When Nestor’s best popular friend got sick and had to be absent from school for several days, Nestor’s social status improved immensely. For once he was the popular kid and not bound to the negative reputation he had been cultivating since third grade. Things were...

The Gravity Thief: The Lucy Nightingale Adventure Series, Book 3 is a science fiction and fantasy novel for children and preteens written by Nancy Kunhardt Lodge. What should have been a relatively enjoyable, if mild-mannered, museum field trip turned out to be the start of...

Summer of the Shark is a young adult coming-of-age novel written by DiVitto Kelly. Summer had literally just begun. Ryan Sullivan was twelve years old, already a gifted pitcher and filled with plans for every single day of the summer -- even the rainy ones....

A Little Noble by Janet R. Macreery is a historical fiction story that follows a young teen protagonist, Mercy Laroche, as she travels through Scotland after being dispatched to deliver her uncle's message to a Mr. Kingsnot Silver. Abandoned by her chaperone following a tragic...

The Proto Project: A Sci-Fi Adventure of the Mind by Bryan R. Johnson is a fun action-adventure story. Jason’s mom works for a high-tech company, and one day his school takes a tour. From then on, it’s one action-packed scene after another. It’s a clean...

“Why can’t we just be like everyone else?” lamented Shaina. Thirteen-year-old eighth-grader Shaina has three brothers, and two of them, Darren and Terry, have autism. While Darren prefers to be alone and does not like to talk to people, Terry plays drums on pots and...

Treasure of the Blue Whale is a literary fiction novel written by Steven Mayfield. The odds were just about incalculable that the effluent spat out by a whale as it sought to escape the harpoons of Japanese whalers and honed down into its purest form,...

Gidjie and the Wolves is a work of fantasy fiction for middle grade aged children by author Tashia Marie Hart. Written as book one of The Intermediaries series, this enchanting chapter book demonstrates an authentic own voice author and takes children on a fascinating cultural...

Grandmothers are very special people. Gems, really; diamonds. They create a special bond, especially with their young granddaughters, sharing stories, teaching, learning, just being together, and doing things together. Spending time with a beloved grandmother is a treasure trove of memories in the making. That’s...

Tracks is a coming of age/adventure novel for young adults and preteens written and illustrated by R.W. Thompson. Billy lived for the summers he spent at his grandparents’ place in the Maine woods. He and his parents had always gone up there for their summer...