Hott Synopsis: We've heard it said a million times - nothing is harder than middle-school. But what if you were in middle-school and had a secret? A big secret. A secret that could change life as we know it. Edgar Stoker is such a person. He's a vampire who has chosen...
Ages 9-12
Review | Minnie and Moo: Hooves of Fire
Hott Synopsis: Mr. & Mrs. Farmer have gone away on vacation so there is only one thing for the animals to do - host the First Annual Hoot, Holler, and Moo Talent Festival. Moo is so excited about her idea but Minnie has reservations. How is it possible that Moo can't...
Review | What Next?
Hott Synopsis: After a harrowing experience with a magical book Jeremy has decided that the book isn't wrong, it's how he's been using it. If he could just perfect his methods then there wouldn't be such disastrous results. Besides, all he's ever really wanted is to...
Review | Escape to the Hiding Place
Synopsis: Patrick and Beth arrive in World War II Holland in the farm country. They must smuggle a baby (by bicycle) into the capable hands of Corrie ten Boom at her home in Haarlem. Along the way they hide from Nazi soldiers, meet a Russian surgeon forced into...
Review | Twerp
Synopsis: "A vivid, absorbing story about one boy’s misadventure, heartache, and hope for himself." --Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me It's not like I meant for him to get hurt. . . . Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big...
Review | Tesla’s Attic
Hott Synopsis: A Lamp that attracts people instead of bugs. A See-And-Say that's better than a fortune-teller. A wet cell battery that reanimate the dead. A recorder that plays back what you meant instead of what you said. Nick had no idea what he'd done when he...
Review | What If?
Hott Synopsis: Aladdin's Lamp or Pandora's Box? Jeremy Shuttle twelve-year-old bug-lover can't help but be the constant brunt of the school bully's pranks. He knows that at some point he'll be left alone - especially if he can keep his sarcastic comments to himself -...
Review | Guys Against the Girls
Hott Synopsis: When a substitute teacher tells the Advanced Math Class "Boys are better at math than girls" it starts a sixth grade war. The boys, of course, didn't understand why the girls were so offended. The girls can't understand who in their right mind would...
Review | Fizz & Peppers at the Bottom of the World
Hott Synopsis: "If you were responsible for losing a grandmother, nearly burning down your house, and making your mom cry, all in the same day" you'd be in a world of trouble like Colin is. What's a boy to do when he's up against a world of trolls that are wreaking...