Welcome to the Honey B & B by Melody Carlson is a standalone novel taking place in modern times. The story starts out slow and never really gains any serious momentum. This is the perfect book to …
Pablo and Splash: Frozen i Time, the second book featuring these two adorable penguin protagonists, is a fitting follow-up to the first installment of the series. The penguins' perils are more precar…
It is easy to see how this book vaulted to the top of the young adult New York Times Bestseller list. Dark, brooding, and gothic, it is a blend of mystery, fantasy, and romance. The protagonist, Eff…
This Newbery Honor book tells the story of an African American family's trip by wagon to Nebraska in 1879 to claim land in hopes of a better life for themselves away from the South. The storytellers …
Will sets out for the adventure of a lifetime with his father as they travel from Texas for the 1889 Oklahoma land rush. Both historical fiction and adventure rolled into one, the pacing of this book…
Melody Carlson’s Just for the Summer manages to be lighthearted and deeply serious all in one. The premise of the book is two women experiencing frustration with their current job arrangements trade j…
Ginny Myers Sain has the recipe down pat for a YA novel that I won’t be able to resist and a strong female protagonist who has a lot to carry on their young shoulders is the first essential ingredient…
Author Erin Entrada Kelly continues to be the darling of the Newbery Medals board. She now has two Newbery Awards and one Newbery Honor Book in her quiver. Frankly, the first two nods she received for…
Cold Light of Day is the first installment of Elizabeth Goddard’s Missing in Alaska series. It is interesting, because the name might lead one to believe the series is about search and rescue, but it …
Book one of Lake City Heroes Series, Double Take, starts off intense and a bit frightening. Lynette Eason specializes in mysteries that pull you in as the characters race to follow the clues and figur…
Across So Many Seas is a 2025 Newbery Honor Book. It is broken into four sections with each section having a different 12-year-old female protagonist in a different time period over a 500-year span. …
A Constant Love penned by Tracie Peterson is the first of The Hope of Cheyenne series. This historical fiction piece takes place in the late 1800s. It is a tale of tragedy, romance, and faith. Reading…
