Unraveling Reading by Daniela Silva is chock full of great practical advice and tips for teaching young people to read. I can’t think of many more useful and necessary reasons to write a book. Reading has played a huge role in my life. It determines...

What do you call someone from Peru? What kind of animals do they have there? Do they speak English or another language? Hannah and Amy Go To Peru (Hannah and Amy Go To Series) by Sabrina Rizk is a non-fiction children's book about two sisters...

I absolutely loved Paper or Plastic? The Grocery Store Chronicles. Having worked in retail, I completely related to everything Rick Bylina wrote. His stories were hilarious and totally worth reading. I chose to read Paper or Plastic? The Grocery Store Chronicles because of my background...

No, Step Crazy isn't about being crazy about climbing steps. Step Crazy is about not being too crazy about becoming a step-parent. Or more accurately, feeling like you're crazy once you become a step-mother, which is what happens to Josie when she marries Tom after...

Egyptian Cat Goddess: The Rise of Bastet by T.S. Cherry is another beautiful story that will enthrall fans of Egyptology. In the ruins of Egypt, the archaeologist Gregory Malachove and his team discover a find that could be cause for a lot of controversy, an...

From Shoeshine to Star Wars: The Chronicles of Walt Jourdan by Walt and Lee Jourdan is a compelling memoir that chronicles the life of father and son as they overcome obstacles and face the challenges that only a migrant trying to create meaning in life...

Vampire Boy: The Adventures of Alex Vambarey by Aric Cushing is a stellar fantasy that will thrill the hearts of many young readers, a story that begins in the midst of action. Like many other kids in the Carpathian Academy, Alex Vambarey is working hard...

Ultimate Nyssa Glass: The Complete Series by H.L. Burke is a collection of YA steampunk/sci-fi novels centering on 16-year-old Nyssa, a reformed cat burglar. It starts with Nyssa Glass and the House of Mirrors, where the protagonist is happily working as an apprentice electrician and...

Plasticity Island: The Water Wars by Warren Roberts begins with (for me) a near perfect hook line: “Ouch! I just got my ass ripped by the President of the United States.” Thus begins an exciting story set in the near future (although many of the...

From Canaanites To Israelites: The Journey of Ancient Near East History from Realism to Idealism by Rudolph C Evans is a historical book on the origins and history of the Canaanites. From Canaanites To Israelites is a book that primarily describes the early Canaanites, how...

Vivid Brushstrokes II: The Overlooked Reality of God in Our Everyday Lives by Dennis Borden is an insightful and thought-provoking book that will reiterate readers' faith in God and leave them fulfilled and enriched. The author speaks about the daily objects in our lives and...

At JFK airport, while servicing a Boeing 747, a worker finds a dead man with green fluid coming out of his mouth. The Center for Disease Control in Atlanta tries to locate and quarantine the flight’s passengers and crew, but whatever killed that man is...

Monsters Knocking At My Door: The Mighty Adventures Series is a picture book for children, grades K-3, written by Rebecca Guerrero and illustrated by Lynx Animation Studios. It's hard being a kid who is all too aware of the monsters that lurk around his house....

Writer’s Block: The Top 10 Best Methods For Overcoming Writer's Block And Increasing Your Creative Productivity by C.J. Anaya is a useful tool for all those who want to get their book published, yet do not have the confidence to do it. Reading this book...

How to Declutter by ElowenBooks will help you to declutter your home, car, and potentially even your life. Clutter, defined as anything you don’t use once a year, can be interpreted as not caring about yourself or it can be a indication that you...

How To Overcome Depression by ElowenBooks taught me a lot about proactively addressing depression. Depression can take many forms. A person may become depressed over something that happens in their life, or they may experience chronic depression brought about by a chemical imbalance. Whatever the...

“The first will be strong, a friend to the king. The second shall dance; the blue flame she will sing. A struggle to live; her will shall be strong. Her mantra, her soul shall not falter or wrong. A leader of men, for peace she will fight. The evil that...

Who knew that losing an eye and getting a prosthesis could be so fascinating? Me, Myself and Eye: The Realities of Living with a Prosthetic Eye, by Cynthia Lee de Boer, tells her story simply and straight-forwardly, including using medical jargon and then explaining what...

It's always a gamble reading a book with a First Nations protagonist; it always seems to be a 50/50 bet whether the book will be well-written and researched, treating First Nations history and culture with respect, or whether it will be horribly culturally appropriative and...

A Passel of Trouble: The Saga of Loyalist Partisan David Fanning by Joe Epley is a stunning work on a historical personage, a story that captures in vivid and compelling language some facts about the American Revolution that have often been ignored by most American...