Bonez by Mr. Roses is a fun and inspirational book for children. The story is told through rhyming and follows the main characters, Bonez, aka Guss, Quigz, and Essie who are all excellent skaters striving to be the best. Bonez finally wins an important race...

Henry Wondered, by Hazel Pacheco, is a children’s picture book about Henry, a male quail going through his awkward growing-up phase. He’s in love with a female quail, Gloria, and spends hours and hours trying to think up ways to impress her. But unfortunately, he’s...

Compass to Vinland by Dani Resh is an engrossing magical tale. Wren is a teen who lives with his father in a house shaped like a shoe. Every day he feeds the crows and tends the plants in his greenhouse before heading to school. He...

Growing up is not easy, but things get a little better when you have the right people to inspire you. The childhood of Clarence, an African-American boy and the protagonist of A Colored Child's Belly by Lakella L. Davenport, is not as carefree as that...

Popper and Friends: Popper Finds a New Home by IL Ritchie is a 32-page illustrated children’s story about Popper, a woodpecker who leaves home in search of his own. He’s grown too big for his bed, and now it’s time to get out into the...

As the saying goes, the grass on the other side of the fence always looks greener. But is it? For this sad, frustrated, even scared little boy, life away from home has to be better than at home. His parents fight, his sister pesters him,...

Patience was a little girl who always moved too fast. At the beginning of this delightful children’s book, she had a leg cast due to a bicycle accident. Before her ninth birthday, she was impatient, wanting to see what her mother was planning for her...

The Big Gift, written by Derek Fisher, is an informative book for older children about using technology safely. The main character, Alicia, dreams of getting a tablet for her birthday. All her friends have one, and she is eager to join in on the fun...

Sins of the Parents: A Shady Corners Tale by K.C. Sprayberry is an absolutely delightful coming-of-age novel set in the small Georgian town of Shady Corners. Luci and Skye are cousins, who remarkably look like twins and were born on the same day. They have...

In Victory's Arrow by Cole Regitz and Sarah Regitz, as a child, Victory begins to develop her archery skills under the tutelage of her kind-hearted father, Mr. Whittington, a charitable soul who endeavors to assist neighboring villages. Victory picks up on her father's selfless, giving...