In her "Building Character with Booger and Bella" series, Larisa Coffman teaches children about how to be principled people using a favorite topic: animals. This particular book is about loyalty, and it is filled with much heart. The... Read More

The Crime Travelers series combines action and adventure with global awareness and smart humor. Loyalties are challenged and the bonds of family and friendship tested in Paul Aertker’s "Priceless", the third installment of Crime... Read More

"Return to Coney Island" is an imaginative story that will transport readers to the historical Coney Island with its young protagonists. Melissa Stoller’s juvenile fantasy "Return to Coney Island" entertainingly combines family... Read More

An international adventure with a thoughtful layer of emotion, "Diamonds Are for Never" is a smart choice for young readers. When stolen diamonds begin washing ashore from Indonesia to Dubai, an elite task force of teenage spies known as... Read More

Rooftop rappelling is just the tip of the action iceberg in this high-energy adventure that thoughtfully addresses global issues. A mysterious rash of kidnappings spells trouble for the New Resistance, a global team led by an elite corps... Read More

"Willie Wish and the Magic Realm" is a beautifully imagined fairy tale that imparts lasting moral values. Neale Payne’s gentle juvenile fantasy "Willie Wish and the Magic Realm" follows a thirteen-year-old boy who can see the... Read More

Within an extraordinary setting, Will and his friends learn some straightforward lessons in the relatable "Will of the Hill". In Marshall Cobb’s lighthearted middle-grade novel "Will of the Hill", a young boy faces a familiar dilemma... Read More

Penelope is a fifth-grader in Oakland, California. She loves basketball and her moms, and is excited that she will soon be a big sister. Her parents give her a journal to write all of her feelings in, and she decides to use the journal... Read More