Children's Modern and Contemporary Fiction Books

Children ages 7 to 12 will especially love Will's Bow Hunting Adventure. Set in Wisconsin, young Will recently finished his first hunting season, but he just doesn't feel happy. It isn't until Christmas, when Grandpa Joe gives him a bow for a...

The Adventures of Snibbles McGibbons is a beautiful series about a boy who moves to a new home and acclimates to his new surroundings. With his bright red hair and freckles, he has many kids ask him questions about his appearance, but Snibbles’ mom...

This *omnibus edition* contains all three books in the Golden Guard Trilogy by USA Today bestselling author Elise Kova.It is all three books bound as one, large manuscript.A magical murder mystery. An unlikely love story between a prince and a...

Some things should never be forgotten simply because they are too important to forget!  And one thing we should never forget is that we need to practice conservation; because this is not only important to us, it is also important to all of the many...

Sometimes boys do stuff just because they are boys, and that’s okay.  The stuff they do is sometimes mischievous and kind of bad, and sometimes  the stuff they do is wonderful and loving and very good!  And I suppose it is true that...

There are dreams, and then there are dreams.  If your dream is about doing good and about helping others, then you are on the right track.  And if you are only thinking about yourself and what you can get for yourself or keep for yourself, then...

Love can never be bought or sold, and neither can kindness.  But if you think of it as a sort of currency, then if you are in for a penny, you may as well be in for a pound; and it doesn‛t matter if the currency is in pounds or dollars or or...

What does it mean when a new day has come?  It means every single day brings a brand new opportunity for you to live your life to the fullest.  And this is why you need to be thankful for every single day of your life!  You mustn’t...

Have fun practicing reading skills with this ‘learn to read’ book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, that is filled with a cast of familiar Penelope Dyan characters, word...

Everyone has a story, and your story is all about you and who you are and who you are meant to be. We are all very different from one another. We are all 'one of a kind,' and this is how we were meant to be. All that matters is being the best person you...

Life has many ups and downs, and life surges just like the waves of the ocean. But what does it mean in life to 'make waves'? Our heroine wonders about that when her dear, sweet mother tells her to, "Make waves!" Think about what you think it means to...

Our heroine's great grandma tells her, "Look before you leap! And think before you speak!" AND our heroine imply doesn't understand why her great grandma said this, and she doesn't understand what her great grandma meant by what she said. And so, our...

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The Island of Pearls is an invitation to an imaginary island, introducing its serene surroundings.

Milo Hestler is a lonely, unusual, fourteen-year-old girl. She is constantly moving from home to home with her oblivious parents. The only friend she has is her conscience, whom she has named Bob. Her only comforts are cooking and listening to hip-hop...

In many African American families, there have been discussions about Native American family connections. This historical fiction picture book, More than One Ancestry: Part 2, serves as an example of how such connections and disconnections were made. ...

There's nothing better than a sweet, juicy peach cobbler at the end of a summer day.Thoughts of her mother's cobbler fill Olivia's head as she strolls into the family orchard to fill her basket with perfect peaches. Instead of peaches on the trees, she...

The story of a little girl's journey to a new land. The story of Isobel, the story of immigrants, the story of America.Billy's family is going to move, and he wants none of it. He loves his home, and he loves his Papa's stories. When they move, he and...

Just then it came again, a sound such as neither Peter Rabbit nor Jimmy Skunk had ever heard before. Peter’s teeth began to chatter. Never had the Green Meadows or the Green Forest heard anything like it. It sounded something like Hooty the Owl, and Dippy

Engaging introduction to the peoples of the world through the stories of the seven little sisters: the little brown baby; Agoonack, the Eskimo sister; Gemila, the child of the desert; Jeannette, the Swiss maiden; Pen-se the Chinese girl; Manenko, the...

What will your fate be when you choose your Tangled Web of Fate?You are the new kid in school. You have only been there for two weeks, but you made friends with two girls named Josie York and Jenna LaPage, along with Jenna's brother Simon LaPage and her...

Color Us Bad! is the first in the BAD CATS series of children's books. Our heroes, Iggy and Mick, learn their colors after they flee the coup and embark on an adventure involving motorcycles, mice, mischief, and more!

Es un relato corto, en primera persona y con lenguaje muy sencillo, pensado especialmente para que tenga receptividad en la juventud. Va dirigido a adolescentes y padres jovenes. La autora resalta el entusiasmo que debe reinar en la juventud actual...

Spanish Language Edition: Happy Easter, Little Hoo! Time for an Easter Egg hunt, Little Hoo! Help Little Hoo find all of the Easter Eggs in this sweet little book. Little Hoo looks up and down, over and under to find all of the colorful eggs. Happy...

Jimmy and Johnny don't look or act anything alike, but the two are the closest mouse brothers in their entire village. When one of their mouse friends kicks Jimmy's favorite ball onto the lawn of Ms. McFurr, an old mouse who is rumored to eat young mice,...

It is 1979 and sixteen-year-old Judith's survivalist father has never been so relaxed and cheerful since he returned from Vietnam with a debilitating case of PTSD. The eight years he and his family have spent hidden deep in the Kalmiopsis wilderness of...

There is so much about his best friend, Max, that is a mystery to Jeff. His fascination with guns. His hatred of Jews. His strange response when someone poisons the neighborhood dogs. He at times seems like a man to Jeff, and at other times is just a...

Leo is a young boy who goes to live with his grandparents in Dorset. In the very old castle he finds the entrance to a magical world. He will there discover that he is stronger and braver than he thought and battles an evil magician with the help of a...

A short story of a little boy with his family, enjoying their time on Fourth of July. This book tells us that spending time with our family really matters and we have to give them time and attention.

Join Beth the butterfly and Dan the dragonfly as they treat children to a magical journey, teaching them how to visualise the majestic colours in rainbows and how to direct the colours to specific parts of their bodies. Each colour performs a different...

This book turns the ordinary act of putting your pants on into an EXTRAORDINARY event!!! The pants come alive and the little boy wiggles, giggles, and talks his way into making the pants listen so he can finally get dressed.

"Brooklyn's Birthday Party" is the second book, in a series about the authors "Four Legged" daughter, Brooklyn Mashelle Larke. She is a silver-grey Yorkie Poo, who thinks she is a person

Why Am I So Different? is a story about overcoming insecurity and having the strength to persevere through life's challenges. By reading this story, young children can learn to embrace their unique qualities and discover that their potential is limitless.

Sometimes believing in your dream is more important than the dream itself! Join Clara, a quirky and spunky Haitian girl, on her enchanting adventure as she learns to connect with love, nature and herself. And fly!

Most pirates have a parrot on their shoulder. Have you ever wondered how they find them? In this story, Captain John, a bad, mean old pirate, tries to plunder a very nice, posh ship. But the posh ship's parrot takes a fancy to a watch on a long gold...

Reentering the normal world of track and school and strangers, and dreading the unanswerable accusation, “Aren’t you the one who killed a little girl and got away with it?”, sixteen-year-old Matt McKendrick finds hostility and...

In his senior year, forced at every track meet to face the hatred of strangers who think he killed a little girl and got away with it, Matt McKendrick is determined to earn the Runner of the Year Award and to prove that no matter what they do, they...

Grandpa takes his grandson's into the swamp for what they thought was a fishing trip, but Grandpa had other plans. He takes them to a magical Island hidden deep in the swamp called Rainbow Island. There they meet many strange and exciting, new creatures...

"Why can't we all just get along?" Rodney King famously asked as Los Angeles burned. A quarter of a century later, the question has more power and resonance than ever. The tales in Scenes from the Catastrophe reflect our fractured world, capturing the...