Author: Linda Sue ParkAcclaimed, award-winning author Linda Sue Park has placed a young half-Asian girl, Hanna, in a small town in America’s heartland, in 1880. Hanna’s adjustment to her new surroundings, which primarily means negotiating the townspeople’s almost unanimous prejudice against Asians, is at the heart of the story. Narrated by Hanna, the novel has…
Author: Kate AlbusIt is 1940 and William, 12, Edmund, 11, and Anna, 9, aren’t terribly upset by the death of the not-so-grandmotherly grandmother who has taken care of them since their parents died. But the children do need a guardian, and in the dark days of World War II London, those are in short supply,…
Author: Chris GrabensteinSeries: The Smartest Kid in the UniverseTwelve-year-old Jake’s middle school is about to be shut down. Jake and his friends know their school’s worth saving-if they could only figure out how! When Jake spies a bowl of jellybeans at the hotel where his mom works, he eats them. But uh-oh–those weren’t just jellybeans,…
Author: Richard OsmanIn a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of…
Adventure. Humor. Drama. Help kids discover God’s great love story! As they read, they will uncover the big picture. Kids ages 8 to 12 will find out that God’s story is not just a collection of random adventures; it’s a complete story that tells about God’s great love for his people. Using the New International…