Lordsburg Press · Independent publisher · Middle-grade fiction · Ages 8-14
We believe the ideas that shape good leaders, strong teams, trustworthy friends, and resilient communities belong in the hands of young people long before adulthood tries to narrow what leadership can mean.
Lordsburg Press publishes middle-grade books about friendship, belonging, courage, trust, and the quiet work of becoming someone others can count on.
Featured series launch · July 7, 2026
Book 1 in The Beacon Keepers series
A mysterious note. A cracked compass. A pizza-box lighthouse sketch. Three kids trying to build something real.
Leo Morales likes order. Then a note falls from his locker with five words that change everything: Time to find your light.
Read the full book details →For educators & librarians
Middle-grade fiction that supports conversation around belonging, integrity, trust, teamwork, student voice, ethical choices, and leadership.
View educator resources →For families
A warm, age-appropriate school story for readers who have ever stood at the edge of a room wondering where they belong.
See if it fits your reader →Our editorial standard
We believe young people can explore values, technology, leadership, project work, emotional growth, and safety when those ideas are made concrete through characters, choices, humor, consequences, and action.
Our books place the bar within reach, then invite readers to stretch toward it. Not by simplifying the world. By giving them characters worth following and questions worth carrying.
About Lordsburg PressResource library
Preview the educator one-sheet, discussion guide, reading response prompts, companion journal, and Accelerated Reader teacher-made quiz support materials.
