The Sparrow Princess by Russell Whitehead - with interior illustrations by Laura DuBose - is a fairytale-style fantasy geared toward the middle grade/young adult audience. This tantalizing tale begins simply with a young child princess losing her mother and her father, the Queen and King,...

The Haunted Aquarium Castle by Robert Scott McKinnon is a fascinating and spooky mystery. Mini Ann Harper and her roommate, Jane Mary, are ichthyology aficionados. They are fish enthusiasts, and they possess one of the most notable aquariums in the world. It holds four thousand...

Welcome to Kata-Tartaroo by Stacey Wilk takes readers on an exciting journey of adventure and fantasy along with thirteen-year-old Gabriel Hunter, a Lesser who finds himself transported to a new place, Kata-Tartaroo, one morning. The place gives him the creeps and Gabriel thinks it is...

How To Protect Your Neighborhood From Circus Werewolves (Slug Pie Story #4) by Mick Bogerman is an exciting children's science-fiction adventure story. It is spring break for Beachwood Middle School. Mick and his brother, Finley, are looking forward to going to the circus with their...

Song of the Mountain: The Mountain Trilogy: Book One by Michelle Isenhoff revolves around a thirteen-year-old orphan boy, Wei Song, who lives with his grandfather. Set against the backdrop of ancient oriental myths and legends, the story is filled with adventure, emotions, friendship, and other...

I loved The Secret Case Of The Space Station Stowaways by Patricia A. Monteith. I am a little embarrassed admitting that because it is so obviously a book for children. As I have mentioned elsewhere, I read a lot. In the right mood, I will...

What happens when you visit a magically protected house in a haunted part of the woods? A Hairy, Scary Adventure On Spook Hill by Shelia Lirette is a fun children's adventure chapter book. The Spook Hill Adventure Club is searching for answers to puzzling questions....

Krikkit’s Shoes: D’Arragon Prophecy by Jessie L. Best takes readers on an imaginary journey along with ten-year-old Krikkit to the magical kingdom of D’Arragon. Krikkit lived an ordinary and boring life and she wished her life was as exciting as the books she read; full...

Space Ranger Fred and the Umbrella Rescue by Matthew Newnham is a delightful early chapter book about Fred, who is almost seven years old. He is enlisted to help Zando Centauri, the space ranger from his favorite comic book. Fred has already earned the title...

P.K. Tyler's The Jakkattu Vector offers as creative a premise as you'll find in science fiction: an alien race, the Mezna, has come to save humanity from its reckless disregard for Earth's ecosystem. Now, natural-born humans are confined to reservations on what little habitable land...