Billy, Nathan, and Alex love hanging out on the monkey bars and especially love their Taekwondo training with Master Hargis. Alex tells his friends about an upcoming Taekwondo tournament and suggests they participate. After going over what they must do to join the competition, the...

Nurse Florence®, How Do We Feel Hot and Cold Things? by Michael Dow, RN, MS, begins while Condi is outside playing with her friends, when she realizes that she doesn’t feel too good. She is dizzy, thirsty, and has a headache. Ms. Smith sends Condi...

Molly Shipton, Secret Actress by Sheri Graubert is a middle-grade historical story set in 16th-century England. Young Molly Shipton's life was peaceful and happy. However, when the deadly plague strikes, her parents perish and most of the villagers die. Molly must flee with her sister...

Starting middle school can be challenging, especially if your differences make you stand out. Ben’s eating habits have been the same since he started school. Lunch consisted of a plain bagel, some pretzels, and two Hershey's Kisses. Nothing wrong with that, except everyone else has...

Charity Tober’s Rise of the Sidekicks has left me imagining what the Avengers might have been like in their pre-teen years. All Ethan Parker wants is to get into the Justice Academy and one day be a part of the Nexus Guardians. However, he quickly...

Sara, an opinionated cat, and Samantha T Rabbit, called Sam, are best friends, and their owner Meg takes good care of them. They spend their days playing games, making funny faces, napping, and venturing through the house. The two reminisce about their past and how...

On his first day in middle school in a new city, Silas is sent to the adjoining elementary school. Everyone, students, teachers, and even the principal, thinks he’s a wannabe big kid, but Silas is only guilty of having growth hormone deficiency. Middle school doesn’t...

An impactful children’s story, The No-Phone Kid by Leonardo Lesage, includes invaluable lessons about money management, relationship building, and self-awareness. Tyler longs to have the latest phone like his friends. In a school where phones are more common than anything else, Tyler feels like he...

Imitation is apparently the highest form of flattery, but it can also be very annoying. Aleah Jean who goes by the name, A.J., is having problems with a copy-catter called Brooklyn. The problem started at the beginning of third grade. Brooklyn copies everything A.J. says,...

Aboard the Time Line by Bastian Gregory concerns Pete, a young boy who begins his adventures in the classroom. At first, he felt so bored that he believed time was standing still. When he discovered that everything had indeed stopped, he decided to investigate. This...