The Harpoon Solution, by G.A. Jamin, is the story of Michael Dinero, a privileged kid who is gifted, but socially inept. His attempt to foil the kidnapping of his friend and classmate, Carla, ends up with him being grabbed as well and becoming an unwilling...

Truth or Dare was written by author Jacqueline Green and read by Kate Koster. What began as a game at a party turned into a nightmare. Tenley, Caitlin, and Sydney live in a small town. Sydney is a loner hiding behind her camera, while Tenley...

The Sword of Demelza by J.E. Rogers is a fantasy adventure that is geared towards preteen and young adult readers, but should have many adult fans as well. The author set her fantasy in Australia, and the heroes and villains in the tale are native...

The See-Through Leopard by Sibel Hodge is the story of Jazz who meets with an accident and loses her mother. The accident leaves some facial scars which make her conscious of her looks. She falls into a kind of depression. It is at that phase...

At the dedication ceremony of a new state conservation area, an old Florida cow hunter tells a tale of the early days of settlement and growth in the Stuart and Indian River areas. Relating the adventures of three young teens, the cowboy, the Indian and...

The Lost City, Book Three of The Princelings trilogy is a great read for those who love fantasy with young male protagonists. The plot is new, interesting, and will engage your mind in the story. A great work was created by the author with this...

Jessica and Emily are moving to a new house in London, and Jessica is not terribly thrilled with the prospect, in Melanie Dore's Young Adult and Preteen Historical Novel, The Elephant Tree. The two sisters are surprised and thrilled when they finally arrive at the...

When a story begins with large circus animals spread across a Midwestern highway as Tiger Hunting does, you know that author Tracy Million Simmons has one heck of a tale in store for the reader. Jeni is on her way back home to Kansas from...

This is a wonderful story. You can’t really help but be interested when the opening chapter is the death of a piano teacher on Lucy and Gus’s living room floor. What follows is a beautiful story of a girl growing up, and growing into the...

The Apple of my Eye by Christine McGreggor is about Michelle and her grandmother with whom she shared a special relationship. When her grandmother dies, she leaves the house to Michelle. The apple trees in the yard remind Michelle of her times with her grandmother...