In Running Away to Home: A Young Adult Novel by Reni Bumpas, I believe the title says it all. Adolescents have been on similar quests for generations and not all are fortunate enough to find their way. When Maggie makes the decision to flee from...

How I Magically Messed Up My Life in Four Friggin' Days by Megan O'Russell is the tale of Bryant Adams. Bryant has received many lectures for daydreaming which tends to get him into trouble. He's just a normal teenager with divorced parents and a best...

The Inflatables by Sara Gurule is a delightful Christmas story about Santa's secret army. Christmas is everyone's favorite time of year. Everyone except Old Man Tubbs. He doesn't have any decorations or holiday cheer. He's been on the naughty list since childhood and now holds...

A quick look at the cover of Sister-in-Law by M.R. Morgan does and doesn’t give you the full picture of just what goes on between the covers. Sure, it’s obvious the plot involves the White House and sex, but if you think this is going...

Andrew Geczy, the author of Adrift Homeless Season One "Rebirth", has let loose all the fantasy arrows from his incredible quiver of imagination in one go! Setting the story of a tyrannical revolutionary, Suma Davi, in a dying planet named Rommeria, Geczy exhibits superb skill...

Tragedy sets the stage for the lives of four young Appalachian country children in Sarah’s Song by Vicky Whedbee. As they flee their burning farmhouse where they realize their parents have died, they are forced to make their way across the cornfield to where they...

Things He Hadn't Told Her by Vicky Whedbee is a love story with a twist. This novel follows the story of three people and how their lives mesh. Cole and Chad have been best friends for almost all of their lives. Cole is a big,...

Carissa's Law by Misty Boyd begins with eighteen-year-old Carissa Schultz, the protagonist, in the parking lot of the university, pondering on very serious questions. Born with a rare condition known as spina bifida, she’s been through a lot of challenges. But now, on the threshold...

Beyond Boundaries by Helen Parry Jones is a profound and thought provoking book that provides an emotional tool not only to deal with death and grief, but also to embrace all the energies around so that there will be an increase in spiritual growth, fulfillment,...

Think.Laugh.Cry. in 100 Pages by William Baga is an interesting collection of short stories, drama, and reflections, a cross-genre kind of book designed to offer pure entertainment to readers. The book features three different stories; “Isaac’s Apple Phi,” “Take Two” and “Let Nature Decide.” Each...

Year of the Flu by Millys Altman is the author's account - as reported to her by her own parents - of the 1918 influenza pandemic that ravaged the globe, affecting over five hundred million people worldwide. Narrated by Altman herself, the novella takes us...

Hey Buddy, I’m your Body! by Agnes Deglon is an educational and insightful book and is the first in the series of Kids' Questions about Life. The book gives readers an introduction about life and how to take care of themselves. The book opens with...

Camilla of Grayville is a wonderful story of social interaction, written by William Baga and illustrated by Donna Secour. Hidden within the gray walls of a town called Grayville, the inhabitants hide behind their phone screens and ignore all that takes place around them. One...

The Legacy of Old Gran Parks is a work of fiction in the thriller, suspense, and horror subgenres. It is intended for the adult reading audience, contains some scenes of peril and graphic violence, and was penned by author Isobel Blackthorn. In this truly chilling...

In Heir of the Thunderbird (The Glass People, Book 1) by Martin and May-Britt Brændstrup, 16-year-old Victoria is a very fragile teenager, dubbed as ‘the girl made of glass’ by her peers. Her bones snap at the slightest strain. Victoria’s condition and her Passamaquoddy...

Tiffany Brooks starts off The Shifting Reality Collection with Reality Gold. Reality Gold features Riley Ozaki, a high school student whose poorly thought out editorial goes viral and makes her a social outcast. To redeem herself, she joins a popular reality show that turns into...

Afterlife Code is a science fiction novella written by Joseph M Erickson. Dr. Melanie Sage had an implant that helped her function with the social aspects of life, but the autistic scientist and computer savant was hoping that the code she was working on would...

Sirius: Hidden Truth by A.L. Long is the story of April as she enters a world of desire and wants unlike any other she has experienced before. April never knew her life would change the moment she agreed to help her friend out. Vanessa is...

Wren’s Whiskers by Caren Cantrell is an adorable story with an equally adorable message woven through the tale of Wren the mouse, that of embracing our uniqueness and standing tall in our power. Wren has curly whiskers which is a big problem for a...

Bummer: Our Pet Bighorn Sheep by Jylene Morgan is an adorable non-fiction children’s book told from the point of view of the author’s daughter. The family, comprised of Mom (a teacher), Dad (a biologist with the Idaho Fish and Game Department), and four children (including...