What of you could inherit the ability to time travel? Finn’s mother is gone again. He’s not surprised. She hasn’t been herself since his twin sister died. When his grandmother tells him a secret: the women in their family can time travel, he wonders if his mother isn’t so much …
Sometimes even magic needs a helping hand. Times are tough in the town of Cliffs Donnelly. Factories are closing and people are losing hope. When Earnest happens to over hear someone making a wish near the old well said to grant wishes he gets the idea to give away one …
Review by Sherry Ellis When ten-year-old Marin moves from Illinois to Pennsylvania, she’s sad. Friends are left behind, damaged friendships remain broken, and there is uncertainty with what the future holds. As she explores her new home, she discovers a house behind hers. A house that seems to be the …
Just in time for the Halloween season comes a ghostly new novel from J.A. White called Shadow School #1: Archimancy. It’s a wonderfully spooky book for middle grade readers that won’t get them checking under their beds at night. Cordelia started a new school in an old house where no one …
JUMP ABOARD THE BLOG TOUR Congratulations to Sarah Jean Horwitz on the October release of this soon to be classic. Twelve-year-old Clementine Morcerous always thought she’d become a Dark Overlord like her father. Strong. Ruthless. Evil. She’s studied the spells and read the books. She’s ready. But fate has other …
Congratulations to Alison Cherry on her latest release, She’s the Liar (Scholastic Press). This middle grade book is about two sisters who transfer to a new boarding school where nobody knows them. Each sister sees this as an opportunity to reinvent themselves into someone they’d rather be, but neither knows …
Three children are tested by puzzles, spies, a monster and more when they get lost in the woods. As you might expect, because this is a Christopher Edge book it’s the more that’s really interesting. Hair-raising interesting. Thought-provoking interesting. Pull- at- your-heartstrings interesting. You’ll immediately want to read the book …
There are flying horses need I say more? Over the Moon is another richly imagined Natalie Lloyd tale full of heart and magic. It reminds us that the future is not set. It is what you make of it. Twelve year-old Mallie lives in the town of Coal Top where …
Review by Sherry Ellis Aside from the loss of their father and subsequent move, things were fairly normal for Chess, Emma, and Finn Greystone. Then they learn of the kidnapping of three children in Arizona…all with the same first and middle names, birthdays, and ages. It’s a startling. When their …
Seventh-grader Amelia is facing a boring Spring Break. Her professor father hates to travel so no trip to Florida for them. Amelia goes to the pottery studio where she spends most of her free time. When she gets there, she’s surprised to meet Casey, the studio owner’s nephew. Casey is …
