As I started to read this novel, I soon come to the realization that this is not a book for someone looking for an afternoon cozy read. Although the book is fiction, you can view it as what is going on in the world today. As...

Joanne Moore lived a very sheltered childhood.  Her love of reading brought her to the library often, where she was befriended by the librarian, Ms. Crittendon.  David, Joanne’s husband was abusive.  Divorce did not stop him from tormenting her.  The divorce did not stop the...

Jimmy Gleacher offers readers a unique look at the life of a bi-polar female.  Liza Davis was from an extremely dysfunctional home.  Her mother’s focus was on her professional life rather than her children.  Daughter Jamie informed her mother of her plans to go to...

“Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me” is not a true statement. As the shortest person in my class I was often the brunt of short jokes. While as an adult I know they were not meant to be...

This is a heartfelt story about Sammy Scallop, who starts out being very popular in elementary school; but after an incident where he was helping to save his sister, he cracked his shell. This imperfection left him less popular amongst the other creatures, especially...

The Adventures of Little Dog Koko by J.R. Hardin is a small reader for early elementary aged children. Little Koko is a Shih Tzu who lived for awhile with a wonderful lady he called Mama. She took ill, and Koko was put into the care...

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is a marvelous children’s book written by Jerry Pinkney. Through the eyes of a curious little chipmunk, we get to explore the beauty of nature as he views it; thus, giving the reader a glance from his rare perspective. We see...

Eric L. Brantley's "A Little Dab 'a Do Ya" is a cultural novel that will take the reader into the life and soul of a blues singer. Joe grows up fending for himself as his momma has many men in and out of their home...

This book made me laugh out loud. It was a good thing I wasn't drinking milk or it would have come out my nose! It was interesting to learn that this book was based on DaySpring's greeting card line, "Bible Tails." This book provides...

"The Little Fish From the Sea" held a bonus surprise for me because before reading it I didn’t realize that the setting was in Cuba. I had the wonderful opportunity to spend a week in Cuba as a missionary a few years ago, so it...

It is 1946 and Christina Tucker is ready for a new start in life. A nurse who has cared for injured WW11 soldiers, she moves to Longstock, Wisconsin, to work for Dr. Samuel Barlow, a general practitioner. Christina is soon smitten with Dr. Barlow's nephew,...

Pretty, parky Kari Dulin had met and fell in love with Matt Bauer, who had overcome a troubled childhood and was on his way to becoming a Baptist minister. They married and Kari gave birth to two little girls, Kensi and Kassidy. Kassidy had suffered...

“Prayers and Promises for My Little Grandchild” is a precious little book just for grandparents, written to give you special times with all of your grandchildren. The format of the book is neat, with a little devotion and a scripture verse and prayer to...

“Put a Little “Happy” in Your Life” is an adorable gift book with photography taken by Christina Bynum Breaux and the original text written by Jeff Marion. The book is filled with a picture and a single line of text on each page. Each page...

Canadian author Michael Hiebert has given the reader a provocative book with much food for thought. In "Dream with Little Angels," we meet preteen boy Abe Teal, his mother Leah who is a small-town detective and finally, Abe's older sister Carry. The characterizations are all...

The Little Book of Networking for Translators by Nicole Y. Adams is a book about offline and online networking. It takes you through chapters that tell you what networking is; what the difference between online and offline networking is; what you should and shouldn't do...

Just a Little Unwell is a short story written by Iyana Jenna. Every sentence in this book is a clue and on every page something unfolds, so I don’t know how to create a summary without giving away spoilers. But here is a short summary....

That Crazy Little Thing by Kate Bracy is a love story of friendship between friends, mother and daughter, sister and brother, mother and son. And it is so much more. It takes the painful journey of cancer and makes it a beautiful story of...

New beginnings are often hard to predict, but after the death of her parents in a house fire, change is all that twenty-year-old Rachel King can think about. It's hard to leave her younger sister Beth and grandparents behind in PA, but she decides to...

In Skinny Little Tree by Jayme Martin, children get to learn all about one special skinny tree and its whole world. Children learn about worms in the ground, birds in the tree-tops, falling leaves, and dancing under the full moon. While Skinny Little Tree is...