Aunt Truly’s Tales: Enchantment for Story Lovers is a work of children’s fiction by Laura McHale Holland. Finding some milk for Grandma’s coffee seems like a simple enough task. But can it evolve into a long, engaging story? One little girl, who really just wanted...

Events take a surprising and unexpected turn when students prank an aged woman's home in the children's book, A Halloween Night Caper by Robin Hollo. Carl, Peter, Kevin, Marcy, and Robert are good friends. Halloween is just around the corner, and this year they want...

A young girl learns the story behind her name and why her parents chose it in the children's book The Mystery Hidden in a Name by Kathleen Gorman. One day, Merci's teacher gives her class the assignment to find the meaning behind their given names....

Eucalyptus Street: Green Curse by Sherrill Joseph is book 2 of The Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries. Lorenzo de Cordoba was a famous silent movie actor and in 1945 he hid an emerald somewhere in the Eucalyptus Street estate owned by the Cordoba family. Not just...

In The Mistaken Monster by Paul Bird, Sarah, Jack, Emma, and their families are on a five-day holiday. It seems like a fun place, but there are rules from the landlord the children must follow. Don't use the ax, don't use matches, don't go past...

The Cookie Caper by Caron Pescatore takes sibling rivalry to its legal limits. Carmen Diaz accuses her brother Robbie Diaz of eating the cookies she baked to raise money for the pet center. Robbie is well-known for his sweet tooth, but he claims he is...

At the start of The Catnapper Mystery by Anita Stafford, our main character Kale discovers that a cat has gone missing from the shelter where he volunteers. To make matters worse, the shelter director, Aspen, blames him for the disappearance and puts him on probation....

Dregz by Suzanne Hession is an intriguing fantasy story about kings and destiny. King Halvar needs an heir to take over his throne, finding possibilities in two youngsters in the village orphanage who have been best friends their whole lives. The requirements include strength, fortitude,...

Isle of Tatsu: Sometimes Danger Follows You Home by Susan Foust is written for kids with an adventurous spirit. The story follows brothers Sam and Matt Sawyer. Matt, aged ten, and Sam, fourteen, were excited to take their family's 40-foot sailboat on an unsupervised week-long...

The Antidote by Susan McCormick blends elements of urban fantasy, YA science fiction, and the paranormal to create an engrossing tale filled with lessons for young readers. Alexander Asclepius Revelstoke is a twelve-year-old kid in Seattle with a unique gift: the uncanny ability to detect...