Has anyone told you that you’re phenomenal? Do you know what it means? That’s a big word and a bit of a tongue twister, too. When little Myles hears his mother use the word when talking on the phone, he wants to know what it...

The Little Robot That Could by Kam Vivi Verde and Hale Verde isn’t a retelling of The Little Train that Could. Jetz, the little robot, is like a child wanting to play with the big kids and constantly being told he’s too little. The big...

Frank Cullotta’s Greatest (Kitchen) Hits: A Gangster’s Cookbook is written by Frank Cullotta and Dennis N. Griffin. In his introduction, Frank Cullotta states he’s best known for his exploits and association with the Chicago Outfit and being Tony Spilotro’s street lieutenant in Las Vegas. Another...

Today is the day for Mr. and Mrs. Tiger's cubs to be born and all of the forest animals were waiting around to see the babies. When they were born, everyone could see that one baby cub was different, but Thiago the Tiger's family loved...

Moms, You Have More POWER Than You Know by Wisdom B. Fields is an insightful and thought-provoking book that gives a series of lessons on parenting, self-improvement, relationships, and launching the child and the self. The author shares her parenting mistakes which gives confidence to...

Cyberblade: The City of Five Skies by William Z Stone is action-packed science fiction with sophisticated characters, a wonderful story for fans of Hunger Games and cyberpunk, with a dystopian setting that is intelligently imagined and well-written. Born in the Empyrean Republic, Alexandra Vulcan grows...

Sitting in her bedroom in Manhatten, Victoria writes another letter to Santa asking for some excitement in her mundane life. Victoria still likes to believe he exists even though she is 26 years old. Her parents cannot understand why she still likes to wear her...

Prequel to Ghost: Where Truth and Fiction collide, Made in America explores the formative years of the man of whom was said, “I never expected to ‘meet’ a man with a license to kill”. Born into a deeply religious Italian family, six-year-old Michael Marra declared...

F*ck the Bucket List for the Adventurer is the second book in the Trekking into the Unknown series by Ayelet Baron and it is a motivational, enlightening book that dares readers to choose the path less traveled and discover their own key to success in...

How Hope Became an Activist is an inspiring, sweet picture book by George M. Johnson, tackling the subject of activism for younger generations. Activism is a very broad topic, with many different groups, organizations, and individuals considered activists. Instead of attempting to tackle everything to...

Marisa And The Mountains by George M. Johnson is about a girl who lives deep in the mountains. Tall pine trees surround her. Her brother loves the mountains and likes hiking the hills, but Marisa is fearful of bears and cougars. She doesn’t like walking...

Our New Normal by Jennifer Brooks is an amazing, bold Young Adult LGBTQ novel with its finger on the pulse of current events. Main character Victoria has it made. She's the richest girl in town, she and her clique are at the top of the...

Pitch: The Adventures of Danger Rabbit by DeLawrenc Washington Jr. is perfect for teenagers and young adult readers who enjoy adventure and mysteries. Growing up in a world where magic is quite common is harder than you would think. No one knows it more than...

Charity Jackson’s Something Beautiful is really something beautiful! It’s a love story, but it’s also about folly, redemption, forgiveness, and unification. Grayson is a rock star gone over the edge into drunkenness and despair after the death of his grandfather who taught him to play...

I'll Meet You at the Rainbow by Jillian Rodriguez is a lovely children’s book beautifully illustrated by Irina Litvin. Indeed, the colors are bright, lively, and fun and perfectly accompany this cute and engaging story. The characters are so happy and full of life that...

In ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas (and Santa Needed A Poo) by Paul Wennersberg-Løvholen, children and parents are asleep as they wait for Santa Claus to bring them their presents. They hung up their stockings and left out cookies, while the elves in the North...

The Power in Words: An Empowering Guide to Speaking With Purpose by Meaghan Axel is an insightful, thought-provoking, and uplifting book that will help readers understand the power of words and why choosing the right words is important. The book is also a good tool...

F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation by Gregg Greenberg is a compilation of short stories that dive into the American phenomenon of being in a near-perpetual state of aggravation. Greenberg's anthology brings together eleven original pieces of work, each with their own slice...

The sun could not shine that day and the clouds rolled in and hid the sun. The tide couldn't rise that day and so the moon fell back. The branch could not bend and the wind held its breath so that the branch could stand...

In the heart-rending novel, Nowhere Near Goodbye by Barbara Conrey, a young pre-teen's death affects the lives of her friends and family, and over two decades later, they strive to save others from experiencing the same fate. When Kate, eleven-year-old Emma Blake's best friend, dies...