My Pet Roach Ted is a brilliant and hilarious tale written and illustrated by Timothy Swiss. As his cousin Bill sleeps during a sleepover with Barn Owl Bard (Bob), six hairy legs climb up and crawl across Bill's bed in the middle of the night....

Mickie McKinney, Boy Detective: Connections in Chemistry by R.L. Fink is the story of Mickie, a sixth-grader who also happens to be a private detective. Jamie Burns, Mickie’s friend and a science genius, is sent as a substitute when their chemistry teacher leaves early on...

Mischievous Molly Discovers Her Gift is a children's book written by Nancy Hallowell and Afsoon Kelly, and illustrated by Lauren Zurcher. Always in trouble, Molly refuses to eat her vegetables, never closes the front door behind her, and always tracks mud through the house. She...

Middle School Pandemonium by Pamela Riley is a middle-grade story that follows the journey of Casey Murphy, an eleven-year-old Floridan boy. Things begin to go wrong for him in 2020 with a canceled trip to Brazil, but little does he know at this point that...

Maddie's Ghost by Carol Fisher Saller is a mystery novel that navigates two timelines: one set in the present day and the other in the 1930s. The protagonist, Lainie Stanton, is called for a TV interview when questions about her great-grandmother Madeleine's public execution threaten...

Madison Kleigh and the Onyx Stone is a young adult novel by Jeffrey David Montanye. Twelve-year-old Madison Kleigh watches as her father Michael's ship launches him and the crew from NASA to Mars. A curious package arrives in the post many months later. Madison believes...

Monster Match is a middle-grade book by Caryn Rivadeneira. The story is part of the Frankinschool Series and centers around a boy named Fred who mistakenly receives a book with “Frank” inscribed. Embracing the opportunity to write creatively about the experience, Frank pens a poem...

Molly Shipton, Secret Actress by Sheri Graubert is a middle-grade historical story set in 16th-century England. Young Molly Shipton's life was peaceful and happy. However, when the deadly plague strikes, her parents perish and most of the villagers die. Molly must flee with her sister...

Money Magic is the fifth book in the Evie Everyday Witch series by Elena Paige. While reading about her favorite character in a book, Evie Everyday is suddenly struck by an inexplicable desire to make money. Unbeknownst to the inhabitants of Wyndemere, Evie is a...

Learning new skills takes a lot of patience and practice. Often, all your efforts seem to be in vain, and you may think there is no improvement. In these circumstances, it is easy to feel frustrated like the young protagonist in My Violin is Not...