An outcast girl looking to belong discovers a secret doorway to other realms in a thrilling portal fantasy novel for middle-grade readers. When twelve-year-old Adeline Perle's transient military family finally plants roots in an old, creaky mansion - Cannondale - the girl craves to build the lasting friendships that she, as a constant outsider, never had. At last, on the cusp of bonding with a new group of affable teens on Cannondale's grounds, Adeline discovers an unusual treasure behind a … [Read more...] about The Secret Doors of Cannondale by Stephanie Brick
Ophelia Starcluck Saves the Galaxy by Kristen Gwen
How can you be best friends when you like different things? Ophelia Starcluck can’t lose another friend. When her last bestie, Keira, moved away, she told Ophelia that since she didn’t like jumpers and sunflower seeds, she never wanted to see her again. Then Ophelia met Finn, and she’s 95.7% sure they have everything in common. Nothing could rock their friendship…until weasels, intent on terrorizing the galaxy, invade their spacecraft and knock all the adults out with sleeping gas. Ophelia … [Read more...] about Ophelia Starcluck Saves the Galaxy by Kristen Gwen
Life Advice for Teens from an Ageless Grandma by Brenda DeHaan
Life Advice for Teens from an Ageless Grandma by Brenda DeHaan Being a teen isn't easy during the best of times, and times haven't been the best! "Life Advice for Teens from an Ageless Grandma" offers encouragement with common sense tips for teens. Photographs support the 35 subjects and add interest. Sometimes it's the way an idea is presented that makes it click. Conversational style and unique photos make this book's advice very accessible. Questions to ponder or discuss are included with … [Read more...] about Life Advice for Teens from an Ageless Grandma by Brenda DeHaan
FEATURED BOOK: Do NOT Draw In This Book: A Story About Change by Wil Turner
Genre: Children's, Fiction, Picture Books Two lovable characters who live in an empty, plain book are taken by surprise when things suddenly becomes very different. They work through their emotions and articulate the importance of being open to change, appreciating the world around us, and respecting people and things that are different. Link to buy book … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Do NOT Draw In This Book: A Story About Change by Wil Turner
FEATURED BOOK: Speranza’s Sweater: One Child’s Journey Through Foster Care and Adoption by Marcy Pusey
Genre: Children's Kids deserve a safe place to live and grow and learn. For some kids, this means living with foster or adoptive parents. Speranza’s Sweater chronicles one child’s experience through the foster and adoptive system. Speranza wears her sweater everywhere, hanging onto the last memories of her birth home, until it’s threadbare. Like her unraveled sweater, Speranza must weave together a new story, bringing threads from her past and strands from her present, into a future … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Speranza’s Sweater: One Child’s Journey Through Foster Care and Adoption by Marcy Pusey
