Days of Refugee: One of the World’s Known Lost Boys of Sudan is a riveting and inspirational autobiography by Nathaniel Chol Nyok, a Dinka “Lost Boy” survivor of the Second Sudanese Civil War (1987–2005). At the age of eight, Nyok fled war-torn South Sudan after...

A Rainbow in Her Pocket by Amanda Jayne is the adorable story of Mala, a colorful rhino that carried a rainbow in her right hand pocket wherever she went. It was not a whole one, just a piece from the end, but it was brighter...

The Curious Case of Simon Todd by Vanessa C. Hawkins is a delightful and quirky read full of twists and strange happenings. Simon Todd's life used to be fairly normal. He was an accountant whose biggest problem was the struggle to share his feelings for...

In Redemption by Stephanie Baldi, Carrie is the victim. Her life had never been easy, starting with having a mother who abuses her and then takes away her baby boy. Next, Carrie believes that if she leaves home with Travis, all of her problems will...

United in Autism: Finding Strength Inside the Spectrum by Julie Hornok speaks about autism and the challenges of raising children with autism. Every story in the book throws light on families living in different parts of the world and their struggle when it comes to...

Staying Sane: A Struggle of Survival is a nonfiction coming of age memoir written by Emma Volesky. Emma first experienced hallucinations when she was eight years old. She watched, horrified, as sticks danced around her bed at night, and formless white shapes crawled up the...

Meet Goti, the shiny red bus, and Vivek, the dusty coal train, in the storybook The Dusty Train’s Sweet Surprise: A Lesson in Kindness by Subhash Kommuru. They were both very hardworking but Goti always made fun of Vivek, saying he was faster than Vivek...

The tactless, belligerent, and unscrupulous Brett Cornell is at it again in David D. D'Aguanno's Brett Gets Hammered, the sixth installment in his Brett Cornell series. In this installment, Brett is hired by siblings Tammy and Andy Rankin to prove that their late father's death...

Kelegeen by Eileen O’Finlan is a wonderful story, a tale of a people and a place in trying times. It is Ireland in 1846 and while engaged couple Meg O’Connor and Rory Quinn are happily preparing for their wedding, while they join other villagers in...

Unpredictable: The walk in and out of darkness by Honey Casper is a heartrending account of the author's personal story of trauma, adversity, perseverance, courage, and strength, and how she got back her missing years and built a life surrounded by people with a positive...

Mrs. Murray's Ghost: A Piccadilly Street Story, Book 1 is a children’s adventure fantasy novel written by Emily-Jane Hills Orford. Mary was quite impressed with the rather magnificent house that she and her family were moving into. There was a tower three stories high, and...

A Heart of Kindness by Wendy Comeau is a memorable and remarkable story of survival in the face of tragedy. Wendy opens her heart and tells her story of facing life after the heartbreaking loss of her parents, brothers and then young son Christopher to...

Retreads by Steve Hobbs is a reality-shifting tale of mystery, intrigue, and romance. While there are several important characters, the story mostly focuses on two: Meg - a young girl from the past - and Sam – the head of a company capable of bringing...

Guilt in Hiding by Donald Levin is the third book in the Martin Preuss Mystery series. Martin Preuss doesn’t have an easy life; his son is handicapped, his wife long dead and his boss doesn’t like him. He is put in charge of the case...

Daisy Daydream the Nursery Rhyme Bus by Sue Wickstead is the delightful story of Daisy, the red double-decker bus who once traveled the streets of London. She was the number 73 bus and rode the Oxford Street route. Everything changed the day a bright red...

Donna Gielow McFarland has designed a very good piano method titled Intro to Piano: Class Piano for Adult Beginners. The book has been designed to be used in a Group Piano Lesson, as it includes ensemble pieces for two pianos. In an individual lesson, it...

A Choice Between Two is the first book in the Polyamorous Passions series by Sagan Morrow. This is the story of Emma as she tries to decide which of the two men she loves is the one for her. Emma has been in a very...

Antonius Tsai’s Solving for Why is a must-read not only for educators and students, but for anyone else who wants to find meaning in education and their overall life’s purpose. With the personal stories of students and friends that the author has interacted with dotting...

Spike: The Search for Redemption by A.A. Freda is the sequel to the author's well received first novel, Goodbye, Rudy Kazoody. The story follows Anthony, a Vietnam vet and NYU law student, and Angel, a musical student at Julliard. They meet when Anthony saves...

The Button by D.L. Finn is the story of Lynn Hill, a young girl who thought that her life would turn around just as she left her childhood behind and joined the ranks of adulthood. Trying to enjoy her life surrounded by people she loved...