Independent publisher · Middle-grade fiction · Ages 8-14

Purpose-driven fiction for young readers ready to grow.

Lordsburg Press publishes middle-grade books about friendship, belonging, courage, trust, and the quiet work of becoming someone others can count on.

The Beacon Keepers: First Light book cover
First Edition 2026

Featured release

The Beacon Keepers: First Light

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.

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For educators & librarians

Classroom and collection value.

Middle-grade fiction that supports conversation around belonging, integrity, trust, teamwork, student voice, ethical choices, and leadership.

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For families

Growth without talking down.

A warm, age-appropriate school story for readers who have ever stood at the edge of a room wondering where they belong.

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Our editorial standard

Young readers are ready for meaningful ideas when a book trusts them enough to stretch.

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.

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Resource library

Support materials are available for educators, librarians, families, and reading groups.

Preview the educator one-sheet, discussion guide, reading response prompts, and Accelerated Reader teacher-made quiz support materials.