Rebecca Laxton’s The Metamorphosis of Emma Murry is a contemporary page-turner that will resonate strongly with younger audiences. Emma and her friend Sophie are young teens who enjoy skateboarding, art, and, perhaps most of all, butterflies. In fact, as members of the Environmental Club, they...

Kirby's Dilemma is a delightful, spine-chilling story. Iris Iglarsh's first middle-grade novel follows an eleven-year-old boy who becomes friends with a ghost. When Michael Benton was five years old, he almost drowned and saw a ghost for the first time. After six years, Michael still...

The Greatest Treasure by Anne Lacourrege and Joshua Wichterich is a children’s action story. Lily lives in an apartment in a house owned by her grandmother. The house was old and Lily is intrigued by a door that is never opened. She’s disappointed when...

Phoebe Chen is an eight-year-old girl who loves to solve mysteries. She wants to become a detective like her father. To improve her investigative skills, she reads and rereads Nancy Drew books. Phoebe has two friends, Luana Porcello and Becky Marshal. One day, after finishing...

Pitter and Patter are intrigued by the idea of learning the history of E.M. Maus Burrow. When the Mayor visits their classroom, they ask questions that pique their curiosity further. While taking a shortcut through God’s Acre, the mice are hunted by a cat. Even...

The Beast in the Shadows is a work in the mystery, adventure, and suspense subgenres and forms the second book in The Dirt Bike Detective series. It is intended for children from middle-grade reading age upwards but will certainly be enjoyed by adults just as...

Elspeth Amesbury is a ten-year-old girl who doesn't have many friends. But she has a best friend in Nikki Pettengil, with whom she is excited to go trick-and-treating on this year's Halloween. One day, while walking home from school, the two friends hear a dog...

“Once upon a time…” Don’t we all love a good fairy tale with such an epic opening line? Elizabeth’s fairy wings still haven’t grown, but the Oracle calls her to find the four treasures to save her world. Unfortunately, it’s dying; everything is blackening, and...

Adam's Cape is a children's fantasy adventure novel by Kaitlyn Dorroh. Eight-year-old Kaitlyn is excited to spend the summer at her aunt's house with her cousin, Adam. After a trip to the beach, Kaitlyn and Adam find themselves transported to Ocracoke Island, where they meet...

The Missing Manners (The Suzi and Sally Series) by Angi Brown and Cali Byram relates the story of Suzi and Sally, whose mother told them during lunch that their manners were missing. Outside in their tree house, they take their time machine on a trip...