Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover, written by David Horn and illustrated by Talitha Shipman, is a supersonically exciting sci-fi adventure for early readers, set in outer space on the AstroLiner Athena. Especially geared toward elementary school readers who are addicted to dreaming...

Dregz by Suzanne Hession is an intriguing fantasy story about kings and destiny. King Halvar needs an heir to take over his throne, finding possibilities in two youngsters in the village orphanage who have been best friends their whole lives. The requirements include strength, fortitude,...

The Three Tamaracks camp near the Orenda lake is an unusual place. The air is full of magic for those who can perceive it, and the area is teeming with talking wildlife if only you can hear them. When Martin spends the summers there with...

Isle of Tatsu: Sometimes Danger Follows You Home by Susan Foust is written for kids with an adventurous spirit. The story follows brothers Sam and Matt Sawyer. Matt, aged ten, and Sam, fourteen, were excited to take their family's 40-foot sailboat on an unsupervised week-long...

The Prison for the Magically Cursed is a work of fantasy fiction by author Brett Perkins. Excitement and adventure begin with the very first line as "Green flames twisted around Tallon’s fingers as he raced through the forest." The tension builds considerably as Tallon tries...

When Fred the Snake and Friends Go Camping by Peter Cotton, illustrated by Bonnie Lemaire, is a delightful children's adventure book, and number six in the award-winning Fred the Snake series. This rhyming story will engage adults and children alike as Jungle Jim and...

The Christmas Feast: A Fishy Tale by Diana Pishner Walker is the story of two Italian boys who are cousins. Their fishermen fathers taught them the skill, but one year, just before Christmas, the fathers become incapacitated and were unable to fish. So the boys...

What is a cajankler? In Virginia K. White's book Would You Like a Copper Colored Cajankler? you will have the chance to find out. White has written a silly alliterative story, full of unusual and fun words. We learn what a cajankler likes and doesn't...

Shadow’s a dog; Foxy and Sparkles are squirrels. It doesn’t matter that they’re different; they’re still best friends. Shadow once saved a lost baby squirrel, Little Whitey, and that’s what cemented the friendship. There are other wild animals (and not so wild, too) who have...

The Antidote by Susan McCormick blends elements of urban fantasy, YA science fiction, and the paranormal to create an engrossing tale filled with lessons for young readers. Alexander Asclepius Revelstoke is a twelve-year-old kid in Seattle with a unique gift: the uncanny ability to detect...