Consider this: how would you like to be able to predict what will happen to you in the next few seconds, or what people will say or reply to a question you haven’t yet asked? Before you think that’s a handy ability to have, enter...

Walter by Sara Robinson, with illustrations by Edixon Rodriguez, is a charming story about a young Black Labrador and Terrier mix dog, told from the first-person point of view of the dog whose original name, given to him by his first owner, was Tyler. This...

Annual Toy Drive: The Underground Toy Society is a sweet book that tells us about teamwork, cooperation, and helping others to improve a situation for the common good, all this through a friendly group of toys that do everything they can to help others. Jessica...

What do you do when your soulmate walks out on you to live a new life without you? That’s what Kimberly must find out for herself in Ten Thousand I Love Yous by Lisa Slabach. This is the story of one woman’s journey of finding...

Imagine a thriller with a metahuman character at its core. It begins when a mysterious helicopter crash sends journalist Diana Willis into a web of intrigue and mayhem. After the crash, she awakens from a coma only to be troubled by some disturbing dreams about...

Are you afraid of something? So much so that you refuse to do something that might be fun to avoid facing that fear? That’s Vicky’s problem. She had a terrible scare when she was younger; she was almost swallowed by a huge wave while playing...

Have you ever tried counting sheep to help you fall asleep? Some people think it works. But there are other ways to count yourself to sleep. How about just counting from one ginormous candy explosion to ten brave squirrels? And then try it backward. Sound...

Sister Saint, Sister Sinner is a work of fiction in the women’s literature genre. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by Peg Herring. The book follows sisters Nettie, Ruth, and Kim as they follow the chaotic, dangerous, and exciting paths...

Our world is filled with several distracting and attractive elements. The emergence of social media and the internet—which facilitates constant connection to the world—makes it harder to stay focused on a goal or even to choose the right ones in order to achieve a meaningful...

Into Justin's World, by Heather Lyn Davis is a beautiful picture book for young children. The story is based on a young boy named Justin who is a little different from the rest of his family. Justin loves cats, his dog, and his lizard, whilst...

Bond of Brothers: Danger Close by Robert James Saniscalchi is unapologetically a novella that focuses on the bonds that are formed in times of war and on the armed forces of the United States. When seventeen-year-old Emma Sincol was contemplating life after high school in...

James H. Morgan’s memoir, The Reject Bench, wholeheartedly buys into the idea of growing pains, particularly about isolation as brought about by not being able to make new friends. The author’s story begins in June 1961, a week after finishing his freshman year at Upland...

Hanging Cloud by Steve Zimcosky tells the intriguing story of Private Investigator Tom Sipowicz of Polish Dragon Investigations and his partner Suzie Mandrake. On the advice of Detective Ed Murphy, Cleveland Police, Ron McLemore hires Tom to investigate the disappearance of Ron’s father, Thomas McLemore....

Deceived is the fourth book in The Castle Chronicles by Michael S. Vassel. Mark is dead. Thinking that he can finally find peace, he hopes to find a nice corner to spend eternity in when he is approached by Shane to do something very strange....

Whisper Angel is the story of the Angel of Hope and how, with the help of the Archangel Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Raphaela, she manages to reach her potential as a helping angel. The only thing that Hope wishes to achieve is helping others in...

The Buzz Boys, by Edward Izzi, is a touching and powerful coming-of-age novel about secrets, trauma, and friendship. The Buzz Boys centers around a group of friends who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s. They could have called themselves the Z Boys because each...

The story of Jesus has inspired Christians for almost two thousand years, but little is known about this charismatic yet enigmatic figure. The basis of our knowledge is contained in four Gospels from the New Testament of the Christian Bible, with some amplification in the...

I Love My Kids, But I Don’t Always Like Them: Expert advice for parents of challenging kids is a work of non-fiction in the parenting and advice and guidance subgenres. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Franki...

Westland is the second novel in the Essie's Roses series by Michelle Muriel. Set in the years after the Civil War, the novel continues the story of Evie and Essie Mae. The two girls, now women, come back to their plantation, to Miss Katie and...

Dragonsown: Surface by Erika Leigh Agnew is the first book in the Dragonsown series. The Kingdom of Ryk has recovered since The War of Black Ash which saw an end to dragons, but now the kingdom faces the threat of a possible invasion that could...