The French Girl (A First Children of Farmington book) by Lisa J. Lickel is based on the true story of Marie Brinker, a girl born in Luxembourg and brought up in France. Her family emigrated to America in 1852. Her father was a tailor, and...

Liberty Frye and the Sails of Fate by J.L. McCreedy is the sequel to Liberty Frye and the Witches of Hessen where readers learn how Liberty realizes that she is not an ordinary ten-year-old girl. Libby is eleven today and she feels everyone is behaving...

What Goes Up, Must Come Down: A Kid’s Guide To Understanding Addiction – Part Two by Tracy Bryan opens with photographs of attractive teenagers, followed instantly by the shocking facts about the number of people in the USA who are addicted to drugs or alcohol....

The Effort by Santonu Kumar Dhar is a captivating story of a little boy from Calcutta, India, who faced the difficult task of caring for his sick father just years after his mother's death. Written in the first person, The Effort is very descriptive, allowing...

Robbie Zero, Super Girl Hero by Crystal Vaagen is a story that tackles the relevant topic of bullying effectively and reaches out to all those who have been bullied, insulted, degraded, ignored, or snubbed. The story revolves around Robbie, a girl who is made fun...

Jewel is both excited and very nervous. It's her first day in a new school in a new town. It's not the first time she's had to start a new school. In fact, it happens more often than she would like. Her father is in...

One Voice by Cindy McKinley is a heartrending story which highlights how small acts of kindness can make a difference in people's lives. Jacob's acts of kindness towards people in the bus help him get donations for his new project. In the same way, readers...

In A Superpower For Me, Mariana Llanos has written about a superpower few people realize they have. This superpower is a power that people gain as soon as they turn eighteen. It took me a while to guess the superpower and it may be a...

Strange Luck by Amie Irene Winters is a young adult fantasy that takes the reader on a magical adventure into a strange and unique new world. Daisy is 17 and wants to save her father from his chronic condition. So she sets out...

Randi’s Steps by Frances Judge is a coming of age story for young teenagers and children set in the early '80s. Randi's Steps follows the lives and friendship of two school girls named Randi and Francie. Randi is a popular, kind-hearted girl and Francie, although...