The Seaside Sleuths and the Croft Beach Lighthouse Mystery is a fabulous mystery adventure book for children that continues Joy Michelle Austin’s Seaside Sleuths series. The story takes us to Croft Beach, where eight-year-old Sam Wentworth, with his father, stepmother, youthful step-aunt, and siblings, moved...

Ginger Joyce and Forest Tale is the first book of The Magical Kittens series by Julia Kosinskaja. Joyce is a cute little ginger kitten who lives in a house by the edge of an ancient forest. Joyce loves listening to the stories of his friend...

The Case of the Missing Socks is the first book in the Corduroy Jones and the Monsterville Mystery Squad series by Robert Hill. Corduroy Jones, or CJ, lives with his parents and dog Pepper in a Victorian house in the town of Monsterville. The town...

James Sleuthberry and the Great Bugatti Heist by Troy and James Wilson will hold the attention of any child. Detective James Sleuthberry is 11 years old. He has two sidekicks, Penelope Jane Thorne and Cluey Sleuthberry, his faithful K9-trained dog. They help his father, Sir...

Some kids are meant for more than homework. JT Bird’s Our Children in the Shadows is the story of one of those kids: Haven Cassidy. She’s a clever twelve-year-old girl dealing with bullies and family struggles. Haven also attends a prestigious London school where she...

Quest for the Code by Heather Bradley follows two girls, Brenda and her best friend Arpita, as they try to decode a note they found by coincidence. These two best friends liked to play detectives, and having this strange note blow their way was like...

The Botanic Hill Detectives return in their seventh adventure, and this time, it’s all about pirates. Macadamia Street: Hidden Skeleton by Sherrill Joseph is set in the historic town of Penzance in Cornwall, which is still full of secrets and smugglers’ lore. Teenagers Moki, Rani,...

Stikki the Squirrel: Tree Spirits is a children's book by Jane H. Wood. It's been a harsh winter for Stikki the Squirrel and his family. In fact, all the animals in the woodland have been affected by the cold and snow. Stikki leaves his mate...

Project H.E.A.L. by E.T. Darkmore is a science fiction tale for children. Maverick and Maddi are spending the summer break at the St. Magnus Memorial Hospital because it is where their parents work. It’s a very strange place. As they explore, they notice weird things....

In Yesterday’s Gone by Kelly Pawlik, after moving from Boston to the isolated town of Olympic Vista, twelve-year-old Darius Belcouer becomes fixated on a boarded-up house connected to local rumors about disappearances and strange activity. His investigation brings him into the orbit of Adelaide Winter,...