"Little Garlic" is an enchanting short story collection that follows a little vegetable as he makes his debut in the wide world. The allegorical short stories of Avideh Shashaani’s "Little Garlic" follow the adventures of lovable... Read More

"Mermaid Tears" is a touching middle grade story about the hard work of self-acceptance in the face of challenges. Wrought with symbolism and heartache, Susan L. Read’s "Mermaid Tears" is a middle grade novel about a young girl... Read More

Bill Harley’s novel "Now You Say Yes" emphasizes the importance of kindness, bravery, and family. Fifteen-year-old Mari is used to her world falling apart, but she never imagined that she’d lose her adopted mother, Stef, too. Now,... Read More

Amalie Jahn’s touching novel "Phoebe Unfired" pays tribute to all those who struggle with mental health through its strong heroine. Though it seems that everyone else has moved on from the Covid-19 pandemic, it left Phoebe with... Read More

In the coming-of-age historical novel The King’s Broad Arrow, a young man decides what he thinks is worth fighting for. In Kathryn Goodwin Tone’s historical novel The King’s Broad Arrow, a young man searches for his place in the... Read More

Filled with adventure, discovery, and a splash of sibling rivalry, Maureen Buchanan Jones’s historical novel Maud and Addie includes sweet messages about the importance of family. Though they are less than a year apart in age, Maud and... Read More

Alicia J. Novo’s fantasy novel "Unwritten" stars a fiery heroine. Beatrix has a problem. Not only do books whisper to her, branding her a freak in her father’s eyes, but her grandfather—the one person who made Beatrix feel... Read More

Charlie’s Christmas Adventure is a charming novel in which four young friends come to understand what it means to love others like Jesus did. In J. E. Solinski’s delightful novel Charlie’s Christmas Adventure, a spirited young... Read More