When a young helicopter pilot from southern California completes two tours of Vietnam, he decides to book a seat on Pan American Flight 001 instead of returning home. He knew that there would be no gratitude or celebration of his service to his country waiting...

It was Ralph the pond frog's birthday, and Billy the tree frog was excited. Billy wanted to give him a scary party. Though Ralph was a pond frog, he and Billy were best friends. Billy invited all their friends to the scary party and worked...

Everything About Veganism by Jaya Sinha is exactly what it says: a comprehensive book about everything you need to know to become vegan and improve your health. All aspects related to veganism are tackled. You can, for instance, learn about the benefits of veganism to...

Impermanent Universe is a sci-fi thriller written by Vern Buzarde. Tess Carrillo, a lead computer scientist at NASA, loses her semblance of a normal life the day a mysterious software hack leads to the death of two astronauts, including her boyfriend Ryan Quinn, aboard the...

Bodies: A Romantic Bloodbath is a work of fiction in the science fiction genre. It is aimed at adult readers and was penned by Moses Yuriyvich Mikheyev. This story follows Vince Nilsson, a brilliant but unstable high schooler who creates an optimized version of his...

A. M. Linden's The Oath: The Druid Chronicles, Book One is a well-researched historical novel about the Druids and Saxons of early medieval times in Britain. The story is mainly set in the fictional Saxon kingdom of Derthwald in 788 AD. When King Theobold of...

“As humans, we are all allocated a piece of equipment, the humangee. This manual seeks to help you understand that device－less in the physical sense and more in the mental and software aspects, which ultimately control the instrument.” In Humangee 101 by Frank Sharkey, there’s...

Now You’re It: Journaling to Perseverance by Dr. Tamecca Rogers and Keith Ross is a lovely non-fiction do-it-yourself guide (so to say). It allows young people (and even older ones) to discover the achievements of African Americans while encouraging them on the paths of media...

Connections can happen between anyone, even a sixth-grader like Rusty and an elderly woman like Hazel who goes around town in a wheelchair. Into the Wind by William Loizeaux is a beautiful story about an unlikely connection that exudes beauty. One day, Hazel asked Rusty...

Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps by Gail Skroback Hennessey is set in 18th-century London. Mrs. Paddington is a wealthy woman and has been invited to the Moonlight Ball. All the fashionable ladies will be there and each of them will have a very elaborate...

Crump the Cat is a graphic short story written by Anna Lussenburg about an orange tomcat called Crump, who was famous on a television program called The Appurrentice. Crump was admired from every angle for his extensive wealth, which he liked to show off to...

Have you ever heard of dyscalculia? It’s a learning disability that makes learning numbers difficult. Cassidy has dyscalculia. She’s nervous about starting a new school where the children don’t know her. When asked in class to say the numbers from 1 to 10, she gets...

Belle Brown packs a lot into her latest book, Nia the Narwhal Explores the Christmas Ocean. At the beginning of the book, Brown includes information on sight words and their importance. She has highlighted these words in bold throughout the story. Nia the Narwhal loves...

Archibald Lox: The Missing Princess is a work of fiction in the fantasy, paranormal, and action and adventure sub-genres, and was penned by author Darren Shan. The work is intended for the young adult reading audience but is also suitable for the young at heart...

Margie Gladstone was only three years old in 1923 when she disappeared from her family’s lake home. Her parents, Howard and Emma, and big brother James spent years searching for her. The family, who lived in Brooklyn, was wealthy and they enjoyed quiet days in...

Character strengths are something that we do not talk about much with children, but we should. Cindy Goldberg’s book, ABC…That Sounds Like Me! A Strengths Spotting Alphabet Book is a great way to introduce kids to character strengths. Each letter of the alphabet highlights one...

Baja Air & Sea by Rick Zazueta is a work of thriller crime fiction centered around an unlikely and wholly reluctant billionaire and the evolution of a man who is pushed to the brink at the height of a career that was stolen from him....

It is never easy to find the courage to tell other people about your disease, and spreading a positive message is even rarer. However, those who overcome their fears and share their experience empower others to make it a most commendable action. This is what...

Saxon Heroines: A Northumbrian Novel by Sandra Wagner-Wright is a brilliant recreation of the lives of inspiring heroines from seventh-century Northumbria and other parts of England. In AD 624, Princess Ethelberga of Kent marries King Edwin of Northumbria, a pagan king who attributes his success...

We’ve all read Margaret Wise Brown’s Good Night Moon. What if the child were on Mars, where there are two moons? What if that child lived in a gray inflatable habitat? What if that child could watch the Mars rover jump over a dune? And...