Can you imagine a full day without internet? What about a week without going online to check email? Author Christina Crook is a communications specialist, so it may sound surprising that she embarked on a digital fast – disabling data on [...]
As fictitious as Jordan Stratford’s tale is, The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency draws on a remarkable amount of history to bring inspiring characters to life for young readers. Within the legacies of the Byron and Shelley families, Lady Ada [...]
Capitalizing on the fact that many young children have watched and enjoyed Neil deGrasse Tyson’s science discussions on television, Explore the Cosmos comes at the perfect time and with just as enjoyable exploration for kids to follow along. [...]
Midnight Runner begins with immediate captivating action where Moira is running for her life. An orphaned girl with big ambitions to make a life she’s always dreamed of, Moira can’t possibly imagine what will soon be at stake for her. An [...]
Hug Me plays with the prickly characteristic of cactuses and makes this a part of their human qualities. Young Felipe’s family is depicted as prim and proper, believing “one should never trespass into another’s personal space.” The accompanying [...]
A precocious little girl wants to be just like her mother, but she realizes differences in how they go about showing affection for one another. When the girl tries to bond with Mommy by drinking coffee, the adult reacts with astonishment. When [...]
Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Uni the Unicorn offers an unexpected twist in the make-believe realm. Uni, a young unicorn with an active imagination, believes little girls must really exist and she fantasizes about one day making friends with a real [...]
It may seem ironic to have one of television’s biggest fictional bullies discuss the sensitive topic of playground intimidation, but Jane Lynch is also known for her witty humor, gentle giant good nature, and her compassion for others. When she [...]
Continuing the Cheesie Mack series, Cheesie shares a scary prank that will give laughter and chills to middle grade readers. While they deem themselves too old to trick-or-treat, Cheesie and his best friend, George, still find fun in tricks and [...]
Kate the Great will charm the middle grade audience with its realistic dialogue and more than 450 illustrations. Kate, not Katie, is a chatty fifth grader who is forced to hang out with Nora, even though Nora is anti-social and never shares her [...]
What’s better than reading a story? Telling a story, according to Miss Brooks. When Miss Brooks changes her popular story hour to storytelling hour, the children are encouraged to come up with their own tales, complete with characters, setting [...]
Ashley’s summer doesn’t go as planned in Dreamer, Wisher, Liar by Charise Mericle Harper. She had imagined spending carefree days with her best friend Lucy, but then she gets the bad news that Lucy’s family is moving to Oregon. When Ash doesn’t [...]
