Memories can be great, but they can also be painful, hanging around your neck like a tightening noose. Artist Abby Warren has left her past behind her and moved to St. Louis to escape her guilt, blaming herself for her best friend Holly’s death and...

Mortal Gods by Anne Griffith will raise all of the hairs on the back of your neck when you read it. Step into Albuquerque, New Mexico where expectant Mothers are being tortured, mutilated and their babies taken. Peter Kostas, the Detective attached to the case,...

In 1967 in Forrest Town, Arkansas, eighteen year old Alison Tillman finds the body of a dead black man, Byron Bingham, floating in the nearby St.Francis River. Alison is ashamed to be white as she is almost certain that white people caused Byron's death. His...

In the book “Time Warped Travelers” by Robert Westfall, the drama unfolds when Thomas Evans, a self-professed con artist, sees a newspaper ad about a pretty lady, Miss Elizabeth Howard, a cosmetics manager at Woolworth’s. So, the 20 something closes his eyes and pops up...

A government official gets a strange request. Will he secretly meet with a representative of a foreign power? Intrigued, he sets up a meeting. Only this is a meeting unlike anything he could ever have imagined. The representative tells him he has traveled over 24...

Trina's life is taking a nose dive. It is Christmas and she is lonely. Plus, to cap it all off, her impending divorce is dampening her spirits. Walt was the love of her life. He was her first and only and she was the same...

Moctezuma's Zoo, by author Jackie Herman-O'Neal,is an educationally sound, written lesson plan entailing a vibrantly illustrated story about Emperor Moctezuma and his young daughter Ixtla, who lived on a beautiful island. Moctezuma very much liked to serenade the wildlife and they in return rather enjoyed...

Simple and sweet, that is neat. A young girl looks out her window and what does she see? Flowers and rain and a bird in a tree. Outside Your Window, written by Terri Kelley and illustrated by Josefina Tecson, is a sweet treat. The story...

Almond Eyes by Terri Kelley is a lovely children’s concept book, which encourages acceptance of the differences that make each child unique. Sometimes, diversity is a confusing topic to children. They don’t understand it when adults comment on their “Almond Eyes” or any other...

Culloo by Murielle Cyr is a lovely story that conveys many details of Native Indian folklore. It is a good reading piece that will be enjoyed over and over. This very well told story will keep your attention to the end. Murielle relates an interesting...

Engine 24: Fire Stories by Joe Corso speaks about the experiences of firefighters of the New York City Fire Department. The book contains five short stories. It speaks about the sacrifices undergone by these men while in service. The book is also very appealing because...

What is a Friend is Terri Kelley’s attempt to expose children to the idea of friendship and community, which can be confusing to children when they are very young. I, for one, think that Terri hit another home run with this book. Kids may understand...

The story begins with a wish for a 'Happy Seventh Birthday.' Told like Terri Kelley’s other books in a beautiful and sing-song rhyme scheme, the stories are definitely something kids will recognize and sit still for. We get to see into the past of the...

Editing: It's Time for Corrections (Writing is a Process) (Volume 4) by Terri Kelley is the fourth book in the series Writing is a Process. In this book, the author speaks about editing and how to make corrections in your writing. The young girl in...

Grandpa Doesn't Know Me Anymore by Terri Kelley is a beautiful and heart rending story about a young boy who realizes that his grandfather's feelings for him are not the same anymore. The boy tries to connect with his grandfather and he is unable to...

Author Terri Kelley in her book, You Get What You Give, describes how young Steve faces disappointment and how he handles the frustrations of dealing with friends. Steve feels angry when he visits his neighbors only to find no one at home. He is upset...

Children should be raised with the love of parents that instills within them hope, values, and understanding. Yet those same children ask all types of tough questions, such as: "Where is God and why can't I see His face if it is true that He...

We're Different it is True: 2nd Edition (Illustrations Completely Revised) by Terri Kelley is a colorful, compassionate story book, which introduces a child to the educational as well as emotional concept of differences. The book also helps children cope with physiological and emotional issues pertaining...

I Want a Pet by Terri Kelley is a delightful rhyming picture book, which introduces children to the concept of responsibility. The book can also introduce them to problem solving, thinking skills, and decision making. Books designed and written with rhyming words and colorful illustrations...

Kids and adults alike often take a ribbing for the way that their name sounds or the nicknames that can be formed from the use of their names. At times, those added names can be mean. However, What’s In a Name? written by Terri Kelley...