by Lauren Wolk Annabelle lives a steady life with her parents, grandparents, two younger brothers plus aunt in a small Pennsylvania farming town. The arrival of the new girl Betty shakes things up and not in a good way. Annabelle quickly learns the new girl is a relentless bully who threatens not only Annabelle […]
A Complicated CaseBy Ulf NilssonIllustrated by Gitte Spee All the animals in the forest are feeling down. Detective Gordon, a toad, and his assistant, Buffy, wonder why. Eventually they realize that someone is saying mean things to the forest animals. This is not allowed according to the Law, and Gordon and Buffy must solve the […]
All Four StarsBy Tara Dairman Gladys Gatsby is only twelve years old but she loves to cook! She enjoys fine foods from around the world, and shops at a gourmet grocery store. Gladys’s parents are just the opposite. Much to Gladys’s dismay, they eat take out every night and never turn on the stove – […]
The SquatchicornsBy Ellen PotterIllustrated by Felicita Sala Hugo and Boone are off on another adventure in this third book in the Big Foot and Little Foot series. Hugo is a sasquatch, but when a large group of strange sasquatches with unicorn horns appears at his cavern, he’s a bit concerned. It turns out there’s nothing […]
The Parker InheritanceBy Varian Johnson Twelve-year-old Candice has been forced to move to Lambert, South Carolina from her home in Atlanta. She is bored and unhappy. But when she discovers a mysterious letter waiting for her in her grandmother’s attic, she begins to investigate. The letter describes the Washingtons, an African American family who was […]
The Storm Keeper’s IslandBy Catherine Doyle Fionn and Tara Boyle have been sent to the Island of Arranmore to spend the summer with their grandfather. Although they are close in age – Fionn is eleven and Tara is thirteen – they are no longer interested in the same things. Tara, in fact, drives Fionn crazy. […]
MaliceBy Chris Wooding Malice is the comic that everyone wants to read. They’ve all heard about it, but hardly anyone can get their hands on it. Malice is kept behind the counter and under beds. It’s dark and disturbing content shows only glimpses of stories. But the kids in these stories aren’t made up – […]
Heart Of A ChampionBy Ellen Schwartz It’s 1941 and ten-year-old Kenny Sakamoto wants to play baseball. His brother, Mickey, is a star player on the Asahi baseball team in Vancouver. But Kenny has a weak heart, and his parents won’t allow him to do anything strenuous – especially baseball. Kenny is determined, so he asks […]
Bluecrowne: A Greenglass House StoryBy Kate Milford Fans of Greenglass House rejoice! Kate Milford gives us some Greenglass House history in Bluecrowne. Lucy Bluecrowne has been raised on a schooner. The Left-Handed Fate is her home, but in the early 1800s, a ship is not a safe place for a little girl. Lucy’s father and […]
The Mystery of Black Hollow LaneBy Julia Nobel Emmy is a lonely kid. Her mother, a so-called parenting expert, is so busy that she doesn’t have much time for Emmy. Her father disappeared when she was three, and Emmy’s mother won’t talk about him – in fact, she has disposed of everything her father owned. […]