The Walled Garden by Robin Farrar Maass revolves around gardens and the language of flowers, which always has interested people since Victorian times. The characters are so real that the reader will find themselves relating to them, and the story is woven throughout the most...

The Dragon Garden is a young adult mystery novel by Resa Nelson. Eleven-year-old Pingzi Po is the only known demon queller in the Far East in centuries. But when an Honorable Scholar named Gao Guang claims to be a demon queller from the Feng Shu...

The Grandest Garden by Gina L. Carroll is about a young woman named Bella Fontaine who goes out into the world. Bella is an ancient soul who is a part of the earth and the garden that she adores cultivating. Her childhood is filled with...

The Golldooney's Garden is a children's picture book by Chanmattee Lynnie Bachoo. The story follows the day-to-day lives of the different creatures living in Mr. and Mrs. Golldooney's beautiful garden. One early spring morning, a Ladybug and her friend, Mr. Bumblebee, were nourishing themselves on...

As a teenager in 1789, Mo’destee Vert was in love and happy with her upcoming role in her home village of Senegambia. A brilliant girl, gifted in so many ways, Mo’destee looked forward to her upcoming marriage to Jabari. Then the white men came, destroying...

The Whizbang Machine: Tunney's Curse Book 2 is a young adult paranormal mystery novel written by Danielle A. Vann. When Elizabeth awoke, it was from feverish dreams into a hellish reality that slowly made its way into her comprehension. She remembered that she and Grandpa...

The Apocalypto Kid Goes to College by Grant Harper Reid is an intriguing autobiography about one man’s quest to get a college education. Upon graduation from high school, Grant attends Lincoln University. However, after only three disappointing days at Lincoln, Grant returns home to Teaneck,...

The Monocle by Mark Cavanagh opens in the summer of 1966 when thirteen-year-old Mick Sullivan and his friend Viv Oulette discover a mysterious bronze clamshell in an abandoned farmhouse. The house's owner, Mr. Winsor, disappeared without a trace, leaving behind the clamshell, a notebook, and...

The Glow in Loretta’s Garden (Loretta's Insects) by Lois Wickstrom is a charming children’s book that takes young readers on an adventure with young Loretta. As Loretta plays in her garden, she stumbles upon some tiny, glowing creatures. At first, she thinks they’re just “armadillo...

The Night Garden by Sandra Tyler is a memoir that pays a touching homage to her mother. Tyler paints a heartfelt picture of the highs and lows she faced, taking care of her elderly mother while meeting the needs of her own family. The author...

An Eye on the Sparrow: The Bird Lover’s Bible by Sally Roth is a must-have book for anyone interested in birds, nature and/or the Bible. Roth transports the reader back to Biblical times and lands in a study of the birds that play prominent roles...

Another creative take on children’s picture books is Secret Garden: The Amazing Life of Caterpillars by Fei Fei Chiam. Simple yet engaging, it poetically narrates the life cycle of butterflies in short bursts of verses per page. While the grownups among us are well aware...

Part knights of the Round Table, part knights of the Templar, part historical, part fantasy, part paranormal powers and a classic good vs. evil story line is what defines Drops from the Kingdom. Most of the book tells the story of Isesac, and how he...

Oric and the Alchemist's Key by Lesley Wilson is the first book in The Oric Trilogy. No one knows loss better than young Oric who lost his parents as an infant and was taken in by Master Deveril. One morning, he returns from forging to...

Looking for a better way to feed yourself and your family? A healthier, more enjoyable way? Imagine a store-bought piece of fruit or vegetable. Who knows where or when it was harvested, but it probably was underripe when picked and shipped a fair distance, perhaps...

To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence by Lisa Kohn is a gritty memoir of abuse. At an early age, Lisa was exposed to abuse, including cocaine, even received from a judge. It just seemed natural for a child who had no...

In Adele and the Whispering Garden, Polly Richards invites children to discover a love of gardening and magic. Adele is a curious girl with a big heart. Upon moving into her new home, she decides to explore. In her backyard, she finds the entrance to...

My daughter is a social worker in the foster/adoption field, and Room in the Nest by Holly Marlow does a great job of explaining how that system functions. Every child in foster care has their own story. There are many reasons a child may end...

Sweet T and the Turtle Team: Book 3 of the Sweet T Tales by Cat Michaels is a charming story that revolves around Tara, or Sweet T as she is called by her family, and the adventure and mystery that surround her during her time...

Murder in The County by Denele Campbell is a collection of 50 True Stories of the Old West. Some people think that Arkansas was nothing to do with the Old West, but it was firmly up there with places like Texas. And crime abounded, from...