Before Diana became “the people’s princess” and a champion of charities, she was a young girl who loved animals and helping people at hospitals. She led from the heart.   I was super excited to learn about Princess Diana! Before reading this book, I knew next to nothing about her, aside from the fact that […]

Davy and Jo Michaud have been recently orphaned. Taken in by a distant relative, Ruthie Reynard, a famous aviator, they are now working with a group of stunt pilots who spend their time wing-walking, leaping from plane to plane, and flying through fireworks! But though the stunts are dangerous, the real threat is building behind […]

Owen Godfrey is spending his summer in Paris studying science fiction writer Jules Verne, the brilliant mind behind Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in Eighty Days. When Owen and his new friends find what appears to be a dusty copy of Verne’s collected works in an old bookshop, they’re intrigued by the hidden codes […]

Rosa Mandolini knows in her heart that her family are the greatest painters of magical illuminations in the city. But the eccentric Studio Mandolini has fallen on hard times, and the future is no longer certain. While trying to help her family, Rosa discovers a strange magical box protected by a painted crow. But when […]

High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of, including her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she’s built. But when she finds herself trapped 300 miles north of the city, convalescing in a sleepy coastal town with her adult daughter Beth and teenage granddaughter Jack, Lana is stuck counting otters instead of square footage—and hoping that boredom won’t kill her before […]

What if you lived in a world without books? After a devastating Blight killed off all the trees, paper is worth more than just about anything. Juni’s parents died when she was young, so now it’s just her and Grandpa Edgar. When she’s not in school, Juni and her friends Doler and Quaze turn to […]

Terpsichore can’t wait to follow in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s footsteps . . . now she just has to convince her mom. It’s 1934, and times are tough for their family. To make a fresh start, Terpsichore’s father signs up for President Roosevelt’s Palmer Colony project, uprooting them from Wisconsin to become pioneers in Alaska. Their […]

Silke has always been good at spinning the truth and storytelling. So good that just years after arriving as a penniless orphan, she has found her way up to working for the most splendid chocolate makers in the city as a master promoter. Although Silke loves her work at the Chocolate Heart, she’s certain it […]

WARNING: This story will have you craving chocolate.   Aventurine is a brave young dragon ready to explore the world outside of her family’s mountain cave. If only they’d let her leave it. Her family thinks she’s too young to fly on her own, but she’s determined to prove them wrong by capturing the most […]

SPOILERS AHEAD! Please read ‘Danny Phantom: A Glitch in Time’ before reading this book review.   After the events of Danny Phantom: A Glitch in Time, Danny Phantom is public enemy number one, and Casper High School has revamped its curriculum as they believe that ghosts are once again a danger to the town. While […]