Emilia is getting to be an elderly woman now, but she wasn’t always. Now in her mid-seventies, she’s managed to create her own empire as a frozen food supplier after coming from a poor family that frequently found themselves dependent on the kindness of strangers....

Higgledy Piggledy: A Tale of Four Little Pigs is a retelling of the classic tale of the three little pigs written by B. Seymour Rabinovitch and his granddaughter, Rebecca S. Treger, and illustrated by Mari Gayatri Stein. Curly, Twirly and Whirly liked to tease their...

In Temper the Winds, Wilma Hamill engages readers in the lives of people grappling with love on multiple levels. Readers encounter people whose existence is filled with the kind of stimulating realism that keeps a person invested in the story. In some cases, Hamill’s tale...

Troubled Spirits with Medium Loraine Rees is a non-fiction work which chronicles Loraine Rees' psychic abilities. It's written by Mary Ross, a scientist, and is the second book she's written as a result of her work with Rees. Rees has a spirit guide, Ramos, who...

Picture! Picture! is a delightfully charming children's story that uses many repetitive words for learning vocabulary - a big parental plus! Before beginning the review of the text, I want to point out that, unlike many self-published children's books, author Scott Ferrell did not use...

Author Nancy Scalabroni has given us a story about a cat with a very long name and a very long tail in CougaMongaMingaMan. CougaMongaMingaMan, or Cougie as he is called, is a friendly cat whose long tail allows him to be spotted from a long...

If you have a preschooler who fears the first day of school, Si Mama, Si Papa just might help the child get past his or her fears and into a sense of adventure. Author Nancy Scalabroni has written the book in both Spanish and English...

In Be Everything You Can Be by Karen Seader, readers have the pleasure of reading more about siblings Hailey and Logan and the lovely Lady of the Rainbow. Being the second book in the series, the Lady of the Rainbow teaches these kids about the...

The advent of rail transformed mankind's opportunities to explore his world. Yet we are subconsciously aware of a dark side to this innovation that expresses itself in uneasy images, such as the stereotypical damsel tied to the railway lines and whispered tales of trains bound...

Harold J. Fischel's book Anthony is as meaningful as it is simple. A simple story, with a normal plot, but the depth and the meaning within is so much more. To say that Anthony has had a rough life would be a major understatement. The...

Callie James presents an average high school in which there are everyday students. One of the students wants to pay another student for protection for her brother from the school bullies. Pretty soon this turns into a down spiraling event in which everyone wants protection...

When Eva’s husband died of cancer after eight years of marriage, she learned that her marriage was not what it seemed. On top of learning her husband was a cheater, Eva also learned that he was a terrible money manager who made bad investments with...

If You Leave Me, Can I Come With You? 365 Daily Humorous Meditations for Al-Anons & Codependents by Misti B. is a refreshing look at all the things wrong with most of us. I say that lovingly, because I have never met someone who either...

Emily is a high school hockey star in Minneapolis, with an extremely dysfunctional family life. For the most part, she is a typical teenager, except for her strange ability to know when and where another player on the ice is going to move. One day...

The Obsidian Pebble is Volume One of the Artefact Quintet, a Young Adult Contemporary Fantasy and Science Fiction series written by Rhys A. Jones. Oz Chambers lives with his mom at Number 2 Magnus Street, otherwise known as Penwurt, a huge ancient edifice that had...

New Tracks: Demystifying the Art of Writing Good Lyrics is a non-fiction instructional book for songwriters. Author Shel Craig explains how she creates her songs and breaks down the process into easy, understandable sections. She begins with timed free-writing, a process where one writes for...

Anna is the world's only known superhero and greatly loved by the people. However, she finds herself losing interest in her day job, so she plans a trip to Mars. Along the way, she meets several other women, all who have their own stories to...

The Dry is a fantasy written for young adults and preteens by Rebecca Nolen. It's set in Jeffersonville, Virginia in 1895, and there's been an extended drought that's badly affected harvests. Elliot Sweeney is 12 years old, and he's been living with his uncle since...

I thought Walking Over Eggshells by Lucinda E. Clarke was an interesting book. In her memoir, Clarke shares a huge part of her life. She has written about her adventures living in different places, her relationship with her verbally abusive mother, and her family life....

If you like political satire and attention to current political issues, you just may like Candidate for President by Robert Ely. Erik Bernhard is the central character. He is a Congressman who is running for President as a third-party candidate. Bernhard is anything but wishy-washy...