Hopes. Dreams. And literal nightmares out to kill a young boy. Gray Lexly, son of a candlemaker, wants to escape his life of old-world technologies and study at the prestigious Astra Academy, a school for… Book Review of Academy Arcanist, a YA fantasy by Shami Stovall
Forced into the shadows while waging war on an oppressive regime intent on controlling those born with unnatural powers, the Resistance feels like a family. And although all families harbour secrets, theirs are world-shattering. When… Book Review of The Trial Show: The Resistance Rises, a speculative fiction by Konstantina P.
She’s not waiting for a hero to come save her; instead, she becomes her own heroine. Hazel’s world comes crashing in front of her in an instant during a family trip to Mont-Tremblant. What she… Book Review of A Light Beam for Faith, a science fiction by E.K. Highland
It’s springtime in Washington, D.C. and congressional staffer Kit Marshall has more on her plate than she can handle. With her boss campaigning for an open U.S. Senate seat, Kit is left to run the… Book Review of Lethal Legacies, a cozy mystery by Colleen J. Shogan
A message in a bottle leads Sophie Washington and friends on a seaside treasure hunt in this exciting, illustrated chapter book adventure. It’s summertime, and Sophie, her best friend, Chloe, and her younger brother, Cole… Book Review of Sophie Washington: Treasure Beach, a contemporary middle grade by Tonya Duncan Ellis
Gypsum, the sixth of seven sisters, has always been a rebel. Yet no one thought she would go so far as to join the reczavy, a group living in tents on the edge of the… Book Review of She’s the One Who Won’t Behave, a historical fantasy by S. R. Cronin
The Story Elsadore Spook Wrote charts two young girls’ lives. They embark on a journey that takes them across a vast land with many obstacles, and many ups and downs. As the generations expand, there… Book Review of The Story Elsadore Spook Wrote, a fantasy novel by S W Curragh
A family seek refuge in the Australian outback as tyranny takes hold, but who can they trust? The world is at war and an authoritarian government has taken control in Australia. A terrorist group known… Book Review of Omniscience, a dystopian thriller by Janine Frances
At Flame Rock Middle School, you show off your big biceps, post your dimples on InstaWitch, grow a cheetah tail, or use your fairy wings to fly down the hall. For Simon, wearing his peers’… Book Review of Freckles: The Dark Wizard, a middle grade fantasy by Jerry Harwood
For Zed and Tuesday, adjusting to life in modern-meets-medieval Falinnheim means normal is relative. Lots of kids deal with moving, starting new schools, and doing chores. But normally, those schools aren’t in underground bunkers full… Book Review of The Secret Benefits of Invisibility, a middle grade fantasy adventure by C. W. Allen