Virtue Focus Bundle: Honesty

Miss Classified by Susan Phelan is a fun middle grade contemporary school story that explores choices and consequences through the lens of photography. 7th grader Blythe struggles to find a way to not struggle in school, and the choices she makes lead her on a path she never intended to travel. With elements of neurodiversity, STEM, and photography, Blythe learns what friendship, family, and honesty are really about.

Virtue Focus: Honesty

Maddie McDowell and the Rodeo Robbery by LuAnn M. Rod is an adventurous historical mystery set in a 1919 rodeo show. When Maddie runs away from boarding school to join the rodeo, she never expected to find herself in the middle of a dangerous mystery. In Pinkerton style, she gathers clues, builds her case, and tries to stay ahead of the twists and turns. Proving herself show worthy, and finding the answers to the missing rodeo star and stolen cash, just might lead her to learn what really matters in her heart. A finalist in the Western Writers of America Spur Award, and Winner of the Feathered Quill Book Award!

Virtue Focus: Integrity

Jeff Pennant's Field Guide To Raising Happy Parents by Kelli McKinney is a humorous contemporary middle grade novel about learning to see beyond yourself and recognizing the perspectives of others. Jeff doesn't understand why he's always in trouble with his parents, so he decides to conduct a science experiment to learn what makes them happy. Along the way and amid the mishaps, Jeff discovers what true friendship and love in a family are. Oh, and science, and video games, and terror turtles too. Winner of the Readers Favorite 5 Star Review, the Readers Favorite Award Finalist 2023, and the Angel Book Award!

Virtue Focus: Beyond Self