When a tragic mixer mishap results in the closing of a beloved bakery, new mom and upstairs neighbor Stephanie Wu is sure of two things: One, she misses their cappuccinos. And two, it was no… Book Review of Prove It: Murder in the Mix, a cozy mystery by Hannah R. Kurz
There is no such thing as Big Foot! Or is there… Sophie Washington and her classmates are on their way to Camp Glowing Spring for a class retreat. It’ll be two full days of swimming,… Book Review of Sophie Washington: Class Retreat, a contemporary middle grade by Tonya Duncan Ellis
A ghost, time travel, and unusual friendships await Kean in Walhachin. Kean feels displaced at his home in Seattle since his mother recently re-married and has chosen to spend the summer in the small desert… Book Review of The Ghost of Walhachin, a middle grade historical fiction by Ramona Nehring-Silver
Don’t tell anyone, but Kelli spends all her free time listening to folk music. Ok, it’s not what you’d expect from a popular fifteen-year-old, but that’s why she doesn’t want the whole world to know.… Book Review of Dance With Me, a YA fantasy by Judith Crow
“I swear on Beyonce you should read Bauer’s books because I love them so much I can’t even. I’m going to stop gushing now.” – Literary George Big news in Pixieland! The Blue Fairy is… Book Review of Calla, a YA paranormal romance by Christina Bauer
Launch of a new series for upper middle graders about a girl who has lived as an international thief, now returned to the real world. Frankie Lorde and her dad have been a team for… Book Review of THE INFAMOUS FRANKIE LORDE 1: STEALING GREENWICH, a middle grade novel by Brittany Geragotelis
Do you know what your problem is? Ryalgar knows hers. People have been telling this overeducated 13th-century woman for years. So when an equally intellectual prince decides he loves her, it looks like everyone was… Book Review of She’s the One Who Thinks Too Much, a historical fantasy by S.R. Cronin
Elaine Long is trapped in the body of the heroine in a warped cyber version of an historical romance. Something has gone drastically wrong, with the characters talking and acting outside the script, and her… Book Review of Georgain Romance Revolt, a humorous dark satire by Lucinda Elliot
Barely more than a girl, Sannah is taken by a man who is both warrior and shaman in a winter raid on her Stone Age camp. But Memmet believes the spirits have given her to… Book Review of Sannah, a historical mystery by Miriam Newman
From super speed to telekinesis, everyone in Hope’s world has special abilities. Through ill fate, she is born without any. Her peculiar case is a medical mystery which warrants comprehensive research and countless visits to… Book Review of Special, a YA superhero novel by Chino Chakanga