Monday morning: Mrs. Smith was taking grammar in class and Oliver was listening when Mr. Maxwell walked in with a girl behind him. She was Yara, a new student from Canada, and she was fluent in Arabic, French, and had a basic knowledge of...

Jake's Quest For The Five Stones: An Adventure Guide to Crystals by Hanit Benbassat is a marvelously written story that begins in the Elven village of Keeponia. War has erupted between the elves and the goblins of Nordia. The goblins' artisans are jealous because their...

Butterfly Hill by Brendan le Grange is a novel that falls proudly into the adventure, suspense, and thriller genres, in a follow-up to le Grange's debut work of fiction, Drachen. Butterfly Hill reads beautifully as a work of fiction, set in bustling Hong Kong and...

The schools in England have closed for the Christmas season, and Alvin Goode and his family travel to South Africa for the holidays to visit his grandparents. During their journey, Alvin and his sister, Carey, learn about the train, the airport and airplane, as well...

To Squeeze A Prairie Dog: An American Novel is a work of literary contemporary fiction by author Scott Semegran. Melding the genres of modern day folk tale with both satire and humor, the book centers on our unlikely hero, J.D. Wiswall. Working for the state...

The Bridge Home by Matthew Williams is the story of a young prince, Akiiki, who is raised in a life of luxury in a kingdom that requires the villages under its rule to supply the capital city with food so the residents within would not...

Awaken Your Inner Leader: Transform Stress Develop Emotional Mastery and Thrive by Edita Atteck is a book that inspires, drives, motivates, and teaches readers the essentials of taking the lead in their lives. This book addresses the feelings of stress and the overwhelming burden of...

Be Brave, Little Puffy by Arline Cooper is the story of Puffy, a little puffer fish who lives in the sea. Puffy’s body is small and plump and his fins are short and weak. He is just like any other puffer fish in the sea....

The American Civil War was one of the worst conflicts in American history as the scale of the battle – and the losses in terms of people killed, wounded, and missing in action – quickly surpassed the expectations of both the North and the South...

Bible Sticks: An Unlikely Calling by Ron Vance is an inspiring Christian book that chronicles the creative journey of a woodcarver. In 1988, Vance found his love for the craft. It started out as just simple curiosity but with time he worked on his gift...

A Broken Man is a work of non fiction by author Trevor Stewart, self described as a focus on ‘The Rocky Shoals of Marriage, Remarriage and Divorce’. A relatively short but heartfelt volume, the book tells the tale of its author, Trevor, from a perspective...

Fresh off the Starship is a work of contemporary chick lit with a science fiction style twist, written for adults by author Ann Crawford. The heroine of our tale is Missy, a being from a race far across the galaxy, who is sent to Earth...

Meet Dazzle who was born into a tribe of flying squirrels in the story My Heart Song by Sister Solana D’cunha. Dazzle could not fly and spent most of his time thinking and reading. His cousin Hopper was loyal to his friends and family and...

Recurrence is a work of crime fiction by author Dave Norem, and is written for adults due to some graphic content. Unlike many other crime novels, this unique perspective on the narrative follows the criminal rather than the detective. Our antihero is a seasoned career...

Pillar of Frozen Light is a work of science fiction written by author Barry Rosenberg. Our central character is Jonan, a man for whom life is a series of excesses and pleasures. He certainly doesn’t live mindfully of others or of the greater purpose of...

Colonizing Trappist by Chris Shockowitz is the first book in an epic science fiction saga called The Outward Bound trilogy. It chronicles the human colonization of a planet in the Trappist star system situated many light years from Earth. The forward party, headed up by...

Winifred Rose Armstrong: IT Happened by Lillie Sloan shares the story of a kindergartner who thinks life is just wonderful. She has friends. She has fun at school. She has her parent’s attention. She’s an “I’m in charge” kind of kid. That is until her...

Everyday Imagination - The Green Scarf by Heather Lester is a children’s illustrated book about a boy whose parent tells him to do something besides watch TV. For a while he wanders about the house, wondering what he could do to fill the time. In...

We live in a world now that seems to get offended easily and it is a hard job for comedians to be able to drop their jokes and places that will be receptive and willing to listen. To laugh today could cause one to lose...

The Extraordinary Tales of Melody Magic: The Mystic Video Game is a work of children’s fiction written by author Alex Woburn. Intended for children of the middle grade, 9 to 12 age range, this the third instalment of central character Melody Magic’s adventures interacting with...