Children are taught and encouraged to make good choices; this begins when they are very young so that they hopefully continue so throughout the years. "Why Do My Feet Say Yes When My Head Says No?," written by Eileen L. Cooley, Ph.D, and illustrated by...

This is a fantasy tale of good versus evil through the eyes of a young teenage girl, Mellie. Running from her sisters’ taunts, she finds herself caught up in the world of the F.A.I.R.I.E.S, where she will learn the world of spiritual warfare against the...

April W. Gardner's debut novel "Wounded Spirits" is a historical fiction novel that will transport you to the early 1800's and tug at your heart strings. So aptly named, this novel is about people who really do have wounded spirits as a result of hardships,...

"Merryweather Lodge: Malevolent Spirit" Book 2 by Pauline Holyoak is a paranormal novel that takes up where book one leaves off. After being back home in Canada to attend her mother’s funeral, Emily has returned to England and Merryweather Lodge, back with her Aunt and...

Blaze has a great secret: a magical water fountain is in his backyard. By fiddling with one of the ornaments, Blaze and his friends, plus his dog Sir Licksalot, get a fast and wet ride to other places. This time, they land at the top...

"The Little Fish From the Sea" held a bonus surprise for me because before reading it I didn’t realize that the setting was in Cuba. I had the wonderful opportunity to spend a week in Cuba as a missionary a few years ago, so it...

"Don't You Marry the Mormon Boys" is a story of family rigidity and social restraints. Andy McBride and Louisa Martin meet while attending medical school at the University of Utah, Andy is a good looking guy, anxious to gain his degree and put his knowledge...

Do you believe in Santa? In an alternative universe the North Pole is not the enchanting frosted Christmas card place everyone would like it to be. In this reality, the North Pole is an industrial complex of dingy factories, churning out masses of toys. Elves...

Jake the puppy and his two siblings are half golden retriever and half black labrador from the neighborhood, they think. Jake, the biggest of the puppies is the last of them to find a home, and sadly, he is adopted by Joe who is cruel...

"Katie and Spirit Wolf: The Spirit World Does Exist" is an excellent story that reads much like a folk tale. Author Littlewolf Griffith, aka, Lorraine Griffith, has lived a unique life in both the white man’s world and the Native American world. She is very...

"Space Cat" is a delightful children's book written by Jeff Dinardo and illustrated by Ken Bowser. Cat had always dreamed of going into space. She does her studying and builds a grand model space ship, but Dog tells her that she cannot do it. Dog...

When I read the words, “Have you felt lost, misunderstood, desperate, and helpless?” on the rear cover of this book, I knew that I had to read it. Who among us hasn’t felt this way at one time or another? Although I have never...

It is nap time but Penelope doesn’t want to go to bed yet. She dons her purple pirate hat, white shirt and pants, wraps her purple sash around her waist and allows her imagination to take her on an adventure. Along with her are her...

"The Liffey Flows On By" written by Niki Phillips is a well-written book with great characters spanning four generations. It is a saga of Irish brothers, their families and their friends starting in 1893 and ending in 1946. As the reader becomes acquainted with the...

I've always heard that a Downs Syndrome child is so precious with a blooming and wonderful personality and always smiling. After I read Matt Patterson’s book about his daughter Emily, I can truly agree. As you can imagine, Matt and his wife Bonnie were beyond...

Mercy Jean Diamond was born to African-American heart surgeon Fred Diamond and his wife, Maggie, a reformed prostitute, on July 12, 1928. Ten years later to the day, Mercy's sister Roxy Ann is born, and Mercy loves her baby sister. She reads to her and...

"The Owl in the Tree" by Peter Kay is the story of a family. While he shares the stories of his mother's declining health and how she spent her final years in a nursing home, he also weaves together snippets of his family life. We...

"Michal's Window" a Biblical historical novel written by Rachelle Ayala, which will transport you back in time and immerse you in the lives of the characters. The reader is first introduced to Michal when she is fourteen years old and David is hired to play...

Allison Ross hides her own artistic talent, painting under another name, as she is busy running a successful Chelsea art gallery and a smaller summer months gallery on Martha's Vineyard. Taking a short vacation in Florida, her rest is shortened as she is called back...

My husband teases that he lives vicariously through me because like author M.G. Edwards, I was on the verge of a midlife crisis in my 40’s and yearned for adventure, trekking off to Kenya, Russia, and dozens of other places. “Kilimanjaro: One Man’s Quest to...