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...

Are Ruby Ledger's brilliant mind and her pet monkey Coco her only true allies? Set in the late 1850s, Ruby Ledger and the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln by Arianna Skolnick is historical fiction that follows the story of nine-year-old Ruby, a misfit in her own...

The Legend of Bigfoot by Debbie Saarloos is a delightful children's adventure set in the enchanting world of Raylan's Ridge. A magical narrative introduces young readers to Ranger Ellie and her band of mischievous animal friends—Bear, Fox, and others—who must balance playful escapades with an...

Axel likes to visit his grandmother. She often gives him treats, and when he visited today, she served him a bowl of blueberries. However, just before Axel could start eating, Grandmother had to answer the door. She was taking a little longer at the door,...

Unlikely by Wynsome Peter is a middle-grade novel that follows best friends Nate and Zachary as they learn how to navigate the highs and lows of growing up in a small town. However, things are shaken up when Nate notices suspicious activity involving an abandoned...

Grab your magnifying glass… In Snoopers and Sneakers, by Cristina Rouvalis and Lydia Wayman, Jane and Ashley seem dissimilar on the surface. Jane is autistic. She is a quiet genius with a love for cats, while Ashley is an irrepressible member of a group of...

In The Secrets of Shadywoods by Jill Hovis, Maggie and Julie plan to go to an art camp together, but Maggie is in for a rude disappointment. Maggie’s mom unexpectedly announces an immediate move to a campground in Georgia. Maggie’s fate is to be stuck...

Nic Minnella's The Cat Who Chased Ghosts is a captivating mystery that will appeal to young readers and all those who love felines. Robert and Catherine Thompson inherit an old house with an odd reputation from Robert's great-aunt, Wilhelmina. Their son, twelve-year-old Timmy, is glad...

Ghosts by Fiona Dalwood is a whimsical and thought-provoking children’s book that imagines the hidden hands behind life’s little mysteries as playful, mischievous spirits. Dalwood’s ghosts are behind every odd event you’ve ever wondered about but never questioned—like holes in socks, mysteriously toilet paper finishing...