Chicago Bound is a Jake McGreevy Novel by Sean Vogel. Jake and his best friend and rock-climbing companion, Ben, are on their way to Chicago to attend a performing arts camp during Christmas vacation. Going to Chicago brings some sadness and nostalgia for Jake, as...

H.Y. Hanna has delivered, in Big Honey Dog Mysteries #1: Curse of the Scarab, an animal story, an otherworldly fantasy, and a mystery (complete with hieroglyphics) all wrapped in one, that is sure to please young readers. When Honey, the Great Dane, is left home...

A Forever Family Living in the Big House by Sal A. Edwards is a story of sharing and living together. Now by sharing and living together, the author also includes animals. The book is an educational story where the world of children is opened up...

Author Terri Kelley in her book, You Get What You Give, describes how young Steve faces disappointment and how he handles the frustrations of dealing with friends. Steve feels angry when he visits his neighbors only to find no one at home. He is upset...

The See-Through Leopard by Sibel Hodge is the story of Jazz who meets with an accident and loses her mother. The accident leaves some facial scars which make her conscious of her looks. She falls into a kind of depression. It is at that phase...

The Golden Cheese by Maria Ellis is a story of a little mouse who wants to get a golden cheese that will help him live in a palatial house with lots of money and respect from others. That is his biggest dream. But he is...

Determined is a Realmgold or ruler of a realm with a struggling dynasty. When the Human Purity movement is on the rise and becomes more threatening, Determined seeks help from Victory, the Realmgold of the neighboring Koskant. An ancient magical treaty between their realms means...

Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon's Fury, Book 1 by L. R. W. Lee is an adventure story. Andy Smithson's parents have no time for him because they are caught up with their ambitious lives and his sister is a spoilt brat. Andy is not...

The Gross Gang written by Christine Larsen is about Larsen’s fascination with words that can be classified as "odd" or “extinct.” The book introduces us to many of these words (some of which I’ve never heard before) in the form of various poems. Her poems...

What do you do when the love of your life dies in a tragic accident and only a few years after her death your only son vanishes from a place he should be safe? For Jake Bishop these terrifying events occurred far too close together....

Abigail ‘Abi’ Winterfield has a lot of baggage that V.R. Avent releases slowly over the course of the novel, but we know from the beginning that it is very heavy baggage that she’s carried around for most of her life. When we meet Abi in...

Nice guys may finish last but it's hard to keep a good kid down. Kris Yankee in Cracking the Code: Spreading Rumors tells a delightful story of 11-year-old Toby Karlson who suffers from a bad reputation. Toby or TK lives with his Uncle Jack since...

With Earth being near complete destruction in Michael J. Brooks’ novel, Exodus Conflict, the nations that were still able to function established the Earth United Front (EUF) in an attempt to ensure the survival of the human race. A Second Earth was established to create...

One Mind's Words by Jennifer Johnson is a collection of poems about life and life's lessons. The author has interspersed the emotions and the lessons learnt from life in the poems and has managed to bring out a very impressive collection. The poems have some...

Meet Develor Quinteele, the heroic sixth Knight of Flame. Develor or Dev has been stationed in Florida to watch for the re-emergence of the last evil Gray Lord. The story bridges the gap between Dev's ancient life as a plain, weapons-smith and his modern one...

U.S. Marines Clint Johnson and Kaiser Hawkins have been tasked with a special mission: leading a team of recon marines to confirm the location of Jorge Guevara’s secret military compound and the number of troops that he has in the militia that he is developing...

Children should be raised with the love of parents that instills within them hope, values, and understanding. Yet those same children ask all types of tough questions, such as: "Where is God and why can't I see His face if it is true that He...

Being angry and not knowing what to do about it is a difficult challenge that those who are grieving face in the process of letting go of a family member; it is intensified when you are grieving for a friend, because no one seems to...

I Need a Little More Jesus by Dominique Wilkins is about Giselle Donahue who falls pregnant. Her family, who are staunch church-goers, feel ashamed and send her out of the house. Her father is unable to face the humiliation and forbids her from coming back...

Has there ever been a time in your life when you could talk to God and feel His presence in the room and then on another occasion or for a long period of time, He seemed a million miles away? This is only one of...