Fast-paced and exciting… A rip-roaring adventure. Stevens introduces an absorbing fantasy world of dragons, humans, witches, and wizards, taking his young protagonist on many nail-biting adventures in this impressive middle grade fantasy series, the three-part Dragon Lad trilogy. In the… Read More ›
Middle Grade
The Power of the Emerald Ring (Dragonstone Story #2) by Mark M. Even
A gorgeously written fantasy that’s guaranteed to entertain… Even serves up a hefty portion of wit, magic, and intrigue in this second installment of his exciting and entertaining middle grade fantasy series. Mandy Mandez and her extended family are making… Read More ›
Badfreaky – The meanest witch (The life of Badfreaky the witch Book 1) by Konstantinos Adamopoulos
Enchanting and enthralling… Adamopoulos’s middle grade debut installment in The life of Badfreaky the witch series woos readers with it fantastic blend of magic and mayhem. Four-year-old Marily lives in the Bright Forest with her family. Her life changes forever… Read More ›
CREEPLES! by Patrick D. Pidgeon
A total hoot… Pidgeon mixes a heady brew science, unusual tech, and humor in this fun middle grade romp. As a fresher in the Aberdasher Academy of Very Weird Science, the unruly, ingenious Spigs is glad to be away from… Read More ›
Journey to Jumbalot by Ryan Wakefield
Fresh and fluid… greatly addictive. Tense, funny, and poignant in the classic tradition, Wakefield’s debut takes readers on an exhilarating journey to a strange world filled with strange hybrid animals, frightening monsters, and magic. After two years of rough life… Read More ›
Journey to the Hopewell Star by Hannah D. State
A page-turner full of surprises… Debut author State masterfully brings to life the story of 12-year-old Sam Sanderson, who must find the elusive Hopewell Star in order to save both Earth and a planet called Kryg. On the eve of… Read More ›
Night Ghost by Nick C. Brady
Engrossing and entertaining… Brady’s latest follows the misadventures of a curious group of junior high school friends, who find themselves entrapped in a dangerous conspiracy where spooky ghosts and vengeful monsters become almost real. For the junior high school friends… Read More ›
A Halloween Adventure with Jack and Ony Lantern by Sylvie Gionet
A fast-paced and thoroughly spooky Halloween adventure… Halloween brings some serious adventure for the sibling pair in this atmospheric, deeply engrossing romp. Jack and Ony are in a great mood, and who can blame them, between testing their new patch… Read More ›
The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy Series (7 Books) by Claire Youmans
Splendid, nuanced, and unfailingly entertaining middle-grade read…. Part history, part folklore, and part fiction, Youmans’s vivid, deeply intriguing, and seemingly small story of a sibling pair, children who can turn into birds, tells a much larger tale of the Meiji… Read More ›
The Secrets of Chilkoot Trail by Suse Wilcox
Fascinating and compelling… Wilcox offers a compelling story of three children whose intelligence and knowledge is put to test after getting separated from adults on the historic Chilkook Trail. It was supposed to be a fun hiking trip to Alaska… Read More ›