Ari, half Israeli, half Persian, is married to unpampered Lily who is of American Jewish descent. They live quietly in the Arizona desert until an unsigned letter arrives stating that "The time has come for the Hidden One to make himself known and fill the...

"Ode to Icky" written by Maranda Russell and illustrated by Nicolas Peruzzo is a cute story about a girl making the best of a bad situation and teaches children to think about the consequences of their actions. Icky is like most cats, except for the...

In the untouched border wilderness of Nome, Alaska, Jeannie Kelly is not your everyday 1900s young woman. Jeannie lives to survey the next big gold strike, a passion she shares with her father, while she and her brothers follow his lead on their gold claim....

The Children of Time by Chaiene Santos is a futuristic, science fiction novel with plenty of thrills, mystery, and romance. Nicolas is a young college-going student studying physics, who is very interested in astronomy and the cosmos. He has never been in love until he...

In This Book Belongs To by Daley James Francis, young readers are taken on a whimsical journey along with Amy Carr, a journey that opens up a whole new world of creativity and imagination. It's a story of magic, adventure and family. Amy Carr realizes...

Mama Kangaroo Nursery Rhymes for Modern Times, by Cassandra Lennox, is a 44-page-long children’s picture book that mimics the nursery rhymes I grew up with but are set more for today's youngsters. The rhymes are positive, bright, and often funny. The pictures are colorful with...

Stress is a normal response to many changes and challenges, so both children and adults can feel overwhelmed by their busy schedules. It is fundamental to learn how to take time out for yourself and to clear your mind. Recharge Time by Marielle Lamothe shows...

Aboard the Time Line by Bastian Gregory concerns Pete, a young boy who begins his adventures in the classroom. At first, he felt so bored that he believed time was standing still. When he discovered that everything had indeed stopped, he decided to investigate. This...

This tale is a very good portrayal of a boy who can travel between two worlds to be able to protect one of his relatives. It is written in the first person, is light, and develops with a good pace. He is also witty and...

"Unspent Time Omnibus" is a wonderful collection of stories taken out of the creative mind of Graham Parke. With his highly adept imagination, Graham has written a series of ordinary stories with delightful characters and visible clarity. Graham follows up on his tales with insight...

Ripples Through Time is Lincoln Cole’s story of elderly Calvin Greenwood as, recently bereaved of his wife Emily and feeling he has no more to live for, he looks back over his life from childhood, through growing up years, marriage, parenthood and into older age....

Jesus in Our Time by Nilanjana Sanyal is an insightful and beautiful story about one woman’s spiritual journey, a story that captures the political and social issues of contemporary society with forensic clarity. When the story begins, the reader is introduced to a couple having...

Detours in Time by Pamela Schloesser Canepa is a captivating sci-fi novel that begins with the introduction of the two main characters, Milton Braddock and Tabitha "Pinky" Hanson. Pinky's reference to him as "Doc Brad Doc" sets the mood of their banter quickly, and instantly...

Full Circle: Time’s Warden is a work of science fiction by author Alfred Taylor. The central concept of the novel follows the idea of modern day and futuristic thinkers using time travel to return to key points in American history and bring about certain conclusions...

An exciting, delightful, exhilarating tale, A Matter of Time by Steven Craig is a gorgeous meld of time travel and science fiction, a story that follows Nathan Hawke’s adventures in time. Nathan is obsessed with the concept of time. His lifelong dream has always been...

Like all little children, Ella Lee is a curious child. She loves to see new things and she especially loves animals. She particularly loves to hold them and pet them. The only thing is, some animals are hard to catch and others just don’t want...

“Life sounds sweeter with music.” I love this opening line to Susan Montgomery’s Ukulele Practice Time. So very true! But sometimes making music isn’t as easy as we’d like it to be. We need to be patient, to persevere, and to practice, practice, practice. That’s...

"A Matter of Time" is one of the most compelling supernatural tales I have come across in a long time. Any Titanic enthusiast will find a very different take here on the original story. A young college man is catapulted into another dimension where he...

“I had never, until this second, considered what it says about a man when he has literally been thrown out of hell.” – Merlin, from the sequel Out of Time: Book 3, Merlin Chronicles by Daniel Diehl. Demon dragons threw Merlin out of their hellish...

Viral Times is a pandemic-style dystopian novel by Ron Seybold, focusing on the aftermath of a modern day viral disaster. When a kind of super-AIDS virus prevents human beings from touching one another without risking death, the world turns to SexNet to experience intimacy on...