Toodle-oo Ruby Blue! by Denny Taylor is an adorable story that begins with Lily Wu saying goodbye to Ruby Blue and she thanks Ruby Blue for giving her a wonderful time. Lily Wu likes her dog, cat, and her parents. Lily Wu is not sure...

King of the Hill: A Child’s Personal History of the Great Depression by Nelda Bedford Gaydou is a collection of family stories from the Great Depression. It follows the adventures of Benji, the youngest of eleven children, and his share-cropping family as they move from...

Gringo: My Life on the Edge as an International Fugitive by Dan "Tito" Davis is a gripping memoir that focuses primarily on Dan’s years as an international fugitive and a “wanted man” from America on the run internationally. After a brief background and introduction, the...

Nathan is always excited when Nana Cassandra visits him. Sometimes they go to the park, sometimes they play video games and sometimes they go to the movies. In Nathan and Nana Cassandra – Superheroes by Karen Gorback, something different happens the next time Nana Cassandra...

Can one run faster than their shadow? Can one outgrow their past? Such are the questions that From the Ashes by Bill Thomas answers, a great offering that will rivet fans of thrillers and character-driven stories. Jerold Volker is a man poised for success, the...

A valuable painting stolen from a gallery nearly thirty years ago. A young woman, fiercely independent and not afraid to speak her mind, searching for love and coming to grips with a relationship gone bad. A millionaire collector, caught in a trap of his own...

Principal Mikey is a wild, bright and highly amusing book for children written by author Derek Taylor Kent and illustrated by Paul Louis Smith. Intended for middle-grade readers of seven to twelve years old, this fast-paced chapter book follows our hero Mikey McKenzie, a scientific...

The Secrets Behind the Structures: Little-Known Stories Behind Some Well-Known Landmarks is a wonderful slant on history by engineer and author John Reisinger. Written for a wide audience and not just history aficionados, it’s a book that can be enjoyed by anyone. In fact, it...

Sour Life by Pablo Omar Zaragoza and Susan Giffin tells the life story of Mr. Melendez. A mass is found on his x-ray, so while in the hospital, he begins telling his grandson stories of his history, starting with his grandfather coming from Cuba to...

Orange Chipmunks Rock is a children’s story book about animals, written and illustrated by Faith Balsama. As she indicates in her introduction, the story of two chipmunks, named Sako and Suki, is told in Zappai, a style of Japanese poetry, which is similar to Haiku....

While it has been believed for many years that the role of sound and human auditory resources are insignificant to human intelligence and how people communicate, Ruth Finnegan, a senior British anthropologist, proves this perception wrong in her profound book, Music and Creation: In Search...

Winslow: The Lost Hunters by David Francis Curran is a mystery that follows Winslow Doyle, a retired wilderness guide who has removed himself from public life following the death of his beloved wife, Lomahongva. His self-imposed exile and existence off the grid end when a...

The Clan Calling: Chronicle Two – Sadie by Wendy Terrien is part of the Adventures of Jason Lex series. Sadie's life is just getting back to normal when her best friend, Jason, and his uncle suddenly take off for London and her grandmother becomes mysteriously...

The League of Governors: Chronicle Two – Jason by Wendy Terrien is an Adventures of Jason Lex novel. Jason saved the world, but he wasn't able to save his mom. He's trying to get his life back together now that he knows a secret world...

The Magicians Convention: The Magicians Book 1 by Elena Paige is the first book in a trilogy of fantasy adventures in which young readers are introduced to Toby Roberts who lives with his grandfather as his parents are dead. Toby’s grandfather is protective while Toby...

Simon and the Solar System by Derek T. Kent is a children's educational book about the solar system. It is a delightfully illustrated book for children who want to learn about the solar system, but who also want to embark on an adventure, who have...

Given the ongoing interest in TV reality shows, the concept and plot behind The Girl on Camera by Morgan Dun-Campbell is timely: invite contestants to audition for a chance to win a huge financial prize and watch them line up by the thousands in the...

For fans of fantasy, Dreamwander, the first book of In the Ruins of Eden series by Kildare will be the perfect escape from the doldrums of life. Eighty-six-year-old Cillian Rysgaard has just been given the most heartbreaking diagnosis of his life and he is certain...

Rebecca, the protagonist of Uncanny Valley by C.A. Gray, suddenly finds herself in a spot. She is working on an experiment to pinpoint exactly how creativity works and which parts of the brain are connected to it, when a speech by the president changes everything....

Phoenix by Alex Lukeman is a political thriller that features first-class intrigue, betrayal, and a plot structure that echoes the ingenuity of Sidney Sheldon. The narrative begins with the catastrophic collision at sea of a U.S. Navy missile destroyer with a Chinese freighter. Director Elizabeth...