Let's get to know Lexi and her family in the storybook Different Just Like Us by Lexi Layton with Tammi Croteau Keen. She has a dog, Teddy, and a puppy, Toby, who are half-siblings because they have the same dad. Lexi loves dogs and she...

Face Difficult Conversations with God on Your Side is written by Rebecca Finley. Many Christian women suffer an internal conflict between living according to God's will and having their personal needs met. Throughout this guide, you will discover that you can have both without losing...

Anne by Zarina Macha is one of the best coming of age stories for young adults that I’ve read. Why? Because it addresses so many of the topics currently of major interest and importance to teens, i.e. gender issues and concerns about opening up to...

Around Midnight is a work of fiction and interpersonal drama written for young adults, and was penned by author Zarina Macha. Centered around important social themes of self-esteem, first relationships and the dangerous world of emotional manipulation, this is an inspiring and often heart-wrenching tale...

The mind is the most important and, at the same time, the most dangerous organ in the body. The two novellas, Every Last Thought, and Psycho Girl, in Every Last Psycho by Zarina Macha prove just that. In Every Last Thought, sixteen-year-old Tess struggles with...

Missing by Mian Mohsin Zia is a novel of mystery and crime inspired by true events. It centers on the main character Zia, also known as Z, a man who suffers the heartache of losing his wife and daughter, but whose strong character leads him...

Monster Academy by Catherine Banks is the first book in an exciting monster series. Frances, Tsukiko, and Loralie are three best friends that attend Monster Academy and have a strong bond that gets them through every growing pain in their monster teenage years and especially...

Friendship comes in all kinds of packages. Even pets have friends. While it’s not usual, it does happen that a cat befriends a dog. Luckily for Calypso, an alley cat did take an interest in the Welsh terrier. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have survived the night...

An ancient book, a mystical and fantastical treehouse, and a slide that leads to a candy shop which masquerades as the entrance to a mysterious and dangerous underground world. Timmy is only eight and he’s endured the pranks of bullies, but he’s not about to...

Mars Away by Jeff Christopher Leonard is a science fiction story that has a strong appeal to young adult readers. Set in 2050, the story follows Devin Xyear, the youngest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion of all time. He loves Earth and has no intention...

The government has issued a decree that all citizens must undergo a cure for mental illness, and a young girl immune to the first cure tries to hide the fact she is different in the frightening dystopian novel, Citizen (Uncured Season 1) by Maggie Ray....

In the aisles of a grocery store, have you wondered about the different kinds of noodles on display? Oodles and Oodles of Noodley Noodles by Cindy "Ninni" Grant is a delightful treat to learn about all the different kinds of noodles that are out there....

An unusual name, stained and hand-me-down clothes, and a penchant for flowers and insects are what make Myrtle Hitchabocker different from other students of Parkside Intermediate. She fails to fit in, as the school bullies frequently remind her, subjecting her to cruel pranks to boot....

Trigger Point by Douglas Misquita is A Luc Fortesque adventure thriller. Luc Fortescue is under an Interpol Red Notice and he possesses knowledge about a terrorist plot that not only puts the world under huge threat but also incriminates the Holy See. Now Luc is...

How to be an American in Italy by Jessica Scott Romano is a non-fiction travel guide providing an insider's guide for outsiders looking to either visit or even live in the microcosm of “Bel Paese”. Romano breaks down a total of fifty-five tips, although in...

Eoin N. Andrews knows how to take you by surprise. His novel Survivability Report has all the makings of an exciting military action story, where Sean, the main character, is a military contractor. Along with other seasoned servicemen, Sean works for a British contracting firm....

T. J. Hope's Dangerously In Love is about Bianca Parker, a young woman who struggles with low self-image, distrust in relationships, and mental illness. Bianca's mental illness is inherited from her mother, who left her in a dumpster when she was a week old, murdered...

PushBack: Selected Poems of Resistance by Richard L Rose is a fascinating collection of poems that will make readers contemplate the nuances, intricacies, and complexities of life. The wonderful imagery, metaphors, and juxtapositions will offer vivid sketches of the profundities that nature offers us. The...

I like ice cream, I bet you like ice cream and it turns out sloths like ice cream too! In Rebecca Rae Williams's book, Slow Moe Gets a Tasty Treat, we meet Moe the sloth. He is very excited to get to the Tasty Treats...

Moon-Force 1 by Janelle M. Adams is a magical story about Mesa White and her journey to her home planet of Satellite. Mesa lost her memory, and she did not even realize it. When she meets Ethan, a boy with magical powers, he claims to...