Carpet Snakes and Stick Insects: Extreme Pets! is a wonderful book by author J.R. Poulter. She explores two pets that you might not have thought about owning. Written in rhyming verse for grades 1 to 3, the book describes the benefits and disadvantages of owning...

When your favourite secret playground has been vandalised with a sign that reads "Archaeological Site #238, do not disturb, official archaeological research," what's a boy to do? He goes in, of course. After all, Jim had already survived a strange encounter with a being not...

The Legend of Lutey and the Merbeing by J.R. McRae, with illustrations by Stefania Saccarola, is a religious-themed children’s story set in the village of Zennor on the dramatic northern coast of Cornwall. Loosely based on a Cornish folktale, it tells the story of a...

In The Saga of Haggle Lee Ho by J.R. Poulter, Haggle’s neighbors, who are rich haughty folk, constantly dismiss him and look down upon him. After all, how can a poor farmer be of use to them with their riches and superfluous wealth? But nothing...

Chocolate. Aw, we all love it. Or, at least, most of us do. And what better season for chocolate than Easter? Well, perhaps any season is perfect for chocolate. But, you have to admit, the idea of chocolate seems to be attracted to the season...

Cleta Virgil Cox: Shenanigans of a Funeral Home Janitor by Lana Ramos tells the story of Cleta and her amazing gift for seeing the recently departed and ‘helping’ them come to terms with their death and move onto a better place. She, however, does not...

Author team of husband and wife Ray and Debi Stanton have taken great care in working with Daniel Burton, the lone survivor and witness to the Waynesville murders. They have also worked to corroborate as much of what he said as they were able. That...

Perses is the third installment in the Nomad series by K.A. Finn, and is a sci-fi story set in Earth's distant future, where an evil government called The Foundation rules. In a bid to extend their rule to other sectors, they embark on a secret...

In the book Dope. Nerdy. Ambitious., author India Rochelle takes us into her world at break-neck speed, in a charming style of voice that enchants as well as educates in the most conversational of ways. The book is loaded with helpful information that is represented...

For a feel-good, groovy trip down the sixties’ Memory Lane, look no further than 100 Wild Mushrooms: Memoirs of the 60’s by Eva Pasco. Pasco's 100 Wild Mushrooms isn’t an analytical research tome on the social, technological and political complexities of the psychedelic sixties. Far...

A fun frolic down Fantasy Lane is the best way I think I could possibly describe The Royal Treatment by Melanie Summers. This is an out and out funny, chick-lit read with no pretensions of being anything else. Tessa Sharpe, a twenty-eight-year-old former journalist, has...

I chose to read For No Reason by Kathleen Gauer because my daughter has had a similar problem to Jamie’s with a boy in her class. In the book Jamie is being bullied by the new kid. Jamie wants the bullying to stop, but she...

The World's Largest Yard Sale (is murder) by Linda S. Browning is the fourth book in the Leslie & Belinda Mystery series. When Leslie and Belinda's friend, Mrs Towers, discovers that she's paid for another Mrs Towers' surgery, they go to confront the woman and...

When a Stranger Comes by Karen S Bell is a gripping psychological thriller. Born Gladys Lipschitz, Alexa Wainwright is thrilled to pieces to have her debut novel published, especially when it shoots straight to the top of the bestseller list. She never expected the fame...

The genteel south may have gone down in flames, but Abigail Ruth shows readers that the indomitable spirit of the south cannot be squashed in her compelling historical romance, The Lady’s a Rebel. The year is 1864 and much of Vicksburg, Mississippi has been pillaged,...

The poetry of John Sibley Williams as exhibited in this brief collection of short verse, Disinheritance, seems to congregate around the theme of a family remembered, often as if spoken by the recently deceased, and most disturbingly around the death of a young child, a...

The Woozler’s Halloween: Meeda and Me, written and illustrated by Rhonda Paglia, is a delightful children’s story full of richly detailed, colorful characters and artworks. The book has a sweet and appealing writing style that graces each page. The Woozler’s Halloween tells the tale of...

History Lessons by Linda Leigh Hargrove is a relatively short novella that leaves the reader wanting more (and it seems there is more to come with these characters in future books). Paula Raye Lawrence is a poor girl from a dirt-poor African-American family in rural...

My Name Is Ezra: The Thief on the Cross by Cynthia Thillet is an inspirational story told in a warm, arresting tone. It is the story of one of the thieves crucified beside Jesus on the cross. Starting from his childhood, Ezra takes readers into...

Finding Your Inner Will by Terence Simmons is a self help book that sets out to help you seize your own willpower and make things happen in your life. Do you have the ability to control your emotions, impulses and temptations? You may think that...