Do Your Best, Tess! is an entertaining and educational book by Janet Morris Grimes. I found this story to be motivational and inspiring when it comes to helping children understand the importance of doing their best. I really liked Tess as a character. She has...

With the increasing usage of the media, technology, and the internet, finding one's voice and identity requires a great amount of effort and will in today's world. Considering this, it is extremely important to teach children early in life that they can be themselves and...

Robin Walks to See the Cars, written and Illustrated by Claire Boosey, really appealed to me and will as well as to children with special needs. I read this interactive book with my grandson who has special needs as he is dyslexic and we really...

Argo and Me by Chandra Ghosh Ippen with beautiful illustrations by Erich Ippen Jr. is a children's book about the love, fear, and hope that many children and pets experience with adoption. Parents or guardians must understand that children are empaths and can feel hurt...

Special Proper Magic by Michael McAdam is a startling young adult paranormal novel about two cousins with special gifts. Adrian Whitingham is a thirteen-year-old boy who possesses a trait that makes him feel unique, and nobody knows about it. He can move things with his...

Blood of the Hunted by Marc Micciola is a fantasy novel that revolves around the persecution of the Tóráin, the non-human residents of 18th-century Kosavros. A lycan by the name of Weylyn is the leader of The Resistance and the driving force behind a campaign...

Eleven-year-old Michelle Naget led a contented life with her family, basking in her profound faith in God. However, everything changed one fateful morning in June 1940, when the mass exodus of French refugees began. Soon afterward, the Nazis invaded the village of Braquis, setting up...

Life Between Moments: New York Stories is a work of fiction in the short story, literary, and slice of life subgenres. It is an anthology that contains twelve stories showcasing snapshots of everyday life in New York and its surroundings and was penned by author...

A Pyramid Lake Story: Beneath the Surface, written by Ricardo L. Ogdon, is an engaging tale of the supernatural, the mythical, and the real, imbued with exciting moments of revelation and love. Noah, Sam, Maia, and Ale have been friends since college, and their unlikely...

After Eevee’s boyfriend breaks up with her when he goes off to college, she ends up in a downward spiral. Gone are her long locks, a pixie cut in its place, and now Eevee is also mouthing off to her teachers. In an attempt to...

In A Twist of Fae by El Holly, we discover that Evelyn, known as Eevee to her friends, is adopted. She recently learned that she’s not even fully human. She’s part Fae. She knows who her birth parents are, but she hasn’t met them –...

Have you ever wondered what a world would be like without imagination? Well, if you haven’t, then perhaps you haven’t imagined anything – and, sadly, you haven’t lived. The Book of Imagination (Phantasmic Wars) by El Holly tells readers that there is a place where...

Vengeance is the second book in Marc R. Micciola's Age of Shadows saga. In it, Einar has expanded the world he knew, but he remains true to his goal: to make Mistad safe for those who live there. The Black Light lurks in the shadows,...

Billy Be Kind: The Kind Little Mouse - Honesty by Kim Adams is a colorful illustrated children's book that teaches youngsters the importance of being kind and, in this installment, the importance of being honest. Billy Be Kind is a mouse living with a family...

Some people can teach us better than others how to make a difference in our lives, and Peter Dankelson is one of them. Yet, in the beginning, his circumstances would not have allowed him to even imagine this possibility. He was born prematurely and was...

Peter was an excellent guitarist and a budding rockstar to boot. However, he was unhappy that one of his ears was too small. Peter was tired of people pointing at him and teasing him relentlessly. He tried every means possible to hide his unusual ear...

Dealing with the loss of a loved one is never an easy task. There are so many emotions that come to the fore in a moment of vulnerability. It could be the stoic, silent approach to an event no one wants to face but the...

Oblivion Black: The Sculptor Book One by Christa Wojciechowski is a richly gothic narrative that explores the dangerous allure of beauty, obsession, and desire. The novel introduces Ona Price, a struggling artist who becomes the assistant to Antoni Azarov, a reclusive sculptor known as ‘The...

The Ansgar Treasury: A Windflower Saga Collection (color version) by Aleksandra Layland weaves together four different tales set in the same world with inspiring protagonists who aim to spread love, peace, and harmony among those around them. The first of these is Ansgar: The Struggle...

In the books, we have the chance to meet great characters and explore incredible places. This happens to the curious reader who ventures with Aleksandra Layland into the magnificent world of Ansgar: The Struggle of a People. The Triumph of the Heart. We are in...