Humans are no match for the power of the Splicers who threaten the very existence of those who call Ethos home. So, humans developed a...

Thirteen-year-old Vincent Dafoe has always been careful: no running, no climbing stairs, and no extensive physical activity lest he...

I remember one of the first times I ever learned about the Mexican forest where monarch butterflies go to spend the winter months, and I...

The world is a complicated place, and it is amazing how multiple lives can work together to achieve a desirable outcome for all....

Twelve-year-old Sophie Dawes loves her adopted moms for their unique and intense personalities and the fact that they—vampires—chose to...

Friendship can sometimes be difficult to sustain, especially as people grow and change. Frances Tannen knows this all too well; her...

World War II has begun, and with it Adolf Hitler’s mission to purge the world of its Jewish citizenry. Ten year old Uriel watches in...

Being a part of the robotics team at Barton Junior High School has been the highlight of Evelyn Cole’s life so far. She has her sights...

Sixth grade is not starting out as well as Riley Henderson would prefer. Her brother, Devin, has abandoned Riley to attend college on the...

The cost of incarceration is skyrocketing, and Dr. Elmore Fishbein has a solution that will not only bring him wealth, but will also...

Norman the bat leads a pretty ordinary life. He attends school, and he loves to play his favorite game: sonar tag. One fateful day,...

If you have an entreprenurial-minded middle grade reader, this series of books is perfectly designed to help enhance that spirit with...

If you have a middle grade reader who is ready for more challenging chapter books but isn't quite ready to make the jump from series...

(Haven't read book 1 yet? Read more about it here!) The immediacy and danger of the Mexican Revolution launched twelve-year-old Petra...

In a large, Jewish family, it can often feel like the amount of talking and arguing everyone is doing makes it nearly impossible to keep...

Eight years ago, Trex Wilson should have died in the car accident that claimed his father’s life. Instead, he was given a second chance...

When a loved one passes on, it is common to wish to speak with them across the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead. The...

It is nearing the end of the school year, and a class of seventh graders from Greenville Middle School is embarking on an impromptu field...

Octavia loves helping her mother bake cookies! One day, Octavia decides that she is big enough to bake cookies all by herself—and she is...

I try not to read too much about books before I set out to review them, particularly because I want to see how much comes through in the...