In the uplifting fantasy novel Ida and the Unfinished City, memorable characters move through a world that’s directed by natural disasters. Carolyn Cohagan’s Ida and the Unfinished City is an enchanting middle grade fantasy in which... Read More

In Dan Allen’s humorous coming-of-age tale, social expectations are balanced against the need for personal freedom. Peter Barnes is fed up. From the day he was born, his and Jaylee Yates’s lives have been linked together for no other... Read More

In Donna Galanti’s adventure novel "Unicorn Island", magical secrets and a family legacy inspire a twelve-year-old who’s far from home. Sam is capable, bright, and sensitive. Just as she’s about to celebrate the first anniversary... Read More

In Kate Albus’s wonderful novel "A Place to Hang the Moon", terrible times lead to gutsy solutions for three orphaned children who take a chance to find a new home. William, Edmund, and Anna live with their atrocious grandmother in... Read More

The middle grade fantasy "Creeples!" mixes heady scientific speculation with giddy fun. With a boisterous collision of magical science fiction and rowdy comedy, Patrick D. Pidgeon’s middle grade novel "Creeples!" begins on an ominous... Read More

A plucky girl sets herself on an imaginary quest in this fun fantasy for young readers. In Darrel Gregory’s middle grade fantasy, Genny Faces the Green Knight, a girl with a great imagination has an exciting, make-believe adventure in... Read More

In this enchanting collection of three short stories about delighting in differences, Kitty hates loud noises. She leaves the cacophony of her barn to search for a more quiet place to call home. Though everyone she meets warns her of the... Read More

A seventh grader grows from an angry, insecure boy with dyslexia into a confident, hopeful young man in Katie Proctor’s middle grade novel, "My Storied Year". Dragon Stewart hates school. He’s a year older than his seventh-grade... Read More