Youth Books

In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for their family. "Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble," her mother had said, but Sarah found that it was not always easy to feel brave inside. The dark woods...

Mr. Andrews’ jewelry store has been robbed, and Charlie, Nick, and Pete run into an interstate gang of thieves as they try to solve the crime. If they had only known what was ahead of them in The Crooked Cave Caper!   Sword of the Lord,...

The Terrestria Chronicles, Book 4. The Castle of Faith is in an uproar when the priceless Crown of Kuros is stolen in broad daylight from the castle keep. All evidence points to Morphina, who is in league with Argamor. Prince Josiah, Prince Selwyn, and...

The Chosen One is the fifth story in the Stay in the Castle series.In The Dark Kingdom, we fast forward and find Rinc and Vala settling into the new castle that has been built in the dark kingdom. But the dragon never sleeps, so there are...

Michael Morpurgo's The Day the World Stopped Turning is a middle-grade novel about an extraordinary boy who sees the world differently. In the unique landscape of the Camargue (France) during World War II, Lorenzo lives among the salt flats and...

Ever since he can remember, Robin, son of Sir John de Bureford, has been told what is expected of him as the son of a nobleman: he must learn the ways of knighthood. But Robin's destiny is changed in one stroke; he falls ill and loses the use of his legs...

The Terrestria Chronicles, Book 5. When Princess Gilda and Prince Selwyn refuse the offer of a gift forbidden by King Emmanuel, Prince Josiah accepts, not realizing that his actions will impact the Castle of Faith. For a time, the young prince is able to...

After John's mother died, Uncle Louis and Aunt Mary were taking care of him. His father had been sent to the galleys and his sister Manette to Paris. When Uncle Francis, who was the local priest, wanted to send John to a cloister, John decided to flee to...

The story of Daniel. Nebuchadnezzar turned his piercing eyes on Daniel. His face lighted up with hope. He was king of the greatest nation in the world, the first world empire, but he had been terribly frightened by this dream he could not remember! How...

Illustrated retellings of the ancient Greek morality tales credited to Aesop. Edited by Joseph Jacobs.   Used in Notgrass "From Adam to Us" curriculum. Grade Level: 5th - 8th Grade.

The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is...

Recognized today as the undisputed master of the American Gothic horror story, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) revealed his genius in tales of death, terror, evil, and perversity. Highly skilled in achieving a calculated psychological effect, Poe...