The Swim: A Story About Friendship and the Longest Swim in the World by Jens F. Colting is a beautiful story of friendship between Goliath and Tiny, a shy boy, who become friends after meeting at the community swimming pool. Goliath is wheelchair bound and...

Fifo Gets Ready For Christmas by Hayley Rose is a funny and entertaining Christmas story. The reader will take a journey with Fifo as he meets with various individuals in helping him prepare for Christmas. Whether it’s baking, decorating, sending out Christmas cards or one...

Passage to Avalon: The Epic Adventures of the Techno Wizard, Volume 1 by Mike Thayer is a middle grade Wizard of Oz-esque book that will appeal not only to young readers, but to adults who want to escape reality for a bit and enjoy an...

Corallai by Michelle Path is a short chapter book that is part fantasy and part educational regarding marine biology and the state of the oceans. A girl named Andi is enjoying being on the beach when she sees a strange sight in the sky. As...

Summer camp! Visions of swimming, fishing, campfires, and new friends. That’s what Brad Finkley thinks when his mother tells him he’s going to summer camp. Worst Summer Camp Ever by Jennifer Waddle has all of those elements, but not in the way Brad thinks. His...

Watch out for the puns! In the tradition of the “Diary of” books comes this one-of-a-kind Diary of a Real Kid: The Stranger Than Weird Story of How Billy Smudge Turned into a Goat by J. Garden Macdonald. When Billy Smudge and his best friend,...

Henry the Astronaut by Jonna Amato Ocampo is an adorable children’s book on space travel and the imagination of one little boy, Henry, who just happens to be a teddy bear. Henry dreams of being an astronaut. One night he blasts off in his super...

Hero is a natural science-related story written and illustrated by Ron Finell, which is based upon his son Evan’s seventh-grade English project. Nelson was a leopard slug, which in itself was something special, but Nelson’s brilliantly purple skin, which was adorned with bright green spots,...

Problems in Prague: JJ Bennett: Junior Spy is an action and adventure novel for children and preteens written by Alba Arango. JJ was thrilled to be with his dad on assignment. His dad claimed he was a computer tech for the CIA, but JJ liked...

Tales of Mr. Snuggywhiskers: The Summer Tales by C.F. Crawford is the 4th book in a series of reading adventures for kids. It follows an engaging talking mouse and his large, vivacious family of ten children as they team up with two human sisters, Hallie...