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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...