Being different is hard for Keilann Douglas in Chicago, but even worse when the family moves to a small town in Scotland where her father takes a position at a university. Of mixed Ojibwa and Scottish heritage, Keilann discovers a gift drawn from both cultures...

Beyond the Trial by Chigozie Anuli Mbadugha is a book of three stories which depict the discrimination and injustices which occur against women in Nigerian families. The stories are developed in everyday language, and describe the trials that the women go through, and the difficulties...

Polly and the Peanut Pull by Rodo Sofranac is an interesting storybook for children that highlights positive thinking. Peaputts are having fun and playing on a Sunday. Polly and her friends are dancing around what they think is a tree. As they look closer, they...

Polly and the Peaputts by Rodo Sofranac is an adorable storybook for children that revolves around Polly, a little girl who is relatively small when compared to other small kids. Polly lives in a little village with her friends and family. Polly's family is big...

Christmas Nevermore by Cadieux/Bastien tackles the relevant topic of global warming and environmental issues through an interesting story. The story is set in a village called Akilineq. People living in this village belong to the Inuit culture and they feel that there is going to...

Operation Break Iron (Fellstone Tales Book 1) by Liam Kincaid is an epic sci-fi adventure about the camaraderie of a ragtag group of friends. The story unfolds with the arrival of Birn ‘Books’ Tylandine and his ill mother at The Fellstone Labor Compound. The name...

When we are young we view things differently, everything seems to go slowly, especially when it pertains to time. You often hear children say, “I can’t wait to grow up,” or “Are we there yet?” So what happens when, in The Marshmallow Test by Michelle...

Our Marriage Contract is a an open and honest take on relationships and marriage. Taylor M. Fletcher asserts that being honest about your expectations is much better than struggling in a web of misunderstanding and dashed hopes. In appreciating the core values of kindness and...

Nickerbacher: The Funniest Dragon is a fantasy for children, grades K-3, written by Terry John Barto and illustrated by Kim Sponaugle. Nickerbacher was a young dragon who didn’t feel that his job of guarding Princess Gwendolyn in her tower was what he should be doing...

Gollywood, Here I Come! by Terry John Barto is an adorable story with an even more adorable concept of motivating young readers to dream big. Anamazie Marie LaBelle dreams of becoming a Gollywood star and that is always at the back of her mind. Anamazie's...

Is My Child Autistic or Delayed? by Susan Louise Peterson is a useful book for all those parents who want to know more about autism. The book covers areas of communication, unusual behaviors, social interaction, and daily living of autistic children that usually cause concern...

ReLovenship™ Look Within to Love Again! is an excellent book by Mario and Diane Cloutier which emphasises the importance of taking control of your thoughts and goals before seeking a potential partner. This book advocates the need to become reacquainted with oneself and learn to...

Foxhole Father: The Field Guide for Fathers by Christopher R. Whalen is a guide to raising children to become fully functioning, self aware, self respecting, self sufficient and independent adults. With the overriding philosophy being to ask oneself the foxhole father’s question, “What is best...

In Radioactive by Lloyd Vancil, Detective Sergeant Mitchell Foster is running away from his past. Things are not looking up for him when the LAPD and law enforcement discover that a group of terrorists has ransacked a nuclear storage facility. Knee deep in the investigation...

In a wonderful debut by author Patricia Yager Delagrange, Taken Away is a fantastic read, combining elements of romance, mystery and suspense. Jessee Bradford, a young California veterinarian, deals with a nightmare scenario. He comes home to find that his wife Serena, and baby daughter...

Bad Basenji! by Lisa Putnam is the adorable story of Bongo, a basenji, which is a breed of dog. Bongo is curious, stubborn, cute and also fast. Bongo is also very playful and restless all the time. The story shows the mischievous nature of this...

The Road Home (The Letter Series Book 2) by Kathleen Shoop is a very well written and engaging book. I am a fan of historical novels, and The Road Home is a well-told yarn that held my attention and gave me a wonderful reading experience....

Amber Walker is a social worker. In Don't You Tell (Don't You Cry) (Volume 2) by Aimee Taylor, the story begins with Amber Walker losing her husband at the age of twenty-six. She is shattered by the loss and starts picking up the pieces of...

“Lon Ian Lichtenberg was born in The Bronx on May 22, 1961. He weighed six pounds and two ounces, was blue-eyed and beautiful. It was a very normal birth, but not so his life to come.” Lonny Love by Gloria Lichtenberg is a biography about...

Managing Bubbie by Russel Lazega is a heartwarming and hysterical memoir of his “Bubbie,” Lea Lazega. Intermixed with a narrative about her harrowing journey across Europe to America during World War Two are snippets of conversations between various family members, providing insight into the modern...