Category: Age 9-12 Bedtime Stories

The Compass That Points to Dreams

Maya had always been different from her classmates. While they dreamed of becoming astronauts or professional soccer players, Maya’s dreams changed every week. One day she wanted to be a marine biologist, the next a…

Journey to the Center of the Library

Maya had always thought the Millbrook Public Library was just an ordinary building with ordinary books. She’d been coming here every Saturday morning for three years, always choosing the same comfortable reading chair by the…

The Island Where Time Stands Still

Maya pressed her nose against the yacht’s window as thick fog rolled across the ocean like a gray blanket. Her family’s sailing vacation had been perfect until this sudden storm appeared from nowhere, forcing them…

Captain Luna’s Lost Treasure Map

The storm had been the worst Captain Luna had ever sailed through. Lightning split the purple sky like silver scissors, and waves tall as castle towers crashed over her ship, The Moonbeam. When morning finally…

The Secret Door in Room 237

Maya had always been curious about Room 237. It was the only room on the second floor of Grandma Rose’s old Victorian house that stayed locked, and whenever Maya asked about it, her grandmother would…