beautiful valley together, they do not get along at all. The Smooms value beauty and...

The Kano, The Teacher, and The Lola by Christopher Holl is a quirky adventure novel that delves into the rich culture and heritage of the Filipino people. Michael, a young American, is enamored with a beautiful Filipina named Maria. However, he struggles to grasp the...

The Last Wizard at The End of The World: An Arestus Adventure is a young adult fantasy by Mark Wallace Maguire. Arestus leaves the kingdom of the Pale Prince to accompany his friend, Cirin, on a voyage. They are shipwrecked on the island of Hallowell,...

The Boy Who Breathed Underwater is a picture book for young readers by Izzy Rees. Do you wish you had some superpowers? Perhaps you wish you were the strongest person, or you could be invisible, or perhaps you could breathe underwater while swimming. All these...

The Adventures of Ditsi the Dor-rat and her Friend the Donkaroo: A Children's Guide to Lessons in Life by Lisa Wilson is the heart-warming story of Ditsi who did not like the image that she saw of herself in the mirror. Ditsi felt she looked...

Just another boring visit to the school’s library. Nothing out of the ordinary ever happens in a library, or does it? Welcome to Orchard Ridge Elementary. Stephenie Wilson Peterson describes what happens in The Day the Librarian Saved the Galaxy. As you read this book,...

Get ready to go on a crazy adventure with a demon and a well-meaning but clumsy hero. After accidentally breaking the Stone of Eno, Malgon the demon and Reginald the hero are magically connected. The Demon, the Hero, and the City of Seven follows their...