Abbie’s Woods: Defending the Nest

Middle Grade, New Releases

by Susan Thogerson Maas Twelve-year-old Abbie Keegan loves spending time in the woods behind her house and watching the silly-looking baby robins as they grow. The woods are a retreat from her parents’ constant bickering and from her sweet, but needy, little brother....

Taking Chances

Middle Grade

By Melody Carlson Zoey knows her days are numbered. At least when it comes to remaining in Cedarville. So when Louisa coaxes her to be part of a garage band, Zoey tosses her insecurities aside to make music with her friends. And she even goes out for the basketball...

Benjy and the County Fair

Historical Fiction, Middle Grade

Benjy and the County Fair By Bonnie Swinehart The county fair could be Benjy’s ticket to a new bike…if only his ornery goats will cooperate! Being a twelve-year-old boy in 1930s farm country means a lot of hard work…and plenty of mischief. Benjy is determined to earn...

Broken Promises

Middle Grade

By Melody Carlson A school play sounds like fun…for some. As she settles into life in the middle school of her new hometown, Zoey agrees to audition for the school play to encourage Louisa. Isn’t that what a BFF does? But she’s none too sure it’ll actually be...

Odd Girl Out

Middle Grade

Odd Girl Out By Melody Carlson Zoey s school year is beginning…without her new BFF. Louisa is out with a bad case of the flu, and that leaves Zoey to fend for herself in the first days of middle school. She thinks maybe it won t be so bad when she strikes up a...

Benjy and the Belsnickel

Middle Grade

Study Guide By Bonnie Swinehart This study guide is designed to provide help in using the book, Benjy and the Belsnickel, as an aid in education. It contains 14 lesson plans, one for each chapter of the book. The answers for the questions in this book can either be...

Meet the Misfits

Middle Grade

Meet the Misfits Zoey’s pretty sure her life is over when her wannaba-rockstar mother uproots her from from their home in Seattle and deposits her in Nowheresville, Oregon to live with her whackadoodle grandparents. Things start to look up, though, when she...

Picture Imperfect

Middle Grade, Quick Reads, Share with the Family

Picture Imperfect by Susan Thogerson Maas Twelve-year-old JJ loves three things: her great-grandma, her cat, and photography. But she’s never going to be a real photographer unless she gets better equipment. When her best friend, Kat, discovers a photo contest with...

Cosmic Chaos

Middle Grade, Quick Reads, Share with the Family, Speculative, Suspenseful

Cosmic Chaos By CM Shelton A defective robot sends him to the Garden of Eden. And that’s just the beginning.  This futuristic middle grade novel will take you on an exciting, time-traveling adventure from the moon to creation and everywhere in between! Logan...

The Water Fight Professional

Lighty and Funny, Middle Grade, Outdoors and Adventure, Quick Reads, Share with the Family

The Water Fight ProfessionalT by Angela Ruth Strong I, Joey Michaels, am the Water Fight Professional. Basically this means that customers pay me to soak other people. But my super-competitive best friend is sucking all the fun out of summer. All because I made a...

The Pillow Fight Professional

Lighty and Funny, Middle Grade, Outdoors and Adventure, Quick Reads, Share with the Family

The Pillow Fight Professional by Angela Ruth Strong I, Joey Michaels, am the Pillow Fight Professional. Basically this means I’m training a bunch of my sister’s friends to hold their own against older siblings. Unfortunately, when the girls win a pillow fight at...

The Snowball Fight Professional

Christmas, Lighty and Funny, Middle Grade, Outdoors and Adventure, Quick Reads, Share with the Family

The Snowball Fight Professional by Angela Ruth Strong I, Joey Michaels, am the Snowball Fight Professional. Basically this means that customers pay me to shoot snowballs at other people. I’m going to use the money I make to buy Grandma a great gift that will...

The Food Fight Professional

Lighty and Funny, Middle Grade, Outdoors and Adventure, Quick Reads, Share with the Family

The Food Fight Professional by Angela Ruth Strong I, Joey Michaels, am the Food Fight Professional. Basically this means that if food is flying in the school cafeteria, people think I’m responsible.Working at a soup kitchen as punishment shows me how I can...

Benjy and the Belsnickel

Christmas, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Quick Reads, Share with the Family

Benjy and the Belsnickel By Bonnie Swinehart The Belsnickel is coming… Dressed in black from head to toe.Porcupine quills in his hat. A whip in hand.And bells that jingle with every step. Benjy, a lovable eleven-year-old in the 1930s, just can’t seem to...