★ Kiddo

Ten-year-old Katherine (“Kiddo”) Warbler has aspirations to become the next Junior Journalist for her local newspaper. To qualify, she needs to spend her summer collecting community points and learning how to be a better speller. ... Read More »

October 3, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Ember and the Ice Dragons

By Heather Fawcett

There’s no shortage of great dragon stories in middle-grade fiction – humans fighting dragons, humans saving dragons, dragons savings humans. But in Ember and the Ice Dragons, Heather Fawcett, known for her popular Even the ... Read More »

September 16, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Pickles vs. the Zombies

By Angela Misri

The latest from Angela Misri – author of the Portia Adams Adventures series for teens – is a middle-grade post-apocalyptic pet adventure novel with just the right balance of sweetness and gore. It’s George Selden’s ... Read More »

September 12, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Pumpkinheads

By Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks (ill.)

One of the most anticipated graphic novels of the fall season, Pumpkinheads is a sweet, fast-paced story of friendship, seasonal employment, and (mostly) unspoken crushes from celebrated American young-adult author Rainbow Rowell (Fangirl) and Eisner ... Read More »

September 9, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Spin

By Colleen Nelson

Colleen Nelson (Blood Brothers; Sadia) creates a modern and original story in her latest YA novel, nicely capturing the inner turmoil of teenagehood, cranking the drama up to 11. Dizzy is a spirited 15-year-old aspiring ... Read More »

September 9, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Broken Strings

By Eric Walters and Kathy Kacer

It’s not every day that you come across a Canadian middle-grade novel that is set five months after 9/11 and gives insight into the Jewish pogroms of the early 20th century and the Holocaust while ... Read More »

August 26, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Amber Fang: Betrayal (Book #2)

By Arthur Slade

There is something a bit obvious, and ridiculous, about using “Amber Fang” as the name for a literary vampire character, especially if said vampire is trying to keep a low profile. But it does make ... Read More »

August 15, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Amber Fang: Hunted (Book #1)

By Arthur Slade

August 15, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Amber Fang: Revenge (Book #3)

By Arthur Slade

August 15, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Ghost Collector

By Allison Mills

Like her mother and grandmother, Shelly sees ghosts everywhere. It’s a gift shared by all the women in her family, and with it comes the responsibility for helping lost souls pass into the afterlife. Shelly’s ... Read More »

August 1, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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