Guardian Angel is William F. Sine’s memoir of his service as a U.S. Air Force Pararescue Jumper, or PJ, as they are familiarly called. The rigors of training required of a PJ is not for everybody, as Sine explains in his introduction, but very few...

“Every Walrus can Fly” by Brian Phillips is a lesson in open-minded thinking, cleverly disguised as an attractive, vividly illustrated book for the entertainment of children. This story begins by asking a question: “Would you believe me if I said every walrus can fly? And...

J.P. is very sad because he forgot that the school’s Halloween costume parade was today. It can feel awful when you forget something that is important and special like a Halloween parade. In Andi Houdek's book, J.P’S Halloween Parade, J.P. feels sad because he is...

“Awesome Bible Verses Every Kid Should Know…and What They Mean” by Rebecca Lutzer is an excellent collection of Bible verses that are explained in terms that children can easily understand. This book is divided into different chapters, each chapter focusing on a specific topic. For...

“Oops Was Bullied?: Hey, Why did you Hurt me That Way?”, written by Sharon King and illustrated by Misty Bailey LaRoe, is a cute story that discusses the ever-growing social issue of bullying. Oops is a green alien who accidentally arrived on Earth. Allie hears...

"Somewhere Between Raindrops" by Sandra H. Esch is a good Christian romance story, but more than romance, it is about friendship. The year is 1945 and the place is a small town in Minnesota named Amber Leaf. The main character is Jo Bremley. She has...

Danny Hansen has had a life that most could not fathom. A survivor of the Bosnian War, and a witness of the atrocities, Danny learned at an early age to survive. He came to the USA and became a priest. Then his vigilante tendencies propelled...

When a vendor discovers a stowaway in his cart while unloading a vat of wine, he ousts the young boy but the kind inn keeper offers to let him work for his stay. Rendi has run away from his magistrate father's home. His life that...

Dr. Eben Alexander is a highly trained neurosurgeon whose beliefs weigh on the scientific side of the life scale. He does not believe in religion or spirituality and cannot understand why anybody would discount science that, in his eyes, nullifies such thinking. His life changes...

Moosh and Grizzle are two very large grizzly brother bears that live in New York City at the Natural History Museum. Every Sunday, Moosh and Grizzle watch a little girl named Ellie and her Dad look at all of the museum’s exhibits. One day when...

A young sketch artist makes a rape charge but doesn't know any details. Hamish Macbeth, policeman in the northern Scottish town of Lochdubh, suggests seeing a local hypnotist. When Hamish goes to pick her up, she is missing. Weeks later, her body is found. The...

“Burnt Mountain” is the story of Thayer Wentworth, who was adored by her father and grandmother, but who never quite lived up to her mother’s expectations. She spent her summers at Camp Sherwood Forest where she felt at home. It was there on Burnt Mountain...

"The Boy Who Walked a Way" by Nancy Janes takes us to the year 2162 where a young boy named Jal Valhyn is caught in the middle of chaos and violence. The country he lives in is at war and the world government with a...

Ten year old Megan Miller and her mother have just spent a wild time on an island in the Atlantic Ocean. They now return to Cleveland, Ohio, where Megan has a very tough adjustment to school. To make matters worse, her mother gets an unexpected...

Nick Vujicic has written several books about his life as a limbless man. In "Limitless" he offers the reader a devotion based upon personal experiences and the experiences of others. He prefaces the examples with a Bible verse and ends with a personal note of...

“Shadowed Soul” is a tale that will resonate with many. This is the fictional but realistic tale of Thomas Milton, a man suffering from bi polar/manic depressive syndrome. He was deeply in love with his wife, Beth, who was blind. However, their relationship went farther...

"Shakespeare's Menagerie" is a delightful book that is inspired by William Shakespeare's less known phrases about animals. The author uses them as her inspiration for her book of illustration of animals. She searches through Shakespeare’s works that mention animals and gives her own interpretation by...

What would your life be like today if you could have a high school do over? Would you do it all the same or would you take this chance to seek revenge on the popular girls who mocked you and the jocks who ignored you?...

Julie Andrews' Treasury for All Seasons - Poems and Songs to Celebrate the Year is a beautiful collection of poems and lyrics gathered by Julie herself, and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton. The book is divided by seasons with an introduction to each season written...

I grew up reading fairy tales and day dreaming that I was the princess. Most fairy tales had a moral or warning and ended with a happily ever after. The old fairy tales are appealing because we all want to think there will be a...