This early to middle grade book may have just wormed its way into my favorite books pile. Mr. Pottle is a man who this website loves...he saves books. Not just any particular book, but every book. …
Toni Shiloh’s In Search of a Prince is just a rehash of a classic tale. You know the one where a regular person discovers that she is actually a princess of a far-off land and will become queen one d…
Isaac Asimov was a writer of classic science fiction, and his work has greatly influenced science fiction as we know it today. The Foundation Series, of which this book is the first, is probably his b…
Life Flight is the first book in Lynette Eason’s Extreme Measures Series. Those familiar with Eason’s style will be prepared for what happens. The book starts with an intense scene to draw the reader…
Berg is a young, lonely giant whose greatest desire is to belong. However, town people are afraid of him and threaten him whenever they come in contact. All of that changes when he meets Anya, a young…
Continuing The Finniverse Series, Finn and the Subatomic Slip-and-Slide is another adventure to feed your imagination. The technology and gadgets from the future are impressive, but in the wrong hands…
Abby Beckett is no one special. Just a girl with a mother who's deceased, a father who's an English professor, and the legacy of being descended from the Aesir, elite warriors charged to defend the ea…
Jennifer Nielsen is always a solid bet for a children's book. Rescue is no exception.
Set during World War II, Rescue follows the story of Meg Kenyon, a young girl living with her mother …
A family's old, beloved dog takes a final road trip to help his people find forgiveness and healing.
Meg Gorton finds herself alone and lonely in Florida. Three years earlier, she packed what she co…
Tiger Queen is a retelling of the short story “The Lady, or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton. You don’t need to be familiar with the original story before reading Tiger Queen – I wasn’t and looking ba…
I don’t know about you, but I absolutely love a book that takes the real world and infuses it with a little magical realism, especially if it’s done in a way that is almost believable and makes my ima…
Jen Turano truly outdoes herself this time. Her third book in The Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency, To Disguise the Truth, is witty, hilarious, and moving. The author must just be rolling on the floor…
