Prepper Mountain by Chris Bostic School's getting out for the summer, and Zach has finally worked up the courage to ask Katelyn to walk home with him—only to find the Feds parked in his driveway again. His unemployed accountant father is an outspoken critic of the recent default on the crushing national debt, which brings on most of their problems with the law. But his mother is the real complication when it comes to bringing potential girlfriends over to the house. She’s a fanatical … [Read more...] about Prepper Mountain by Chris Bostic
The Pit by Debra Breault
Inspired by the stories of The Money Pit on Oak Island, Nova Scotia. For one hundred years, generation after generation of the Martin family has kept a secret. There is treasure hidden deep underground in the woods behind their home. When the secret is revealed to Jack Martin, he is immediately resolved to be the one to solve the mystery. It won't be easy. The treasure is protected by booby-traps and natural barriers and is seemingly unreachable. Thanks to Jack's cleverness and tenacity, along … [Read more...] about The Pit by Debra Breault
Wild Timothy by Gary Blackwood
Bookish Timothy Martin lives in the shadow of his older brother, star athlete and outdoorsman. Their father takes Timothy on a camping trip to "toughen him up," but the boy gets hopelessly lost and injured. When his hopes of being rescued grow dim, he realizes that, if he's going to survive, it's all up to him. His fumbling trial-and-error efforts take him into a new dimension where he and the wilderness become partners in an adventure he never suspected could exist. Targeted Age Group:: … [Read more...] about Wild Timothy by Gary Blackwood
FEATURED BOOK: Banished by Christy Monson
Genre: Children's Books - Middle Grade Dre has waited twelve summers to become a man, but during his ceremony the chief banishes his uncle, and even Dre himself. Thrust into the desert, he struggles to protect himself and his mother from his drug-addicted uncle—and certain death in the barren land. With only a golden eagle to guide him, Dre struggles to find a source of food and water for his mother. Abuse from his uncle and trouble with a neighboring clan could destroy his chance for … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Banished by Christy Monson
Prince of Malorn by Annie Douglass Lima
One major obstacle stands between seventeen-year-old Prince Korram and the throne that is his birthright: Regent Rampus. Temporary ruler of Malorn, Rampus has no intention of giving up his position when the crown prince comes of age – or of allowing the prince to live long enough to reach that age. Desperate to build an army of his own to stand against the regent, Korram treks into the Impassable Mountains to try to recruit the one segment of Malornian society not under Rampus’s control. … [Read more...] about Prince of Malorn by Annie Douglass Lima
