Unlovable grabbed my attention from the first page and didn’t let go! It’s very well written and kept me turning the pages and thinking about it even when I wasn’t reading! It is stark and realistic…
Author Anna Jones Buttimore takes readers on an unusually eventful honeymoon in her novel, Honeymoon Heist. At first glance, Claire is a sarcastic bride who doesn't seem the least bit enamored with h…
A Million Miles from Boston was wonderfully written by an author who really understands the ‘young’ young adult audience. It is full of blossoming social awkwardness, and yearning to be seen as mature…
How would you react if suddenly you could see all the spirits wandering around us…and they could see you? Violet’s mother is pretending to be someone she’s not, and forces her daughter to go alo…
Author Gertrude Chandler Warner has given our children one of the most popular mystery series of all time: The Boxcar Children. The success of this series over the years can be attributed t…
In The Seven Laws of Learning, we take a journey through history in order to learn how to be a better leader and teacher. I really enjoyed all the stories—which I think was part of the poin…
Get ready to sit down with your children and experience fun and adventure with the new Buddy Files series by Dori Butler! Buddy is a lovable, smart K-9 detective that will appeal to young readers and…
Children have long had many excellent choices in the fantasy genre, but few accessible, outstanding science fiction options so it is refreshing to see a first-rate science fiction contribution from Re…
I know very well what it’s like to be the new kid in school. I wish I would have had Roy’s courage and presence of mind as he stood up to all the bullies and stuck to his ideals and new friendsh…
Gregor the Overlander is told in true Suzanne Collins style (author of The Hunger Games): ‘Regular’ creatures made larger than life, overwhelming odds, strange companionships that just seem to work, a…
Harriet the Spy is not your average spy story—nor is it your average ‘coming of age’ story. There is a great deal of depth as we follow Harriet through a very difficult time in her life. F…
A writer who can turn a nice phrase is a craftsman, but an author who slips you inside a character’s skin without you noticing is an artist. Christopher Paul Curtis is a master artist in the Newbery-…
