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The Bonnet Book: Diary of an Orphan Train Hatmaker

by Nancy Menees Hardesty

Sent away on an orphan train at fourteen, smart and lovely Blanche Spencer lands in St. Louis, Missouri as a nursemaid, wearing rags and sleeping in a pantry. To rise above her servitude, she begins a self-education program. A trade booth at the 1904 World’s Fair and a Cobden, Illinois apprenticeship launch her into a hat-making career, which she documents in a tiny diary, The Bonnet Book. An early example of self-determination and girl power, Blanche—now Bonnie—travels alone to the Wild West, ... more

Twelve Feet Up: The First 5.6 Feet

by John Penteros

High school freshman Joe McKinnon loves pizza, hates public speaking, and has fallen hard for a girl. Pretty typical. Not so typical is Joe’s prosthetic leg, which he’s had since the car crash two years ago that killed his father and left him with a burning desire to rid the world of automobiles. The object of Joe’s affections, Jun Song, is a year behind Joe in school, yet way ahead of him in smarts. When Jun is brutally attacked on her way home one day, her already-protective mother shifts i... more

Set Me Free

by Cachline Etienne

An unexpected friendship changes everything… Anita Baum has never been one to make friends. She navigates her high school halls like a mine field; because for her they might as well be. Any misstep means that she risks being teased and humiliated. However, when new student Tina takes an instant liking to Anita, things start to change. Outrageously bold and determined, Tina is the exact opposite of Anita. The duo quickly becomes friends and their unlikely friendship places Anita in the li... more

Double Crossed

by Cachline Etienne

Tianna Morgan and her friends run Cadie Mae High. Great friends, Perfect grades, and an Amazing boyfriend, Tianna is on an all time high. What could possibly go wrong? Vicious lies and nasty rumours about Tianna soon spread across Cadie Mae like wild fire. The Culprits: "Her friends". Tianna expected a wild senior year but nothing prepared her for a betrayal this big. She soon takes solace with Jeremy, a misfit she's spent most of her high school life disliking. Tensions grow as graduation... more

Peri the Awesome COVID Fairy

by Morgan Duffy

Peri the Awesome COVID Fairy is a whimsical children's story about a friendly, blue fairy helping kids through the time of COVID-19. Peri sings songs to remind kids to wash their hands and play responsibly. Peri also dances, helps send letters to loved ones who are sick, and more!

We Go Together

by Abigail de Niverville

The beaches of Grand-Barachois had been Kat’s summer home for years. There, she created her own world with her “summer friends,” full of possibilities and free from expectation. But one summer, everything changed, and she ran from the life she’d created. Now seventeen and on the brink of attending college, Kat is full of regret. She’s broken a friendship beyond repair, and she’s dated possibly the worst person in the world. Six months after their break-up, he still haunts her nightmares. Conf... more

I Knew Him

by Abigail de Niverville

In his senior year of high school, Julian has one goal: be invisible. All he wants is to study hard, play basketball, and pretend he’s straight for one more year. Then, he can run away to university and finally tell the world he’s bisexual. And by “the world,” he means everyone but his mom and best friend. That’s two conversations he never wants to have. When he’s talked into auditioning for the school’s production of Hamlet, Julian fears that veering off course will lead to assumptions he’s ... more

Honey

by Caylen D. Smith

Josephine is starting her junior year of high school and has a plan to keep everything as normal as possible, but Elijah, the notorious class clown, can’t help himself in telling everyone of the news. Their parents are getting married. This so-called plan of hers was a flop from the start. She is not only going to have to balance school life, but also a new family and a possible growing relationship with Gilbert Ando, her future step brother’s best friend.

Kissing Daisy Parker

by Michael Milton

Daisy is a Sylvia-Plath-reading, Robert Smith devotee, planning on a summer of Australian beaches with or without her two favourite boys. Obsessed gamer and jealous boyfriend Greg needs the prize money from the Scottish Street Fighter II championships to join Daisy in Oz. She wouldn’t really go without him. Would she? Scottish-born, English-accented Junaid is the couple’s best friend. Haunted by that school dance and terrified of the future, he finds himself falling for his best friend’s girl... more

Gobbledy

by Lis Anna-Langston

Ever since eleven-year-old Dexter Duckworth and his brother, Dougal, lost their mom, everything has been different. But “different” takes on a whole new meaning when, one day just before Christmas (or Kissmas, as they call it), Dexter finds a golden rock in the forest that hatches into an adorable alien. Gobbledy is smarter than he seems and is lost on planet Earth. Before long, Gobbledy takes Dexter, Dougal, and their best friend Fi on an adventure of friendship, family, and loss―one that requi... more

The quick brown fox

by claire white

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. while the lazy dog jumps over the lazy fox.

Eight Pound Cows

by Dr. Barbara Ten Brink

Cows are huge animals that weigh between 1,000 to 2,000 pounds. Wouldn’t it be fun if cows weighed the same as our pet dogs and cats? Wouldn’t it be fun if cows were also our fur babies? Eight Pound Cows is a story about imagining cows that only weigh eight pounds. As eight-pound cows, they would be the size of our other pets. If cows were smaller and lighter, it would be easier to care for them, to feed them, to walk them as they graze. It would be exciting to teach them some tricks as co... more

BabyWarrior and the Seven Deadly Grandmother Book II

by Emil Simeonov

“With horror, the baby realized these weren’t rocks . . . these were the TrunkNoses!! A horrible, merciless army, with big iron helmets, rubber uniforms, and rubber trunks they were breathing through. Their lifeless eyes hid behind the cold glass of their goggles, the filters of their trunks filtering out the clean air, letting only the poisons in. They were so evil, they were breathing only the poisons in the air!! “ The second book of the fantastical adventures of BabyWarrior and his faithfu... more

BabyWarrior and the Seven Deadly Grandmothers Book I

by Emil Simeonov

“The SpottedOnes! Enormous bear like creatures with horrible jaws full of shiny, sharp teeth, and small, red, bloodthirsty eyes looking at him without blinking. Everybody knew their spots were painted. The SpottedOnes painted spots all over their bodies every morning. They wanted to look at least as pleasant as hyenas, but it didn’t help. They looked hideous . . . horrendous . . . horrifying!! “ Book one of the fantastical adventures of BabyWarrior and his faithful sidekick, BullHorse. A ta... more

Billy the Bat

by Patrick Henry Adams

Come join Billy the Bat on a trip through the craziest year in modern history- 2020! See where COVID-19 originated, see the Communists react to a horrific event, and show your children what they can do to keep our freedoms alive! A quick, fun look at a long hard year- and this is only the first half! Bonus coloring pages at the end

Lake Fun for You and Me

by Rinda Beach

This book is part story – part souvenir. Follow Zoe and her family on their lake vacation on the left side of each page. On the right side, there’s room to record your own lake vacation story. When Mom reveals Lake Hunt Fun, the adventures begin. Maddie, Nick, and Zoe explore the lake while they look for answers to Mom’s questions. The more answers they find, the more points they earn towards winning a prize. Zoe is the youngest in the family, but she’s determined to beat her older sister and br... more

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