A rebellious teenage girl leaves her Texas home to live with her ailing grandfather in the rural mountains of Alaska in the thrilling YA novel, No Fences in Alaska by Glen Sobey. When her principal father has her expelled from his school for something she...

What if you could change into a fly on the wall and experience something about your family’s past? In this case, the main character, a nine-year-old girl whose name is Grizelda Day, who lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, always wondered how she got her...

Elsie’s story could be anyone’s story, really. A girl from an impoverished family, a girl who’s repeating the fourth grade. Wearing worn, dirty clothes and being older than the other students, Elsie definitely stood out. And, she was a target for bullying. This was the...

Amaskan's Blood by Raven Oak is an enthralling fantasy mixed with intrigue and mystery, a narrative that is most suitable for young adult readers and fans of action-packed novels. It is a tantalizing first entry in The Boahim Trilogy and follows Adelei, one of the...

Amaskan's War by Raven Oak is the second book in The Boahim Series, preceded by the award-winning and well-received first installment, Amaskan's Blood. This is epic fantasy adventure at its finest, with a world built through a mosaic of kingdoms called The Little Dozen of...

Jamhuri, Njambi and Fighting Zombies by Ted Neill follows three people who face a series of adventures to overcome certain obstacles in their lives. Jamhuri longs to impress the beautiful and brilliant Latia but his attempts seem to keep backfiring. Njambi's father is dying but...

To live in this environment today, you must pray because every day there is so much tragedy and abuse infiltrating our world, regardless if you are an elderly person, woman, or child. Two Years of Wonder: A Memoir by Ted Neill will take you on...

Finding St. Lo: A Memoir of War and Family is a collection of writings and photographs from World War II Army medic Gordon Edward Cross (1906 – 1973) and National Guard infantryman Robert Lewis Fowler (1921 – 2006) with the addition of essays and illustrations...

Braidy von Althuis and the Dastardly Djinn is the third book in a series that Cassidy Dwelis dedicates to Braidy, a ten-year-old boy, and his adventures. After two eventful books, the new one starts when Braidy and his cousin, Blockhead, find a Djinn in their...

As my first time as an adult reader of a children's book, I greatly enjoyed this story by Jonathan Walker. The Bat Cave tells the story of little Jack, a young bat living with his family: mother, father, and George, Jack’s little brother. Jack, grown...

With the low pay, lack of appreciation, and depression, many teachers leave their profession before five years. I was one who left after two years. In this self-help motivational book, the authors, seasoned professionals themselves, provide teachers with the tools they need to redefine their...

Biddy Mason Speaks Up by Arisa White and Laura Atkins is both history and a call to activism. It is the story of a woman who was born a slave, won her freedom in the courts and went on to start businesses and contribute greatly...

In Dreamscape Adventures, Inc. by C. A. Gray, Luke Darringer is a successful lawyer in New York City. His company is supposed to try one of their programs to evaluate the risks and eventually underwrite them. Just like in the series Westworld, the reader is...

Seize is a work of supernatural fiction penned by authors Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor, and forms the third book in the Magnus Blackwell series of novels. Lexie Arden has already been through a lot because of her supernatural gifts, not least being connected to...

The Spread by Sean Deville is book one in the Lazarus Strain chronicles. The world is about to be swallowed up by a zombie apocalypse. Gaia is an organization tired of human overpopulation and decides to take matters into their own hands. For months they’ve...

Having read and enjoyed the first in The Dr. Pepper Hunt Mystery Series, I was happy to have the opportunity to read the next installment, On a Quiet Street by J. L. Doucette. Characters that quickly charmed me in the earlier tale were present once...

The Winter of Swords by Aaron Bunce is an epic fantasy set in the land of Denoril. Denoril was once ruled by a monarchy until they were overthrown and replaced by the Council of Lords. When Eisa and her brothers disturb tower ruins they uncover...

Emma Cyrus’ Life Without Shoes: The First Father Ambrose Mystery is a contemporary mystery novel set in Green Butte, Northern California. Father Ambrose is the abbot at the New Life Ecumenical Retreat, a spiritual community which practices meditation to guide its members in all aspects...

Stone Feather: An Apache Woman's Tale by Katharina Reschner is the story of Stone Feather, a woman who was banished ten years ago after the Power called her and she did as she was told. After the loss of her husband and her child, she...

Helix: An International Sensory Assassin Novel is a work of science fiction written for young adults, penned by author Mary Ting. In this sequel to the acclaimed work International Sensory Assassin Network, we return to the adventures of seventeen-year-old Ava now that she has discovered...