My Soul to Keep by Lynette M. Burrows is a hard-hitting dystopian story set in a very different version of America to the place it was in 1961. This is a world where cruel leaders force everyone to follow strict rules and punish those who...

Kimu and the Sun by J J Robinson is a cute picture book about Kimu and his bid to be the best. As the sun reached the end of her day, she sank lower until she lay across the sea, not expecting what would happen...

In Translucent, Joey Paul delivers a gripping narrative set in a dystopian world where a virus has decimated the adult population, and those left behind face treachery and the struggle for survival. The story follows Zya Monk, a seventeen-year-old girl who, after an attack on...

Hop on for an exciting adventure in the Arctic with Leigh Doest's Better Together. This rhyming tale follows the story of Patrick, a well-meaning but naive penguin who has a very high opinion of himself. Patrick likes to show off, and what better way to...

I Know What You Do When I Go to School is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Siona Talekar. The story follows a young girl who humorously imagines what her mother is doing while she is at school. As the girl tackles challenging...

"Miss Sugar Crumb’s Magic Kitchen" by Malinda Mitchel is an adorable tale for ages 9-12. Miss Sugar Crumb is a very nice young lady who enjoys doing things for others and never expects anything in return. She loved to bake pies, cakes, and homemade bread....

The Protected is a fantasy story of good versus evil. The story centered around Skye Taylor a blind massage therapist. Since her husband’s death she and her service dog have lived a quiet life. She is legally blind but still drove a car. She came...

Often when we are faced with a dilemma, we think "Why is God doing this to me?"" instead of wondering "What is God trying to say and teach me through it?" When we accepted Jesus as our Savior, we became a child of...

Miss Sugar Crumb (don't you just love that delightful name!) seems to be a single young woman who loves the forest animals around her home. She invites these beautifully illustrated animals to come into her home and teaches them how to use measuring cups, the...

This is a very well-told tale in a made-up world quite different from those fantasy lovers have seen before. It has a well-thought-out plot with interesting characters, both human and otherwise. I find the writing fluid, even when the author chose to make each scene...

This is the story of a family in crisis. Sloan was only fifteen when her father died. Her mother just left, leaving Sloan to take care of her sister. At eighteen, Sloan is a senior in high school. The world is closing in on her,...

Nicholas That’s Ridiculous! by Christa Carpenter is illustrated by Mark Wayne Adams. The cover of this book will immediately catch the attention of children. It depicts Nicholas skateboarding down a slide attached to a tree. His dog is sitting close by, and his mother smiles...

The Sellites from the planet Valhai have arrived on the distant planet Coriolis to take their new batch of fourteen-year-old apprentices back to Valhai. Among these teenagers are Diva, a daughter of a ruling Coriolan elder, and Six, a nameless, homeless teen from nearby planet...

Under the Stone is a book of poetry. Featured are poems written in many different forms, as well as poems written about many different topics. Some poems are joyful and happy, while some are about things that are sad. Some of the poems that I...

This was an incredibly well written novel. Bryant took characters that are intriguing and an unusual plot line that has ups, downs, ins and outs like no other novel I've read. The demons she created were lifelike and real, and I could almost feel these...

For several weeks the nation sat glued to their television watching the trial of a young woman accused of murdering her daughter. The front pages of national newspapers were filled with column after column all condemning the mother. When the jury returned with a verdict...

More Than Anything in the World is a very special true story in time, delicately written by Kathleen S. Mueller. This novel is a biography of Kathleen’s parents, Frank J. Mueller and Marion Altenburg Mueller, and their experiences during World War II. This remarkable story...

Both of my parents are from Detroit, and I grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania, so I have a great deal of fondness for the Great Lakes and their beauty. When I first heard about A 1000 Mile Walk on the Beach, it sounded like a...

Atlanta is a novella that might be missed but absolutely should not be overlooked. Its believable characters' lives all intertwine in a heartbreaking way. The story opens with janitor Bruce, a damaged soul going about his nighttime job. He pays Janine, an undercover Atlantic policewoman,...

The Earl of Salt Hendon, with good looks, fortune, and the reputation of a lover par excellence, could have any woman he pleased just by crooking his little finger. So when he seemingly lost his reason and married a squire’s daughter, Jane Despard, Society is...