Pinky’s feeling a little left out. Her best friend, Emma, has the lead role in the upcoming Swan Lake ballet. Another friend, Bella, has a major role as well. Bella and Emma start spending more time together as they work on their ballet routines. Pinky...

The Midnight Glass is a children’s fantasy by D.T. Vaughn. Eleven-year-old Wyatt Dumont, his irritating sister Roxanne, and their widowed mother move to the eerily dark town of Davenport. No one is allowed to leave Davenport and its gates are kept locked. They feel out...

In Tombs of Dross by Lew Anderson, siblings Isaac, Zac, and Breezy discover a mysterious tone pillar while exploring their extensive property. They try to decipher the meaning behind the script on the stones, but it really doesn’t make much sense. Even more mysterious is...

The Wishner's Curse (Wishner Prophecy) by Camille S. Campbell is an intriguing fairytale for children. The story follows a young girl named Janet, who discovers that magic is real, and not only that, she has powers too! The storyline is based on Janet flying over...

The Race to the Big Bang is the sequel to The Stardust Mystery. Peter Solomon, the author of this science fiction book, is also responsible for the colorful illustrations and graphics in the book. It is the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and The Cosmic...

The Way of the River: Kellandale Wood (Book One) by Shan L. Spyker is surefooted in its message with a plot that will endear itself not only to young readers but to adults as well. Siblings Elinora Wolton, 15, and her younger sister, Tillie, 14,...

The Voice, the Revolution and the Key by Jenny L. Cote is a Christian action and speculative fiction children's book and the fifth in Cote's The Epic Order of the Seven series. This review is of the audiobook as narrated by Denny Brownlee. The Order...

Logan would have loved it if Lilly could talk; however, being a doll, she obviously can’t. That is until the day he unearths a strange watch from the attic that makes his toys come to life. A toy pirate insists that Logan, the powerful wielder...

The Witch with the Walled Garden by Claire Carey is an inventive time-travel story that takes two families back and forth between 1931 and 2017. Two teens and a 12-year-old boy (Kelvin, who is autistic, and his younger siblings Yazz and Max) live in a...

Button and Bean are best friends. It doesn’t matter that Button is a round shape and has two holes, while Bean is elongated and bouncy. They don’t care about their differing looks; they just enjoy each other’s company. They do everything together and, even though...