Young Mother with Red Hair by M.A. Dunn is a masterpiece. The author set up a writing challenge, which—if completed successfully—could be nothing else but miraculous. The chosen form, however, is daring. The woman with red hair (and freckles) is Jane Smith, an English teacher...

Paige Reynolds considered herself a plain Jane and sourced validation from social media platforms. She didn’t have a huge following on her accounts; her likes were low, and comments were discouraging. Alexis, her former high schoolmate, heightened Paige’s insecurities because she was the social media...

A sinister evil is lurking near the edges of a small magical town, waiting to pounce and siphon away the life and beauty living within its confines in the young adult fantasy novel, Delinquent Magic by M.W. Fowler. Charlotte Caster was born a witch. Her...

RangerKnights is the third book in The Book of Ruin series by W.G. Hladky. Chaos is ravaging people from every corner, and it seems like only the RangerKnights have the power and the wits to protect everyone from the threats. While RangerKnight Lovell Weir and...

Harry and Philip always went to the bacon tree for a late-night fill-up. Whether it was breakfast, lunch, or a snack, one could always go to the bacon tree. Though the sun was down, the bacon tree was glowing with salty delight. Harry told the...

Be careful who you trust. Mel, the king of the monkeys, believes he can be and do anything he wants without fear. But he has his enemies. Only his trusting nature doesn’t allow him to be cautious. So when Mr. Alligator approaches Mel, on the...

In Emily’s Quills by Tamiko Pettee, we are introduced to a hedgehog who loved to play with the other animals. One day Emily and her animal friends were having all kinds of competitions to see who was the fastest, tallest, and who could swim the...

You don’t have to be a child to be bullied or even to be a bully. Adults are just as vulnerable as children. So, what do we do? What can we do when we see someone being hurt or bullied? These bullies are not only...

In Ivy Spilled Milk by Mr. Sun, we are introduced to a little girl named Ivy and her mom. It all starts with an accident in which her cup of milk was spilled. This made Ivy sad because not only was her milk on the...

During the current season that we live in today, it's more important than ever to listen to our bodies. In Amanda Loraine Lynch's The Mindfulness Room, with beautiful illustrations by Bonnie Lemaire, children will learn how to listen to their bodies, especially during stressful times....

How many times do we tell girls that they are enough? There is always something better to look forward to, something more that they can do and be. While that may serve as a motivation to achieve great things, it is also necessary for young...

Empowerment of girls begins with education and self-acceptance. Every girl of color should be able to present an engaging smile and be proud of her hair because this is a step towards gender equality and the acceptance of cultural diversity. Little Black Girl is a...

Little Black Boy by Brittany Green is an engaging storybook that celebrates the contribution made by black men to the world. The little black boy in the book is told that he is one of God's greatest gifts and his future is as bright as...

Operation Varsity Blues is Timothy R. Baldwin’s third book in his Kahale and Claude Mysteries. After amateur detectives Marcus, Alissa, Nate, and Janice come to Marcus’s father's aid in Shadows of Doubt, he commissions their help again. They have accepted a high percentage of Lenape...

The remarkable memoir, Driving In The Rain, penned by Nadia Bruce-Rawlings, is an inspirational story. This is a quick-read book with short depictions of a challenging life, interspersed with free form poetry. Nadia grew up living in many countries, due to her father’s employment in...

Scars by Nadia Bruce-Rawlings is a biographical anthology of the author’s early life of abuse and addiction. It consists of 11 stories/vignettes, and two poems, all of it dominated by her early molestation by her father that took her from what should have been an...

Broken Open: A Mother's Journey to Survive Her Children's Addiction and Mental Illness by Maureen Towns is the heartrending story of the author who shares her journey and lessons she learned taking care of three of her four children that had mental health issues or...

A Bazaar Christmas by Timothy R. Baldwin is a novella that brings a mystery amid a Christmas fundraiser. The grand prize of the silent auction has gone missing in the chaos of shutting down the booths. Marcus and Alissa are always on hand to help...

An Evil Trade by Kenneth Eade is a beautiful body of work that will appeal to lovers of crime and assassin-based novels. It revolves around Robert Garcia, a retired military man drafted into the CIA black ops. He had exceptional skills, hence he was a...

Little Lady Rose by Tamar Grigsby is a sweet children’s novella. Rose didn’t feel like getting out of bed because she had a horrible time at school the day before. But she was curious to know about the special thing her mother wanted them to...