The Blackthorn Key is a 17th Century Treasure Hunt of Alchemy and Murder
The Blackthorn Key is a top notch historical adventure, full of madmen, murderers, loyal friends, and plenty of explosive chemicals! In…
Young Readers
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School is Finally Here!
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock (or behind a boombox, which is basically the same thing for kids of…
10 Adventure Books That Should Be In Every Kid’s Library
Pop-quiz tomorrow? Book report due on Friday? Don’t fret! While your kids can’t skip school and hop on a plane…
Return to the World of the Ranger’s Apprentice with The Tournament at Gorlan
Once upon a time (back in 2004) Halt, the Royal Ranger, took a boy named Will as his apprentice, a story told…
Get Your Magnifying Glass! 7 Whodunnits for Your Little Sherlock
It’s no secret that mystery novels make up one of the more popular genres in literature, and television has definitely…
Roddy Doyle’s Brilliant Shines a Fantastical Light on Depression
Roddy Doyle, superb Irish writer for kids and teens, has written another great story for young readers. In Brilliant, unhappiness…
6 Great Middle Grade Fantasies Starring Sisters
Anna and Elsa of Frozen fame have done wonders for promoting the bonds of sisterly love in fantasy. It’s hard to…
6 Brave Literary Heroines We Love
I don’t know if it’s the advent of third grade, or some unknown outside force, but we’ve hit an age…
Stories for Young Readers
Here you’ll find a mix of both enduring and modern classics for the young reader in your life. You can’t go…
The Illustrated Harry Potter and Rick Riordan’s The Sword of Summer are Here!
October 6 should be declared a holiday for book nerds, because it’s the day a wealth of long-awaited literary riches arrive. Not…
Why Percy Jackson Fans Can’t Miss Rick Riordan’s New Book, The Sword of Summer
Fans of Riordan’s stellar Percy Jackson and the Olympians books (so basically everyone and their mom) will love The Sword of…
7 of Our Favorite Middle Grade Books Featuring Characters On the Autism Spectrum
One of the best things about reading is the way it invites us to enter into a character’s world and live inside it…
7 Awesome Comics for Young Readers
We’re entering a second Golden Age of comic books, folks, and that can only mean good things for children’s fiction.…
10 Reasons We Can’t Wait for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School
Diary of a Wimpy Kid fanatics, rejoice! On November 3, author Jeff Kinney is back with Diary of a Wimpy Kid:…
Corey Ann Haydu’s Rules for Stealing Stars Sheds Light and Magic In Darkness:
Closets can hold onto the things we fear, like monsters in the dark. We can build them around us to…
Hook’s Revenge: The Pirate Code Author Heidi Schulz on Girls That Break the Mold
Heidi Schulz’s delightful debut novel, Hook’s Revenge, introduced readers to an unforgettable character in twelve-year-old Jocelyn, daughter of the infamous pirate Captain…
Katherine Applegate’s Crenshaw will Capture Your Imagination and Heart
Imagination is one of the best things about being a kid. It’s something we tend to lose a little bit…