A friendly and curious little snail goes out on a trail one day in the storybook Choopick: A Tale of a Little Snail by Tal Shimizu. It goes to the golden bees and asks them whether they can take a break for a while to...

Esme was trapped, locked in a room with a number of very different versions of herself, none of whom seemed to have the faintest idea what was happening. There was but one constant, they were all her, and yet each one was different. When released...

Connecting the Dots to the Caliphate: A Primer for the Thinking Person by Shanbreen is an excellent book on the current state of affairs regarding terrorism in the world and its links with Islamic extremist groups. Clearly a lot of research and thought has gone...

How He Robbed Me of My Three Baby Daughters by Maggie Colombe is a poignantly related memoir that explores the author's story of loss and the pain of living for seventeen years away from her children. Her three daughters were very young when her husband...

The Problem with Pearls by Phyllis McManus is a tender story mixed with the harsh realities that sometimes invade otherwise peaceful lives. Karlee is headed home to North Carolina to bury her mother and to try to start a new life. Recently divorced and now...

Athena Finds Her Confidence is the second book in the Taki & Toula Time Travelers’ series, written by Elena Paige. With the help of their magic time-travelling shoes, siblings Taki and Toula go back in time, ending up at the Acropolis in Greece. Athena and...

College Mania (Is a University the New Doctor?) by Joshua Flapan is a non-fiction educational book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of students considering college, parents with kids considering college, and those in college. This book focuses on the different elements involved...

Christ’s Super on My Natural: Our Amazing Journey by Gary Johnson is a powerful book, a testament of faith, one man’s sharing of his experience with grace and how God, in His infinite wisdom and mercy, became powerful in Johnson's fragility. In this slim but...

The violin is one of the finest ever made. Its sensuous curves and glossy shine make it an irresistible work of art. It was created in Nuremberg, Germany in 1782 by the very talented luthier (violin-maker), Leopold Wilhelm. It is smaller than other violins, but...

The Son of God Series Book 1: Unto Us by Sharon Lindsay opens with a vivid portrait of the creation and the battle between God and Lucifer for the souls of Adam and Eve. The scene is set for the coming of Our Lord, but...

Gift from the Garden by Bernie DuBois is an unusual inspirational book with great spiritual depth and elements of self-help, a book that compares the changes that happen in a woman’s life with the life and behavior of plants. DuBois writes with wisdom and insight,...

When Skyler opens her school locker to find an ominous challenge, she knows she is in for a long year. Kina and her pals were on the warpath by hijacking Skyler Bram’s locker contents and spreading it at undisclosed locations around the school campus. Skyler...

Taking place in both the past and the present, Searching: The Starlight Chronicles by C.S. Johnson is a stunning fantasy novel that follows a young girl named Raiya. Raiya is a fallen star who was sent to Earth to protect it from the seven sinisters,...

We all need rejuvenation at some point in our lives, something that will rekindle the thrill and passion we once had, and awaken us from our stupor, something that will set us on the right course again. Renaissance by Mark Miller is a collection of...

A Perfect Patricide is a stunning entry in a series by Krzysztof Pacyński, a political thriller with strong historical and cultural references. It is set against the cultural backdrop of American society in the 1980s, where a seasoned senator from Alabama is running for President....

Chevy California wasn't your run of the mill private eye, not by a long shot. She was also an Enforcer. A person charged to deal with things that exist, but should not be here. Her Conductor, Detective Jean Timber, certainly has his hands full. People...

According to author Karen Batshaw’s note at the end of Hidden In Plain Sight, during the World War II Nazi occupation of Greece, 80% of Greek industry and 90% of ports, roads, railways and bridges were destroyed, 25% of all forests were decimated and over...

Little Miss History Travels to La Brea Tar Pits and Museum by Barbara Ann Mojica is part of a collection of history books for children. The illustrations by Victor Ramon Mojica are beautiful and fun: they are a mix of actual photographs and drawings. It...

In Christmas Bear by Mary June Rincon, children get to meet Christmas Bear who is a Nursing Assistant. It is Christmas Day and Christmas Bear is going to decorate the halls at the Nursing Home. She has a lot of friends there who need her...

Melinda Gamble is a young, idealistic schoolmarm who takes a job in Idaho 3,000 miles away from her hometown, Boston. In Idaho, early on Melinda has an unpleasant encounter with outlaws who rob a bank where she is in the process of completing a...