Young Adult and
​Middle-grade books.

Great reads for growing minds.

2025 Story Monsters Approved Winner in Health and Wellness
Never Give Up by Mike Simmel

2025 Royal Dragonfly Children's Book Awards: Honorable Mention in Special Needs Category
Never Give Up by Mike Simmel

2025 Purple Dragonfly Children's Book Awards: Honorable Mention in Special Needs/ Disability Awareness
Never Give Up by Mike Simmel

2025  International Impact Awards in Science Fantasy and Adventure Categories
Kantara: The Traveler by Stephen and Mary Weller

2024 The Kindle Book Awards Reader's Choice Contest- Winner in Young Adult 
Vermilion Sunrise by Lydia P. Brownlow

2024 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards- Honorable Mention in Young Adult Adventure
Vermilion Sunrise by Lydia P. Brownlow

2023 Purple Dragonfly Children's Book Awards: Honorable Mentions in Middle-Grade Fiction & Green Books/Environmental
The Metamorphosis of Emma Murry by Rebecca Laxton

2023 Readers' Favorite Finalist Award in the Young Adult Mystery Category
The Metamorphosis of Emma Murry by Rebecca Laxton

2023 Reader Views Literary Award-Silver Medal in Young Adult (ages 16+) Fiction
Vermilion Sunrise by Lydia P. Brownlow

2023 The BookFest Award-Two First Place Awards in Alien & Alien Invasion and Science Fiction 
Kantara: The Traveler by Stephen and Mary Weller

2023 The BookFest Award-Two Second Place Awards in Sci-Fi Action & Adventure and Sci-Fi Time Travel
Kantara: The Traveler by Stephen and Mary Weller

2023 The BookFest Award-Three Second Place Awards in Medical Thriller, History, and YA History
The Progressive Hospital by Stephen Weller

2023 Speak Up Talk Radio Firebird Book Award YA Science Fiction and YA Time Travel
Kantara: The Traveler by Stephen and Mary Weller

2023 American Fiction Awards-Finalist in Pre-Teen category 
The Metamorphosis of Emma Murry by Rebecca Laxton

2021 Living Now Award tied in the Spirit category
Just Words Unless... by Cheryl Klein-Slebioda

2021 IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Awards)-Juvenile Fiction 
Now and at the Hour  by Bess Kercher
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2018 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards-Young Adult Fantasy 
Eat, Prey, Blood  by Betsy Russell

The Bond Street Detectives (Hard Cover) by Leah Witman Moore

$23.95

Maddie, Lucy, and Max are best friends—and officially detectives (even if they’re the only ones who know it). When a prop containing money goes missing from the school’s play, fingers start pointing in the wrong direction. Posters go up. Whispers spread. 

Lucy grabs her notebook. Max brings his scientific “research” skills. Maddie notices what others overlook. Together, the Bond Street Detectives follow the clues through crowded hallways, secretive classrooms, and a buzzing lunchroom to uncover the truth.

But solving this mystery in time for opening night will take more than magnifying glasses and stakeouts. It will take courage, loyalty, and the kind of friendship that stands strong when things get tough.

Full of humor, heart, and high-stakes hallway drama, The Bond Street Detectives is a story about inclusion, justice, and three friends who prove that everyone deserves to be seen—and believed.

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The Bond Street Detectives (Soft Cover) by Leah Witman Moore

$16.95

Maddie, Lucy, and Max are best friends—and officially detectives (even if they’re the only ones who know it). When a prop containing money goes missing from the school’s play, fingers start pointing in the wrong direction. Posters go up. Whispers spread. 

Lucy grabs her notebook. Max brings his scientific “research” skills. Maddie notices what others overlook. Together, the Bond Street Detectives follow the clues through crowded hallways, secretive classrooms, and a buzzing lunchroom to uncover the truth.

But solving this mystery in time for opening night will take more than magnifying glasses and stakeouts. It will take courage, loyalty, and the kind of friendship that stands strong when things get tough.

Full of humor, heart, and high-stakes hallway drama, The Bond Street Detectives is a story about inclusion, justice, and three friends who prove that everyone deserves to be seen—and believed.

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Decoding the Moon (Hard Cover) by Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw

$25.95

Twelve-year-old Levi’s family is fractured when his mom dies unexpectedly. To escape painful memories, his dad moves their family from the Detroit suburbs to a small town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. There, Dad dives into work, leaving avid rock climber Levi stuck at home with his spy-code-obsessed brother Zack. When Zack tells Levi it’s like Mom went to the moon and never came back, a baffled Levi promises to take his autistic brother closer to the moon to say goodbye. Over the summer, Levi learns that facing his fears might just be what provides his family the closure they desperately need.

Winner of the 2024 Fictionary Book of the Year Award, Decoding the Moon explores how one family navigates loss with love, determination, hope, and just the right amount of grit.

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Decoding the Moon (Soft Cover) by Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw

$15.95

Twelve-year-old Levi’s family is fractured when his mom dies unexpectedly. To escape painful memories, his dad moves their family from the Detroit suburbs to a small town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. There, Dad dives into work, leaving avid rock climber Levi stuck at home with his spy-code-obsessed brother Zack. When Zack tells Levi it’s like Mom went to the moon and never came back, a baffled Levi promises to take his autistic brother closer to the moon to say goodbye. Over the summer, Levi learns that facing his fears might just be what provides his family the closure they desperately need.

Winner of the 2024 Fictionary Book of the Year Award, Decoding the Moon explores how one family navigates loss with love, determination, hope, and just the right amount of grit.

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The Pelican Squadron by Kathryn West (Hard Cover)

$23.95

It’s the early 1940s, and America suddenly finds itself engaged in World War II. As the nation readies for war, a small beach community is asked to join the battle. When it receives word from Washington, DC that a German U-boat has been tracked offshore, regular people step up for nightly foot patrols. It’s a daunting task, but they are all that stands between America and the Nazis. Little do they know they aren’t “fighting” this battle by themselves. Long admired for their graceful flight, the pelicans of the Outer Banks will forever be remembered for the special part they played in protecting its shores and way of life.

Set in the beautiful and historic town of Nags Head, North Carolina, The Pelican Squadron provides young readers with an exciting and educational glimpse into the tumultuous landscape of World War II through the lens of some very unusual winged warriors.  

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The Pelican Squadron by Kathryn West (Soft Cover)

$15.95

It’s the early 1940s, and America suddenly finds itself engaged in World War II. As the nation readies for war, a small beach community is asked to join the battle. When it receives word from Washington, DC that a German U-boat has been tracked offshore, regular people step up for nightly foot patrols. It’s a daunting task, but they are all that stands between America and the Nazis. Little do they know they aren’t “fighting” this battle by themselves. Long admired for their graceful flight, the pelicans of the Outer Banks will forever be remembered for the special part they played in protecting its shores and way of life.

Set in the beautiful and historic town of Nags Head, North Carolina, The Pelican Squadron provides young readers with an exciting and educational glimpse into the tumultuous landscape of World War II through the lens of some very unusual winged warriors. 

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Finding Your Place (Soft Cover) by Janice Irwin

$16.95

Move away? Sell the farm? Where would we go?

 

Life as she knows it is about to end for quiet and shy eleven-year-old Ginny. First her beloved grandmother dies, then she learns her family will be moving from the farm where she’s always lived to the Weaver Creek cotton mill in search of a better life and a regular paycheck. The move means leaving behind her friends—including her best friend and cousin Annie—as well as her school, her town, and everything she knows. Ginny fears what may lie ahead but ultimately learns that change can mean new opportunities and that new friendships can lead to broader perspectives. 

Set in Central North Carolina at the turn of the nineteenth century, Finding Your Place teaches young adolescents how facing life’s challenges builds confidence, enabling us to find our place wherever life may lead.

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Finding Your Place (Hard Cover) by Janice Irwin

$24.95

Move away? Sell the farm? Where would we go?

 

Life as she knows it is about to end for quiet and shy eleven-year-old Ginny. First her beloved grandmother dies, then she learns her family will be moving from the farm where she’s always lived to the Weaver Creek cotton mill in search of a better life and a regular paycheck. The move means leaving behind her friends—including her best friend and cousin Annie—as well as her school, her town, and everything she knows. Ginny fears what may lie ahead but ultimately learns that change can mean new opportunities and that new friendships can lead to broader perspectives. 

Set in Central North Carolina at the turn of the nineteenth century, Finding Your Place teaches young adolescents how facing life’s challenges builds confidence, enabling us to find our place wherever life may lead.

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Growing Out of Peeksgrove (HARD COVER) by Amy Tobergte

$21.95

Ten-year-old Tess lives in Peeksgrove, a town so small it doesn’t have its own dot on the map. But what Peeksgrove lacks in geographic notoriety, it makes up for in creative genius, leaving poor Tess feeling out of place in her extraordinary town. Each year the town’s citizens strive to out-do one another at the county fair, and this year is no different. As the competition boils over, a sleazy salesman rolls into town peddling special seeds, and before long, every home has a new vegetable garden. But Tess soon notices something off about these veggies—and the man who sold them. Now as gargantuan zucchini threaten to take over her school, Tess must work fast to save everyone from culinary crisis. 

Chockful of wit and whimsy, Growing Out of Peeksgrove is a delightful—and delicious—adventure about self-discovery and finding one’s place in a sometimes kooky world.

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Growing Out of Peeksgrove (SOFT COVER) by Amy Tobergte

$16.95

Ten-year-old Tess lives in Peeksgrove, a town so small it doesn’t have its own dot on the map. But what Peeksgrove lacks in geographic notoriety, it makes up for in creative genius, leaving poor Tess feeling out of place in her extraordinary town. Each year the town’s citizens strive to out-do one another at the county fair, and this year is no different. As the competition boils over, a sleazy salesman rolls into town peddling special seeds, and before long, every home has a new vegetable garden. But Tess soon notices something off about these veggies—and the man who sold them. Now as gargantuan zucchini threaten to take over her school, Tess must work fast to save everyone from culinary crisis. 

Chockful of wit and whimsy, Growing Out of Peeksgrove is a delightful—and delicious—adventure about self-discovery and finding one’s place in a sometimes kooky world.

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Horse Thieves (Hard Cover) by Cole Smith

$25.95

Set in the wild countryside, this thrilling adventure follows three children—Cody, Misha, and Indy—as they race to deliver important legal papers to the county seat, miles downriver from their remote farm. Evans Ballard, a skilled and relentless tracker, has been hired to thwart their mission at any cost. They’ll need all of their wits, woodcraft, and horseback riding skills to stay ahead of him in a journey that tests their courage and endurance.

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Horse Thieves (Soft Cover) by Cole Smith

$16.95

Set in the wild countryside, this thrilling adventure follows three children—Cody, Misha, and Indy—as they race to deliver important legal papers to the county seat, miles downriver from their remote farm. Evans Ballard, a skilled and relentless tracker, has been hired to thwart their mission at any cost. They’ll need all of their wits, woodcraft, and horseback riding skills to stay ahead of him in a journey that tests their courage and endurance.

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