Leslie Miller’s The Ivory Needle is an allegorical tale for the young and the old. “Africa is a spiritual place, a profound and magical place.” Chessie’s parents’ divorce had rocked everyone’s world. Mom was not herself, sadness filled the household. When Gram’s invitation to visit...

The Family is a contemporary thriller novel written by Deborah Ryan Stone. Meg Kenyon was a typical 16-year-old junior high student. Being friendly and outgoing, she was fairly popular in school. Each morning, she enjoyed the brief walk she took to school. On the way,...

In They Call Me Alexandra Gastone, a young adult thriller by T.A. Maclagan, all seventeen-year-old Alexandra Gastone wants to do is graduate high school, get into Princeton, and work for the CIA like her grandfather. At least that's what her cover as a spy entails....

Every once in a while, a book surprises me. I mean really surprises me. It’s difficult to do because I grew up in my mother’s library and I read a lot of books. In The Night the Sky Fell by Stephen G. Levy, I was...

The Healer by C.J. Anaya (Book One of the Healer series) draws upon ancient forces, gods, and demons from Japanese mythology to craft a thrilling and richly layered modern epic for Young Adult readers. In the first book of what promises to be an enthralling...

Trench Coat Pal is a gripping novel surrounding the death of a renowned psychiatrist Dr. Drew Holyoak. Unfortunately, Drew was forced to give up his practice as he was diagnosed with brain cancer. Subsequently, Drew passed away as a recluse. His son, Glen, did not...

The Phantom Of Faerie Mountain is a young adult fantasy novel by E.M. McIntyre. Set initially in contemporary Scotland, the plot follows our fourteen-year-old heroine Abby Fletcher, who appears to be just an ordinary girl. Things take an incredible turn when she encounters a dog...

The Serpent's Mark: Book 1 by Tamera Lawrence is a young adult supernatural mystery. Rachel Lark has been in foster care for years. She moves from home to home and finally ends up at the Second Chance Camp for foster children. She’s a city girl...

In The Deep Beneath: Book 1 of the H.A.L.F. Series by Natalie Wright, we meet the character who gives the book its name: H.A.L.F. 9. He's not human; he's a weapon created by humans for mass destruction. But, proven to be too much for his...

“The Lost Souls: A Jungle Adventure” by Robert Apold tells the tale of a Boy Scout troop camp out in the jungles of Panama, with a bit of ghost story thrown in for good measure. The story begins with a brief history of how the...