Windwalker: Forbidden Flight (The Aeternum Chronicles Book 0) by H.G. Chambers is a well-written and easy-to-read YA fantasy with a strong and independent 16-year-old heroine, Kiva, who wants to be a windwalker – a member of a sect whose members fly on the backs of...

C.M. North's 22 Scars is a disturbing yet probable story of one teenage girl’s struggle with depression and abuse to which many teen readers will unfortunately relate. In this story, Amy battles self-destructive behavior while attempting to live a ”normal” life. As a cutter, Amy’s...

Catfish: A Novel by Madelyn Bennett Edwards is an energetic and poignant narrative that explores themes of love, family, and racism, set against the backdrop of a small town in the deep South in the sixties and the seventies, where the activities of the Jim...

The New Startup: A Modern Guide to Launching a Business Quickly and with Minimal Cost by David Pike is a useful tool that provides a concrete step-by-step guide to starting a business. This book is not the usual read when compared to the many...

In the middle of the nineteenth century, life in Germany for the average person was incredibly hard. A failed revolution, crop failures, the potato blight, plus political and religious repression made many look to the “new world” of the United States for salvation and freedom....

Mirror, Mirror by Barbara Freeman is a children’s book suitable for young children of grade second onwards. Mirror, Mirror is a story about a young black child named Tina Thomas who lives in Omaha with her parents and sisters. Tina is sometimes sad about her...

The Brightening: Order of Libra Book 1 by Sharon Hannaford is a story set in a post-apocalyptic world where the ones with power are ruling over the ones that are weak. People like Cassidy are the people to bring balance into the world, but none...

Bindweed Highway by Aaron Michael Ritchey is book four in the author's Juniper Wars series, following on the heels of Dandelion Iron, Killdeer Winds, and Thistle Inferno. As a quick backstory, the Juniper Wars follow Cavatica Weller and her band of sisters (both natural and...

Undercover Chefs is a coming of age novel for preteens and young adults written by Erin Fry. Isaac Mitchell was born to run; he was an intuitive, graceful and very fast runner who Coach Rosas was thrilled to have as a part of his middle...

How to Speak Any Language in 1 Month & Never Forget It: A Polyglot’s Journey Into the Wonderland of Language Learning is a nonfiction educational book written by Andrew Pham. Pham, a Vietnamese, already spoke French, German, Spanish and Portuguese as well as...

Adventures of Edwin and Albert: The Missing Crystals by Mariah Sebastien and Atticus Sebastien is a children’s adventure story. At 80 years old, Edwin is setting off on his very last trip in a spaceship and, as the journey begins, so does a new one...

The Little Encouragers - Ellie: New Town, New Mom, written by mother and daughter authors Mariah and Tallula Sebastien, talks about Ellie and her magical friends. After her parents’ divorce, Ellie and her mom moved to a new town. She also had to go to...

Bound: A Magnus Blackwell Novel (Book 2) by Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor is described as supernatural, and that is apt; it’s dark and engrossing, a powerful story that features ghosts and voodoo. New Orleans is in the grip of evil, with an epidemic that...

The River (A Jack Slack Shoebox Dialogue) by George Benda takes readers back to the world of Jack Slack in this third adventure. The battle over water between Indiana and Illinois makes Jack the center of a scandal that reaches the highest points in national...

Inspired by a childhood connection with horses and The Silver Brumby storybooks she once loved, Elizabeth Denniss adopts a starved orphan filly, Sophie. At the time, she is herself at a turning point in her own life, facing the heartbreak and confusion of a crumbling...

A Life Worth Living: The Journey of an Authentic Soul by Carla Feagan is the autobiography of Carla’s life journey. Being born on a British air force base in Singapore, Carla holds two citizenship of two countries. In A Life Worth Living, Carla Feagan takes...

Stuck in the Sick Role: How Illness Becomes an Identity by Melissa Stennett Deuter, MD is a book about how young adults become victims marred with the disability label. The disabilities Dr. Deuter writes about are those within the mental health realm. Using patient stories...

In December’s Soldiers by Marvin Tyson, events unfolding in Macau, Kurdistan, the snow-covered top of Pike’s Peak, and even to the halls of government in Washington D.C. are threatening the very fabric of the United States. The people of Texas have spoken and now in...

Cursed (Dragon's Curse, Book One) by S.L. Morgan is a deftly written epic fantasy with impeccable world building that will delight fans of Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle. Prince Alexander of Pemdas summons himself into the future of his kingdom and his world is swiftly falling...

Author Carol McCloud in Buckets, Dippers, and Lids: Secrets to Your Happiness explains how each individual has three secrets to their happiness. She stresses that it is involved with a Bucket, Dipper and Lid. A bucket is used to contain one’s happiness. People give into...