In Ali the Inventor Saves the Garden, Amir Makin introduces the reader to a young inventor. Ali encourages kids to use their knowledge of science and math in practical ways. Ali enjoys walking through the neighborhood on what he calls ‘problem patrols’. During these walks...

Agnil and the Wizard’s Orb is a delightful book in the Agnil’s Worlds series by Susan Navas. Agnil, who is also called Aggie, feels unhappy because she misses Estil, her elf mother, and kids make fun of her pointy ears. She decides to practice using...

The clan members of the MacIain-MacDonalds of Glencoe, Scotland, were forced from the comfort of their beds, homes, and lives when the Campbells of Glenlyon, Scotland, under the order of the king of England attacked them, ending in a brutal massacre. Dory MacDonald was...

A Place To Call Home: Toby's Tale by G.A. Whitmore is the story of Toby, a dog born to a breeder who saw no value in him or his sister because of his color. The breeder felt because Tara and Toby were white German Shepherds...

Big Honey Dog Mysteries: A Secret in Time by H.Y. Hanna is the second full-length novel in this enjoyable series featuring Great Dane sleuth, Honey, and her multifarious gang of dog friends. A Secret in Time takes place at the Royal Dog Show, returning to...

Barbara Lopuszynski’s book, Angel and Brie, is a sassy, heart-warming yet sad story of two young teen girls from very different backgrounds: each dealing with being in foster care. Each one is experiencing rejection, lack of love and parental care, and dreams of the day...

A Girl's Guide to Understanding Boys by Dannah Gresh and Suzy Weibel is part of the Secret Keeper Girl Series. Authors Dannah Gresh and Suzy Weibel have created this self-help Bible study book to help young girls with the questions they may have about boys...

The importance of language is not overrated and that point is very well communicated in Auntie Maim, Revenge of the Homophones by David Tish. When Sheldon Beasley sends in a letter for a part in the play Auntie Mame, he misspells the word without even...

Poor Anna. That girl had a lot of sorrow and trauma to overcome, first with her momma dying in childbirth, the typhoid plague, and a flood that wiped out tons of her fellow townspeople and left Anna desperately ill. When she recovered, her father had...

A Boy’s Guide To Making Really Good Choices by Jim George is an excellent book and great talking point for parents to use with their sons. Children are faced with having to make choices on a daily basis. Some are easy choices about what to...