My Cat Thinks He’s a Puppy by Patricia Allieri is a 24-page children’s picture book about Puppy-Cat, a fun companion who brings adventures to life. This frisky feline seems to act more like a puppy dog than a cat. While this comparison is being made,...

Cancer is no respecter of persons. Anyone can develop cancer, even young moms with children who need her. Mommy Has a Boo-Boo: Explaining Breast Cancer to Children by Marci Greenberg Cox, Kristen Hampshire, and Brooke Foster helps children deal with the trauma and stress...

Hitting the Road Without a Map is a work of non-fiction in the memoir subgenre. It is best suited to mature readers owing to some instances of explicit language use and was penned by author Fred Rutter about an incredible cross-country journey and the impact...

Two Of A Kind by Gail Meath is a crime mystery drama about Jax Diamond and Ace. Jax and Ace are the best crime-solving duo in New York this Christmas, and they do not even know it. The two meet by chance and share a...

Now, That's a Trick by Dawn Sperber is a short collection of eleven flash fiction stories. A young woman infatuated with a trickster of coins finally gets her hands on his luckiest token after the greatest trick of them all. After being hassled by a...

I AM Teen Becoming: A Guided Journal of Self-Discovery & Self-Leadership is the first book in the I AM Teen Becoming series by Isa Peguero Friedman that uses creative journaling techniques for what appears to be a guided and in-depth SWOT analysis for young people....

Are you a fan of manga or comic books? If the answer is yes, grab a copy of Life Lessons from a UFO Catcher: An Autobiographical Manga by Kenny Loui, which concerns a young arcade game enthusiast whose mission in life is to free as...

Have you ever been hungry and angry all at the same time? Have you ever met someone hungry and angry? Quite often hungry kids tend to be difficult to deal with or please. For most kids, it seems as if anger kicks in once they...

In Doves In A Tempest by Bill Schweitzer, it’s the summer of 1958, and a group of smart preteens wants nothing more than to enjoy the summer together. That peaceful dream is shattered when they come across a strange anomaly that none of them can...

Sol Luckman has eloquently written a witty, insightful memoir in Musings From a Small Island: Everything Under the Sun. As an art major, I thoroughly enjoyed Sol’s humor and philosophical thoughts on the elusive purpose of art and his expression of life on his small...

To Hunt a Holy Man is a work of fiction by author Michael Fletcher in the adventure, culture clash, and military drama sub-genres. It is best suited to the mature adult reading audience owing to scenes of a sexual nature, the use of explicit language,...

The Once Upon a Time of Now: Mythic Adventures, Discoveries and Meditations in the Forest of Consciousness by Hope West is about a girl in a strange land who absorbs mystical ideas from magical teachers. Agnes finds a map inside a popped balloon while on...

Half a Cup of Sand and Sky by Nadine Bjursten is a masterfully crafted novel that seamlessly blends personal narratives with the backdrop of political upheaval and cultural nuances. Amineh's character is the heart and soul of the story, and readers become deeply invested in...

Clemmy Gets a Family written by Caroline Crocker and illustrated by Tejal Mistry is a charming and touching story about Clementine, affectionately known as Clemmy. Clemmy is an English bulldog who had an unhappy start in life. She is frightened, lonely, and uncared for until...

Dilly Duck Plans a Parade is a children's book in the Dilly Duck and Friends Series by Holly DiBella-McCarthy. Dilly Duck is ready to round up her friends and have a parade, but first, she needs some colorful items. She enlists the help of her...

Amelia had a polar bear best friend named Paco. The duo loved sweets and always dreamed of beautiful adventures. One fateful day, they ran out of their tasty marshmallows with only one piece left. The friends brainstormed on how to get more marshmallows, and an...

Petra, a spirited young wild horse, has some growing up to do. In the meantime, however, she loves to gallop like the wind, faster than any of the other wild horses in her herd, even faster than her best friend, Felia. In Hazel Dains’s Like...

Hell is a World Without You by Jason Kirk is a starkly comical look at the life of a teenage evangelical Christian. It is the early 2000s when a 13.9-year-old teenage boy begins to seriously question the church lifestyle he has been brought up in....

I have always loved reading memoirs, particularly ones whose authors offer a unique perspective and a quick wit – such is the case in Dina Honour’s It’s A Lot to Unpack. In it, the author examines a life that many might envy, though she fears...

Heart of a Soul Comforter by Kayla Muth is a warm, witty, and winning collection of poems penned by a world traveler with deeply embedded Christian values and a clear desire to affirm readers and help them overcome disillusionment and self-doubt. Muth’s poems are immediately...