Piper is a black Formosan Mountain Dog with piercing black-brown eyes and a permanent smile, but Piper’s beginning wasn’t as pleasant as her looks. Piper was a stray dog who ate whatever was available and slept wherever she could find. One rainy day, a muddy...

The Captain’s Cook by Victoria Vanransom is a sweeping novel that blends adventure, resilience, and personal reinvention with hints of romance on the open sea. Readers are introduced to Jessica Kline, a chef who trades her crumbling life on land for a chance to cook...

Before the concept of Manifest Destiny was ever defined, the European settlers in the West were engaged in stealing land from native peoples. Walk On by Nan Evenson, set in 1838, tells the story of how the Cherokee people were removed from northern Georgia and...

In Nora and the Lighthouse by Robin Murphy, five-year-old Nora is excited to be going on a sleepover at her Nan and Grandpa’s condo. Adding to her anticipation is her wish to climb to the top of the Concord Point Lighthouse and look over the...

Maddie: A Little Ghost with a Secret by Cindy J. Vanous is a lovely, lighthearted must-have children's picture book about a friendly ghost. Maddie lives in a town that was once filled with people but is now abandoned and in ruins. She and all the other ghosts are not...

In The Lonely Little Chair by Sasha Sentz, a simple wooden chair lives in a warm old house on Maple Lane. Once cherished for holding books and crayons, it now sits dusty and neglected, sadly gazing out the window as the world goes by. It...

What kid doesn’t want to be internet famous these days? That’s also true for Logan Blake, an average twelve-year-old boy with not-so-slightly below average coordination. His YouTube gaming channel, Not Logan, has a grand total of three subscribers. His hopes of stardom are as much...

Where the Flowers Bloom: Haven by Flora Wilder is a deeply romantic and adventurous novel that explores the idea of leaving one’s past behind and making a new start. Determined not to repeat her mistakes, Chloe has packed up her entire life and moved to...

When sixteen-year-old Michael and his younger fourteen-year-old brother, Max, came up with the plan to build the National Hall of Champions and Learning Center on Childhood Cancer, they hadn't realized their idea would lead them to become champions of hope. Dream Big: The Hall of...

Orangey and Ricky: Country Cat, City Cat by Carole Coplan explores friendship, adventure, and the discovery of one's true place in the world. The story follows two very different cats—Ricky, a proud and sleek Abyssinian city cat, and Orangey, a scrappy, wild barn cat with...

Elliot & Bo in Icyland by Agatha Georges follows a ten-year-old boy named Elliot who lives in Oregon. He wants to be a marine biologist like his Uncle Jesse and decides to go to the beach to collect seashells. But he discovers what looks more...

Lady of Lincoln by Rachel Elwiss Joyce is a compelling historical novel set in 12th-century England that highlights the exploits of one brave woman at a time when women were just chattels to be bargained off in advantageous marriages. Nicola is the daughter of the...

Children of Nemia by Michael Goe follows fifteen-year-old Van as he prepares for the sacred Journey of Patronage. It is a rite of passage meant to prove his worth to his tribe and to his demanding chieftain father. Hoping to return as a blooded warrior,...

Sherry Ellis describes a unique way of celebrating the 4th of July in her book, Happy Birthday to US! The story takes place in a charming town filled with parades, music, and dancing. That same day, an adorable little boy celebrates his birthday. He describes...

Bridge Between Two Worlds: From Sarajevo to London by Dr. Serge Mac, or Srđan Macanović, is the memoir of his childhood in Sarajevo into adulthood, shaped by war and displacement. He grew up in Grbavica in a family anchored by routine and familiarity. Later, as...

A Tale of Paris and Paris by Edmond Thornfield is set in fifteenth-century Cortona, where Lorenzo di Ranieri returns from Florence to a city under ecclesiastical scrutiny. Quiet warnings reach him that the Inquisition is preparing accusations meant to divide households and strip the town...

Abducted by J.S. Ash follows sixteen-year-old Abigail Ashby, a teenager living in a small town in New Mexico, where strange occurrences are ignored. After sneaking out one night to support her best friend, Harris, whose parents vanished under mysterious circumstances, Abigail finds herself caught between...

A nurse searches for answers in an unexpected death in the thrilling historical mystery, One Remembers Yet by Raymie Martin. Winnie Watling is a volunteer in the Voluntary Aid Detachment caring for the soldiers in France. After suffering from pneumonia, Winnie is still too weak...