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The Case of the Missing Tarts by Christee Curran-Bauer

Mama Pigeon has just baked her famous jam tarts, adding her own special top-secret ingredient. Before her son and his fellow detectives can enjoy them, the tarts are stolen right...

The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston

Frederick Fife is a down on his luck widower.  He hasn’t been able to pay his rent and is being evicted from his apartment.  Before packing away his things, Fred...

Posted by on September 1, 2024

Orange by Ichigo Takano

On the day Naho begins 11th grade, she forgets to set her alarm and oversleeps for the first time in her life. As she rushes out the door, she notices...

Posted by on August 15, 2024

The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

For fans of books like Oona out of Order by Margarita Montimore and Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale or the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray, The Husbands by...

Posted by on August 1, 2024

The Area 51 Files by Julie Buxbaum

12-year-old orphan Sky Patel-Baum has lived with her grandmother as far back as she can remember. When her grandmother moves to a retirement home, Sky and her pet hedgehog Spike...

Barb The Last Berzerker by Dan Abdo & Jason Patterson

An endless war has been waged between humans and monsters, and only the bravest among them—The Berzerkers—can defeat the monsters and save the world of Bailiwick once and for all!...

Megabat by Anna Humphrey

Megabat is a charming page turner about a boy who moves to a new town and a new house that just might be haunted…. Or is it? Daniel Misumi finds...

Posted by on April 6, 2023

Fake Blood by Whitney Gardner

Its tough feeling ordinary, especially when your friends are all out having epic summer adventures. From bungee jumps to volcano hikes, AJ can’t help but feel that his summer spent...

Slider by Pete Hautman

David Miller can eat a large pepperoni pizza in 4 minutes and 36 seconds. His parents are not impressed.

Acclaimed Foreign Language TV Series

Babylon Berlin Police commissioner Gereon Rath is transferred from Cologne to Berlin, the epicenter of political and social change in the Golden Twenties. Shellshocked from his service during World War...

Posted by on August 4, 2021

Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: Donner Dinner Party by Nathan Hale

Nathan Hales’ Hazardous Tales: Donner Dinner Party breaks down this squeamish story from history in a way that’s both historically accurate and child friendly. This graphic novel tells the story...

Posted by on April 29, 2021

Primer by Jennifer Muro

Ashley Rayburn feels different. What are you supposed to do with a boatload of creativity and nowhere to put it? With her birth father in prison and her frequent moves...

Posted by on March 25, 2021

The Good Egg

This Good Egg spends his entire time being the only good egg in his little dozen. The stress of keeping everyone in line is so much for him that his...

Posted by on December 17, 2020

Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan

Veronica Clarke is a model student getting ready to head to an Ivy League school. Her parents are proud of her, her best friends depend on her, and her perfect...

Posted by on November 12, 2020

New Kid by Jerry Craft

Stereotypes and expectations can be difficult, especially when they come from your peers. New Kid by Jerry Craft tells the story of 12 year old Jordan Banks as he embarks...

Posted by on July 30, 2020

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