It was morning and time for Princess Jellibean to continue her adventures. After bathing, having breakfast, and brushing her teeth, Jellibean packed everything and continued along her way. She had a bluebird singing a happy song for company. As they traveled together his tunes turned...

Sammy Jo was lonely and wanted a new friend. She was sitting with her parents and gazing at the ocean. They were having fun as they sat on the logs and cooked hot dogs. As she gazed at the waves, Sammy Jo dreamed of a...

Scratches loves his life on the ranch high in the Colorado mountains. He has a field full of mares to protect and care for. One day, while protecting his herd from a large mountain lion, Scratches injures his front leg so badly that he can...

Set during the tumultuous times of World War II, Towards the Vanishing Point by Jan Turk Petrie is a novel about a longstanding friendship that survives through years of heartache and devastation. Just before the beginning of World War II, Lily Hetherington and Stella Marsden,...

The Slug Queen Chronicles is a work of playful fantasy fiction written for middle-grade aged children and penned by author S. O. Thomas. Billed as Season One of the chronicles, the opening to the story sees twelve-year-old Cricket Kane face a dangerous magical adventure as...

Ella’s Umbrella is a children’s book written by Courtney Shannon Strand and illustrated by Jennica Lounsbury. The book clocks in at a vibrant 33 pages that tell the story of young Ella as she goes out in the rain with her bright red umbrella. Through...

The Girl Who Disappeared by James Lingard is a historical romance novel that will appeal to lovers of war stories. Emily loved Walter fiercely, but her parents kicked against her marrying him. She married and eloped with him to America, where he gained a scholarship...

Teddy Roosevelt, Millie and the Elegant Ride is a work of children’s fiction penned by author Jean M. Flahive which takes place in the historical setting of the 1910s. Written for a middle grade reading age of nine to twelve years, this historical work looks...

Devlyn Telvin lives a mundane but tiring life as an orphan and ward at the abbey school of Cor’lera. Like other elf descendants in town, his kind is frowned upon by humans. Everything changes when he sees a mysterious phoenix in the sky. When an...

Wrong Turn At Antares is a work of science fiction written for adults and penned by author Raymond Hunter. Including mature themes, some moderate sexual content and a general discussion of the folly of religion, this interesting and modern perspective centers on the events of...

Datapocalypse introduces Dr. Kicis Ryan Orion, who lectures in History at Berkeley, specializing in the demise or erosion of civilizations. While on a trip around the ancient sites of the Mediterranean to gather material for a paper he is producing, he becomes intrigued by an...

The Adventures of Fawn ('Til the Last Snowflake Falls) by Al E. Boy is a children’s coming of age novel that would appeal most to a young audience that enjoys reindeer stories. Fawn is the daughter of Comet and Vixen, who all live in the...

Conquering Life's Course: Common Sense in Chaotic Times by Richard V. Battle is a book of practical wisdom to face the doldrums of everyday life and find more meaning and fulfillment navigating the challenges that life throws at the reader. The author defines the reader...

Addictive Alessandro is the third book in the Savage's Buck & Doe Book series by Anne Marie Citro and this entry follows Alessandro Savage, a man who can’t forgive himself for the murder of his eldest brother. He blames himself for the death of his...

Little Miss History Travels to Tombstone Arizona by Barbara Ann Mojica, illustrated by Victor Ramon Mojica, is a charming history book full of trivia and characters, both famous and not-so-famous, but important nonetheless. From silver mines to gun battles, from general stores to gambling saloons,...

It's Raining Cats! It's Raining Dogs! It's Raining Bats! And Pollywogs! by Sherry West is a funny and entertaining story that will make young readers smile. It's raining, cats, dogs, bats, and pollywogs. It is as if a zoo up there has been turned loose...

Was Michael Jackson Murdered? You Be The Judge is a work of non-fiction based on the life and premature death of the titular pop icon, penned by author and filmmaker Everett Watson. During the filmmaking process, Watson’s investigation and gathering of evidence prompted the creation...

Ghost Hampton by Ken McGorry is a thrilling paranormal tale with a difference. Lyle Hall, once a greedy lawyer, is a changed man. A year ago, he was in a car accident that left one woman dead and him confined to a wheelchair. The accident...

Native Companions is the first book in the Dreamtime Mysteries by Jenni Barnett. This extraordinary historical tale is set in Australia and follows two timelines: modern-day Rex Graham, a mixed-race Indigenous anthropology student, and the stories about his Aboriginal grandmother’s people. Rex, who suffered in...

Lashonda's Book of Poems and Songs is wonderful for addressing emotional situations such as love, nostalgia, the beautiful things in life, and finding courage in oneself through poetry. Lashonda Beauregard splendidly uses harmonious poetic elements to orchestrate short poems, the representation of her own experiences....