We think you're near Los Angeles

National Middle Grade Readers

Trackers by Patrick Carman - book review

I first applauded Patrick Carman for his unique concept book Skeleton Creek, where he tied 21st Century literacy to good old-fashioned storytelling...
Read more

Nation by Terry Pratchett - a book review

I’ve read a quite a few Terry Pratchett novels and Good Omens, co-written with Neil Gaiman, is a personal favorite so I was excited to read...
Read more

The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper - a book review

Mention the name William Shakespeare and you will conjure many things to many people. But to a teen, one of the first thoughts will be Romeo and...
Read more

Joey Fly, Private Eye by Aaron Reynolds with Illustrations by Neil Numberman

Older readers and graphic novel lovers will find a lot to like in Joey Fly, Private Eye in Creepy Crawly Crime. Told with the style and verve of...
Read more

Fans of Skeleton Creek finally get their sequel: Ghost In The Machine

For fans of Skeleton Creek, clamoring for some answers, Ghost In The Machine will drop you right back into the world of Sarah and Ryan as they...
Read more

Book recommendation: Savvy by Ingrid Law

Savvy is one of those stories I wish that I had read when I was thirteen. The kind that would have stayed with me. The kind that would have been...
Read more

Book recommendation: Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

Is Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson a story of the American Revolution, a story of slavery's injustice, or a story of a young girl’s struggle...
Read more

Book recommendation: Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman

There are so many things to discuss about Skeleton Creek, a unique concept book by Patrick Carman, it's hard to know where to begin. How about the...
Read more

Evermore: The Immortals by Alyson Noel - book review

Evermore: The Immortals, begins with seventeen-year-old Ever having just lost her entire family in a horrible car accident. Now she can see people...
Read more

13 reasons to use Thirteen Reasons Why in your high school classroom

Website Synopsis: “Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers...
Read more

Pages