Fearless Joe Dearborne is a story for preteens by Lisa Whitney Mitchell. Joe Dearborne earned the nickname “Fearless Joe” because he often does brave, but dangerous deeds, like rescuing a dog from a burning house. His father goes away, hiring the strange, intimidating Mrs. Chill...

Wait for Me by Janet K. Shawgo is fiction, but a wonderful historical tribute to the women who served in World War II. It is also a romantic story following Susan, Larry, Dealer and Frank and their families through the horror of war and the...

To be honest, when I selected this book for review I was expecting a somewhat "been there-done that" book. Author Katie Sparks pleasantly surprised me with her well-written prose and spunky characters. Reality Natalie is about a young girl, Natalie Greyson, who has high ambitions...

Where Snow Leopard Prowls: Wild Animals of Tibet by Naomi C. Rose is a very informative and educational book that throws light on the Tibetan plateau and the wild animals that live there. The plateau provides diverse habitats that range from deserts, rocky cliffs, snow...

Space Invaders! by D.J. McGhee is an illustrated book for children about an alien invasion in the UK that would mostly appeal to boys, I feel. Two boys come across aliens who have landed in town. While the boys are scared of the aliens, they...

Carbon Monoxide Not Only a Killer is a frightening look at something so many people take for granted. Carbon monoxide is quite common in our environment, and many people are aware of the dangers due to car exhausts, gas fires, appliances, fireplaces, water heaters, dryers,...

Unlucky Double: Part One (Volume 1) by Darryl R. Breland is subtitled Mafia, Nazis and Time Travel and it lives up to the description. It begins in the year 2046, where Giovanni “Johnny” Cado, a 20th-century New Orleans gangster who was just mysteriously found alive,...

I Ate The Cosmos for Breakfast is a beauty from cover to final page. Melissa Studdard has such a passion for life. She quite literally breathes a world of color into the sometimes drab world of poetry and seems to have such vigor that I...

The Curvy Girls Club by Michele Gorman is a weighty story, the tale of 4 girls and a guy or two. Katie and her friends Pixie, Ellie and Jane all attend a slimming group but none of them is happy with their results. The final...

Just Two Weeks is a psychological thriller written by Amanda Sington-Williams. Jolene Carr is on vacation in Sri Lanka. She was supposed to have gone with her partner, Mark, but his father was gravely ill and Mark couldn’t take the time off. So Jo decided...

I Love to Eat Fruits and Vegetables by Shelley Admont is a delightful book for children that introduces them to healthy eating habits. Jimmy the little Bunny loves sweets and always wants to eat them. Jimmy wants to eat only sweets instead of the lunch...

Little Boy Boo: The Adventures of a Yorkshire Terrier is a children's primer written by David Mercaldo. Boo lives with Miss Linda, who adopted him when he was a puppy. Boo doesn't think of himself as a dog; he's Miss Linda's little boy and everyone...

100 Words of Encouragement: Tidbits of Inspiration by Tenita C. Johnson is an empowering and uplifting collection of encouraging words that will heal and strengthen readers' faith in God. It teaches you to live, dream and never give up in life, despite all the struggles...

21st Century Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Mystery at Rolling Dunes is an action and adventure story written by Carson Cunningham. The story takes place about 170 years after Huck left town for Apache Country. He had gone on to Los Angeles and found it was...

The Monster on Top of the Bed (Suzy & Karrit) (Volume 1) by Alan H. Jordan is a bright and cheerful story book for kids. Suzy hears funny sounds underneath her bed - blimp, blop, bloop - and she finds it difficult to go to...

The Monster on Top of the Bed has a very unique twist. This book actually contains two stories within one. The first half is filled with the bright and colorful pages of the story, but without any words. Author Alan H. Jordan has chosen to...

Spoilt Miranda by Eloise De Sousa revolves around Miranda and her tantrums that are driving her family mad. Miranda is a spoilt and sulky child, unlike her brothers and sisters. Her parents found it embarrassing to take her anywhere with them because she would sulk...

Scat is a cat who is black in color. He lives outside in a cozy kennel. Sean, one of his human family members, gives him hot delicious food outside the kitchen door every morning. Scat is appreciative of his food, but does not always get...

Deception by Eloise De Sousa is the heartbreaking story of Amanda, her young son Zachary, and Alex. Their lives are woven together more than they know, as they take a harrowing trip down a trail full of lies and deceit to find the truth and...

The Lizard and Other Poems by Lori Bank, illustrated by Naomi C. Rose, hums and crackles with elemental life. Whether the subject is lizards, dragonflies, magnolias, mythology, the human heart or the emotional life of werewolves, there is a subliminal electricity - a connectivity...