Prophet and Loss: Stories of Extreme Beliefs has been cleverly titled by K. Gordon Neufeld. The first account, the title story, opens with a flashback to a woman following a man who acknowledges her only to insist she keeps up with him, despite her desperate...

Heroic Parenting: An Essential Guide to Raising Safe, Savvy, Confident Kids by CJ Scarlet is the ultimate ‘stranger danger’ book and a worried parent’s new safety Bible. But it’s so much more than that. Danger expert CJ Scarlet provides a wealth of invaluable information that...

Nicole Beverly’s abusive ex-husband offered fellow prisoners payment to murder her. Finding Nicole is a graphic memoir recording the author’s experiences as a victim, and survivor, of shocking domestic violence and her battle for justice and safety. It includes, at the end, a brief guidebook...

Beto refuses to wear a guayabera to the wedding he has coming up, saying that he has better shirts he would rather wear. He and his Mami go back and forth, Beto refusing to have anything to do with the shirt and Mami trying to...

Zero Sum Conclusion by Thomas Lopinski is a dystopian tale set after the Second Civil War reformed the American government. A scoring system based on demeanor and the Solid Start Initiative eliminated poverty and debt. After the death of Edgar’s wife, a doctor put out...

I believe we all have emotional scars, but how many people know that those scars can be transformed into life-changing events? Diane M. Simard does. She shares her ten life principles in Heal Forward: Transform Emotional Scars into Impact. The first step to growth and...

Pepperoni Cookies: Fearful Fergus Learns To Try is a children’s picture book written by Sarah Chaires with illustrations by Elizabeth Tortora. The story follows an eight-week-old puppy named Fergus, who is experiencing his first storm. He feels scared and tries to hide in his crate....

Dr. Annise Mabry’s Educational Disobedience: A Mom Who Became a Movement is an inspiring and thought-provoking read that redefines how we view education. With professional expertise and personal experience, Mabry offers a heartfelt and actionable guide for parents and educators seeking to transform how children...

Wounded Wings: One Man’s Secret Struggle by Jeanne Donovan and Ronald I. Johnson is more than just a bittersweet biography of one man’s life; it is a social documentary of the times and a hard, no-holds-barred look at the evils of childhood sexual abuse, particularly...

RATS With Backpacks by J.N. Courtney is the true story of a young girl from Glasgow, Scotland, who beat the odds to become an animal behavioral scientist. Raised by a single mother in a poor neighborhood, Donna was fond of animals since childhood. Inspired by...

Over There by Jane Loeb Rubin begins with Eli and Miriam, a newly married couple immediately thrust into World War I. After their honeymoon, Eli enlists in the Medical Corps just as they begin adjusting to married life. Miriam is unable to serve due to...

“I don’t think about what I should be doing because I don’t know what I want to do or what’s keeping me from doing it.” Last Call at Smokey Row, a captivating novel by Pat Camalliere, beautifully portrays a slice of life from a recently...