Linda Soules’s So You Want to Be a Ballet Dancer introduces young readers to the demanding and artistic world of ballet. The book explains that ballet is far more than graceful performances onstage. It is a discipline built on years of physical training, repetition, precision,...

Rooted in Christ's Identity is a short novella by Sallie Dawkins. All the little sunflower seed has ever known is the Gardener's workbench. It is fond of all the neatly placed pots and plants. The little seed sees that the Gardener likes to tuck a...

When Lieutenant Caitlin O’Connor answers her phone in the early hours, the news is shocking. As Death in the End Zone by Lynn Slaughter begins, the reader is jolted along with her. Upon her arrival at the crime scene, two Franklin High football stars —...

Beyond Grimm by Alan S. Kessler is a collection of 25 short stories inspired by the Grimm Brothers' fairy tales. After coming across a scary wolf in the woods, a young girl tried to offer her grandmother as bait. A Berkshire pig betrays others of...

Thoughts Etched in Words by V. Koushika is a collection of poetry, personal observations, affirmations, and hand-drawn storytelling by a young writer who began composing and illustrating her ideas at just eleven years old. The book is organized into several themed sections that focus on...

My Scar is Beautiful by Caryn Shender encourages young readers to see their scars as symbols of courage, healing, and individuality rather than something to hide. Through simple affirmations and colorful animal illustrations, the story guides children through the feelings that may arise after surgery,...

Whispers Behind Closed Doors by Yamithsou Corley is an introspective poetry collection that explores emotional healing, spiritual awakening, love, heartbreak, loneliness, and personal transformation through lyrical, reflective verse. Corley examines invisibility, emotional fatigue, and self-doubt in poems such as “Soul Tired,” “The Loneliness Pill,” and...

In Tracey Phillips’ Deepest Secrets, Detective Morgan Jewell is still haunted by memories of the murder of her best friend, Fay Ramsey, that took place seventeen years ago. She is struggling with addiction to painkillers after a hand injury. She takes an undercover job in...

M. Soler’s 6060 Vision blends speculative fiction with sci-fi to create a frightening world. In 6060, Earth has been ravaged by a solar phenomenon known as the Glow, which accelerates evolution into lands filled with hyper-adaptive flora and new sentient forms. Sam is the narrator,...

So You Want To Be A Waterslide Tester by Linda Soules offers young children a look at what it takes to be a waterslide tester. It sounds like a fun job, but there’s more to it than spending all day whizzing down waterslides! Spending the...

So You Want To Be An Astronomer & Exoplanet Hunter is one of the more unique jobs in the So You Want To Be series by Linda Soules. Although it might seem like astronomers spend all night gazing through a telescope, there’s much more to...

Green by Chuck LeGrande follows a quiet teen named Jamie, who flees his home in Queens after a confrontation with his father, carrying nothing but a hidden draft board letter and a book of drawings. His aimless wandering brings him to the rough edges of...

Musings of a Dune Thistle by Oscar O’Neill-Pugh is a refreshing book of mostly free verse poetry. It often uses the imagery of nature to paint a picture of universally true life lessons. Everything about the poems seems very intentional, from the way they are...

In To Me You See by Leo and Debbie Hamblin is a bold, unconventional memoir about two people who found each other as teenagers in 1979 in Monett, Missouri, lost each other to life, religion, marriages, and distance, and then found each other again nearly...

Eliyahu and the tooth fairy are two different, invisible visitors whose visits happen to overlap during one faithful Passover night. During this important Jewish holiday, adults leave out wine for Eliyahu, a Jewish prophet, who symbolizes the hope of peace and harmony in this world....

So You Want To Be A Coder: Computer Programmer is another gem from the So You Want To Be series of children's educational picture books by Linda Soules. Whether it's video games or animated movies, designing a website or creating apps, computer programming is used...

So You Want To Be A Diplomat is a children's educational book by Linda Soules. Did you know that a diplomat is a representative of one's country? Diplomats speak on behalf of their countrymen, traveling to faraway places so agreements can be made with other...

Drones Above, Hell Below by Eric Kay kicks off with an industrial scouting operation gone horribly wrong. Killian is an ordinary pilot trying to earn a paycheck to start a life with his fiancée. But his team's destination is an absolute deathtrap filled with toxic...

Every Man A Jack by Caleb Brabham and Violet Ransom is set in 1888 London. Mary Kelly reads tarot cards and makes her living in Whitechapel as murders attributed to Jack the Ripper begin terrifying the East End. After Mary “Polly” Nichols is killed, women...

Fearless Growth Mindset: Short Stories for Girls is a collection of eight motivational short stories by Toby Sparrow. At the rock-climbing camp, Sahana learns the value of perseverance and practice after she saves her bully's life. Skye is a phenomenal dancer who shies away from...