Science Stumpers: Brain-Busting Scenarios…Solved with Science! by Keegan Burmark and Kevin J. Brougher is a brilliant concept for making science interesting. The target age is probably teens, but this book would be appreciated by younger readers who prefer non-fiction. With simple text and drawings on...

My Fox Ate My Cake by David Blaze is a beautiful story for young readers — and adults who are children at heart, like me. Meet Jonah Johnson and his best friend, a fox. The fox seems to be the best friend Jonah has, the...

Fight for the Kingdom by Victoria Schwimley sees Aiden wanting to join the Adventure Scouts during his summer vacation. His friend has been a member for the past two years and Aiden has to convince his dad that he is responsible and accountable during the...

Gracie's Guide: Gracie Learns About the Dangers of Prescription Drugs by Angie Wilson is a children's book about a young detective named Gracie. One day at school, a boy named Eli was starting to eat what he thought was candy when he is called...

Láilá is very different from all the other children who live in Nuorgam on the banks of the Karasjohka River in the northern part of Finnish Lapland. Her father, Axsel, is a fisherman. Her mother, Arinví, used to be a teacher before the stork...

Beyond a Large Steep Hill by Leigh Belrose is an enchanting story for children that revolves around a little boy, Everett, whose life changes after he tumbles down a steep hill while playing blind man’s buff with his friends. Everett does not know that there...

The Great Sugar War is an adventure fantasy novel for children and preteens written by Benjamin Ellefson and illustrated by Kevin Cannon. Brandon wasn't crazy about school; he was able to do his assignments and get good grades without too much effort, but he'd much...

Mason Garcia’s world is turned upside down when his father is transferred from the beautiful seaside of San Diego, California to the relative countryside in Illinois in Little Worlds of Magic by Mary T. Kincaid. Since Mason’s main interest is surfing and hanging out with...

Believe by Jo-Marie is the exciting story of Adi and her friends whose world exists in a forest. Adi lives in Maple Community, a small town inside a Sugar Maple tree in Vermont. One day they realize that there is a crack in the bottom...

The Emerald Isle Princess And The Silver Tiara by Beverly Banfield revolves around thirteen-year-old Morgan who likes the sun and bare feet and not rain and rubber boots. Morgan and her family are moving, along with her beloved goldfish. The new house was big, but,...