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The Scott Fenwick Diaries by Kristin Nilsen is a lighthearted, yet realistic and heartfelt coming-of age novel that follows Millie, a middle school girl navigating through her first real crush on a boy named Scott Fenwick. Told via Millie’s diary entries (the Scott Fenwick Diaries), the book captures the awkwardness, excitement, and confusion of the transition from childhood to adolescence.

The Midnight Creature Mystery

After a bad storm destroyed Fawn and Bunny’s home, they were able to relocate to another area of the forest by making a home of branches and foliage close to their friend’s home, Bear. Since meeting Bear, the three animals have become best friends. They do everything together and protect each other. One night, while Fawn and Bunny were sleeping in their home, Bunny woke up to some loud noises. He could see glowing eyes off in the forest and became so scared that he woke up Fawn. After searching awhile to see what the mystery creature was, they didn’t find anything.

We're Live! Radio Theater #101

This book is a non-fiction educational book that serves as a teacher resource. Are you a teacher who wanted to do a drama unit with your students, but didn't have the budget for the props, sets, and costumes? Then look no further as this author has created a guide for drama style performances without the high budget or prep that accompanies theater plays. Instead, this guide focuses on the creation of a radio theater activity where imagination is key and all you need are some sound effects.

The Price of Loyalty

The Price of Loyalty: Serving Adela of Blois is a historical novel that goes back to the 11th century up until the early 12th century. The novel, written by Malve von Hassell, is about a man named Cerdic who lost everything and almost his life in a Norman Conquest.

The Book of Fairies

The Book of Fairies by Susie Spikol explores the different varieties of magical creatures called fairies. The author organizes the book into sections of type of fairies like wind, water, fire, or earth fairies. Based on folklore and naturalist research, The Book of Fairies is an all-encompassing encyclopedia on fairy origins, cultures, abilities, and how best to attract them.

Fairytale Apocalypse

Fairytale Apocalypse by Jacqueline Patricks is a fantasy book that merges the mortal world with a magical realm known as The Verge. One day the magic binding the magical realm together began to collapse, spilling weird creatures and magic into the mortal world. Kagan, a fae guarding The Verge, tries to hold the realm together while the twins, Lauren and Tessa, characters in the mortal world, have their lives shattered when they notice the destruction of The Verge slowly entering their world.

Whisper

Whisper by Alison Bellringer is an emotional story that follows Britney, a young girl growing up in a toxic environment. Her home life is unstable and unpredictable because of her emotionally and physically abusive father. Living in constant fear, Britney learns to stay quiet and avoid drawing attention to herself. When a stray puppy named Whisper finds her in the woods, he becomes a source of comfort and support. The two form a special bond and begin a journey toward healing and new beginnings.

Tail Tale Too

Wally and the Tailor are back for another tail-filled adventure in the sequel, Tail Tale Too. Wally and his friend Snoo, the snake, are at it again, asking the Tailor for advice and for tails that will suit Wally the best. Wally has tails from monkeys, foxes, and peacocks, but in the end, the story teaches a valuable lesson about finding gratitude for what we have and beauty in our own ability to solve problems.

Risk, Resilience, and Redemption

Bluma Tishgarten, Felix Goldberg, and the rest of the Jews persecuted by Nazi Germany’s cruel ideals had no way of knowing that their humanity was about to be stripped from them as Adolf Hitler rose to power. They had no reason to believe the unbelievable - that there would be times when they’d be treated worse than dogs, in conditions like living death - because it just seemed impossible that anyone’s moral compass could be disrupted so easily.

The Human Body

Noa and a few of her friends are taught by Dr. Tolson how the human body works. The kids learn that the body has 206 bones, over 600 muscles, how your body is like a super machine because of your skeletal system, and more fun things about your circulatory system, digestive system, and even your immune system. The author includes exercises, questions, activities, and experiments, etc. to help explain her material to her young readers.

Eastern Shadows

In Eastern Shadows, we follow an unemployed journalist named Shane as he travels to Thailand in search of a missing girl. He is looking for Ploy Soikham, whose mother turns to him for help because of his personal connection to the country. Shane once lived in Thailand, speaks the language, and is somewhat familiar with the culture. As the investigation unfolds, it becomes a tangled web of deceit and corruption. There is far more to Ploy’s disappearance than meets the eye. Will Shane be able to find her before it’s too late?

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Congratulations to Warren Cabral on his LitPick Five Star Award series The Lakeland Mysteries.

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