The Mystery of the Spot by Lynn Helton is a children's story following a mystery that Charlotte wants to solve. Charlotte wears eyeglasses and sometimes touches the lenses, which leaves a spot where she touches them. She doesn't mean to touch the lens, but when...

Sydney, Bean, and the Missing Gloves by Janice E. Collins introduces Sydney, a pup who is afraid when left home alone, especially during thunderstorms. To cope, she buries the evidence of her anxiety, hoping her parents won’t find out. One day, her parents bring home...

The Time Keeper by Meagan Mahoney is set in early 20th-century Edinburgh around Malcolm McKenzie, a young apprentice to Jack Alexander, a brilliant and eccentric clockmaker. Jack is found dead under mysterious circumstances in the clock tower of Tron Kirk, which turns Malcolm’s life upside...

The Ghost of the Deserted House is part of the Active Kids series by Tuula Pere. Oliver always enjoys his holidays at the family's summer cottage. He can go fishing, look for small wild animals, and read his comics in the abandoned house next door...

An Alien Took My Cheese is a children’s picture book written by Janice Hostetter, with illustrations by Mentari. The story follows Owen, a boy who loves apples, crackers, and cheese as his favorite snacks. Unfortunately, after waking up from his nap, he discovers that the...

Rosewood Secrets: A Mary Elizabeth Adventure by Dr. Joyce Hardin began on an amazing day: Mary Elizabeth's birthday. After her ninth birthday, she expected to have a normal day. Contrary to her expectations, the days following her birthday were just as exciting. After her mother...

In The Three Stones of Ebon by David and Keiko Mello, Sturgus is facing trouble. Jack is only 11, but he already knows there is something strange about the lady down the road. When he receives a gift from her, it takes him and Lucky,...

Hobart's Second Quest by Heather Mullaly, another installment in the Adventures of Hobart series, is a captivating adventure for young readers. Twelve-year-old Hobart is a knight school student at the court of King Roland and Queen Yolonda. An unexpected guest disrupts Hobart's usual routine. It...

Katie L. Carroll’s Grammy’s Halloween Scare is an enchanting picture book. It is Halloween, and Grammy and her cat, Jellybean, are scared. It doesn’t help that Grammy lives next door to a graveyard. As can be expected, there are many ghosts and ghouls and frightening...

Kinder Nacht by Paul M Molnar describes a dark, shadowy entity that feeds on the negative emotions of children. It is capable of materializing into children's deepest fears and hunting them down in their dreams as well as in reality. It is called by different...