What began as a short spy story for S.P. O'Farrell's niece is now an award-winning series that rivals a modern-day Nancy Drew. Simone LaFray and the Red Wolves of London find our junior spy, Simone, taking a new case to rescue another junior spy, Claire,...

I love this quote from Chucky the squirrel: “What makes you different, is what makes you special!” More profound words have never before been spoken. We are all unique and loveable in our distinct differences. Cheechoo, a stray dog, is special because he has two...

Reading The Granny JJ Adventures Vol 5, Moh Wok Foh Do! by Joshua and Glenda Cartwright is much like being a detective. While British English is the official language of Guyana, most people in Guyana speak Guyanese Creole. That language is easy for native English...

Ben Archer and the Toreq Son by Rae Knightly is the sixth book in The Alien Skill series. Ben Archer has been imprisoned on an alien warship, accused of the theft of an Alien Translation skill, and can only watch as the Earth is blasted...

Part of the PenPal Gal’s series, Friends Forever by Julie Thiessen follows Reese on a vacation. Reese, who, along with her family, spends much of the summer months camping at Lake Shore Retreat, enjoys an annual week-long kick-off at the campground. This year, though, sees...

A Thousand Dreadful Curses by Jacob Devlin is a modern Halloween fairytale. A week before Halloween Isaac and his friends visit Farmer Elaine's, Pumpkin Patch. In the corn maze, Isaac literally stumbles across a blue pumpkin and decides to take it home. Little does he...

Greenhorn is a children’s book written by Anna Olswanger and with illustrations by Miriam Nerlove. Daniel, a survivor of the Holocaust, is taken in by Rabbi Ehrlich of Brooklyn. He arrives on the premises, clutching a little box in his hands as his sole possession....

Ellen Dee Davidson's Wind is a story about a young girl named Katie who has a special power that no one is aware of. It starts with Katie having a pretty bad day. She has been ridiculed in class for telling the teacher that the...

Message from Hermes by C.B. Liverpool tells the enchanting story of twelve-year-old Vanessa. As she is on her way home, a shiny, bronze helmet with wings falls from the sky. The helmet glows and emits soft music. Vanessa's friend Jen tells her that a man...

The Interlopers by Paula Welch is an intriguing, absorbing sci-fi drama for preteens. This book is a standout for young readers who like science fiction and the thought of communicating with aliens and life in outer space. This drama begins with seven-year-old Charlie witnessing a...