Young Adult and
​Middle-grade books.

Great reads for growing minds.

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

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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Now and at the Hour by Bess Kercher

$15.95

Twelve-year-old Catholic school kid Albert Davidson finds freedom and adventure skateboarding on the hills and in the parks of San Francisco. He otherwise likes to keep things steady and under tight control – even if he has to tell a few lies to do so. This careful approach to life is turned upside down when his mom is diagnosed with cancer.

Even as Albert struggles to keep things normal by hanging out with his two best friends, his life continues to be full of surprises. While hiking one day near Lands End, he jumps into dangerous waters to rescue a dying shark – an act that is recorded by onlookers. Suddenly famous online, Albert’s new popularity launches an unusual quest for healing, fueled by his mom’s intensifying battle and his determination to find a cure. A quieter adventure unfolds with the boys and a mysterious stranger, whose unsafe circumstances lead Albert to double down on his secrets and lies. With problems escalating all around him, will Albert find the remedies he so desperately seeks?

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The Ashenborn by Matthew W. Fenn (soft cover)

$16.95

Above all other creatures, the dragon is the culmination of power and the peak of magical strength.

In the world of Yadir lie seven kingdoms under the rule of the High King, and within the kingdom of Lifesveil dwell war criminals bound in magical cells. When the criminals are set free, terrible monstrosities are unleashed upon the realm, shaking Yadir to its very foundation. Only the Ashenborn, wizards able to take the form of dragons, can hope to defeat this age-old enemy.

The first in a series, this debut novel from Matthew W. Fenn is pure magic, embracing high fantasy while redefiningheroic courage.

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The Adventures of Tank and Pudge-Book 2 The Fisticuffs (soft cover) by HP Phipps

$16.95

The Fisticuffs, book two in the Adventures of Tank and Pudge series, takes readers to the North Carolina mountains in the year 1962. The book's main characters-the powerful Douglas "Tank" Banner, the thoughtful Richard "Pudge" Hawkins, the irrepressible Gene Clodfelter, and the insightful and steadfast narrator, Hal Grayson-are now juniors in high school. Adventures unfold as Hal engages in a budding romance with his forever-crush Sophia Bishop, the gang rollicks in wild and witty teenage antics, and Hal is challenged to fisticuffs by Wilbur Bledsoe. Now Hal must conquer his fears, face Wilbur's notorious haymaker punch, and defend his love for Sophia-all before the school year's end.  

Written with masterful description, sharp wit, and a heaping dose of nostalgia, the Adventures of Tank and Pudge series recalls those thrilling days of yesteryear when cars named Falcon, Thunderbird, and Corvair roamed the highways; when teenagers listened to Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis on transistor radios; and when "The Beverly Hillbillies" was the number one TV show.

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The Adventures of Tank and Pudge (2 book series bundle)

$29.00

Both books in the Tank and Pudge series

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The Adventures of Tank and Pudge-Book 1 The Carnival by Harold (HP) Phipps

$16.95

The first book in “The Adventures of Tank and Pudge” series, “The Carnival” introduces readers to narrator Hal Grayson and his friends Tank, Pudge, and Gene as they prepare to start ninth grade at Central Ashe High School. A coming of age story reminiscent of “Stand by Me,” this debut novel from Harold “HP” Phipps offers a perfect glimpse into 1950s boyhood nostalgiaand is a love song to the North Carolina high country. As the boys navigate first love, gross-out pranks, and stomach-turning carnival rides, their friendships are tried, tested, and ultimately strengthened.

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Just Words Unless… A kids' guide to creating a kinder world by Cheryl Klein-Slebioda (HARD COVER)

$18.75

Capturing real-life experiences and emotions, Just Words Unless ... beautifully portrays the power behind our words and actions. What appears to be simple can actually have a big impact on a person's life. What we choose to say or do every day has an effect on ourselves and others, even if we don't realize it.

Knowing the power behind words, Cheryl Slebioda wrote Just Words Unless ... to help guide children as they grow and face the challenges life throws at them. Each choice made in response to those challenges can determine who kids become as adults. Cheryl's greatest wish is that her readers will apply the messages in this book and watch as positive changes impact their lives.

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