Who better to read her own tale than author Katrina Kenison. She deftly takes us on a journey into her life. We walk by her side through the natural changes of life. We watch as her family grows up. Most women will relate to Kenison’s story....

T. Roy Nakai was born in an American Concentration camp. He was raised with the traditions of his heritage. The past would have defeated many, but it strengthened Nakai. He was a successful student, athlete and professional. A tragedy changed his life. With the assistance...

I honestly don't usually review non-fiction books. However, something called me to review this one, and quite frankly, I really enjoyed this book. It was surprisingly a really great book written by an author who knows what he was researching. I liked it because it...

In The Technologists, author Matthew Pearl has brilliantly portrayed the first precarious years in the development and survival of the Massachesetts Institute of Technology. It is 1868, and MIT is to graduate its first class. And then, frightening things begin to happen in the city...

It is 53 A.D. in ancient Italy where a landowner, Gaius Petronicus, harvests his olive oil and vineyard crops and goes off to sell them in the nearby town of Nolia. He entices young Justa, a girl dressed as a boy and forced into slavery,...

It has been over a week since I listened to "Silver Girl" by Elin Hilderbrand, narrated by Janet Metzger and Marianne Fraulo. I waited on purpose so that the words would simmer within me. This is the tale of two women, friends since childhood, Connie...

Ellie is of the tumanhofer species. She is a goat herder who is educated and eager for adventure. Ellie is delighted when her aunt and uncle take her for a vacation to see the wedding and next coronation of the king and queen of the...

This is a review of the audiobook "Unsaid" by Neil Abramson, read by Angela Brazil. Like most veterinarians, Helena had euthanized animals to ease their suffering. When she felt an animal still had a quality of life and a future, she brought it home with...

In "Tales of a Sixth-Grade Muppet: Clash of the Class Clowns" Kirk Scroggs has child muppet Danvers Blickensderfer in competition with a new boy in the school named Phips Terlington who turns out to be the class clown, totally undermining Danvers' goal of capturing that...

“There Were Dinosaurs Everywhere” written by Howard Temperley, and skillfully illustrated by Michael Kline, is a fascinating, objective and appropriately inquisitive discourse on the rise, evolution, and ultimate demise of dinosaurs and other life of the Mesozoic Era. Throughout this book the author frequently remarks...

This is a sweet tale about a group of three children who spend a year with their grandmother on her farm. The book is filled with imagery throughout and simple, yet beautiful illustrations. The children spend a year with their grandmother and learn about farming...

Astral projection, premonitions and fearful dreams are what have haunted Cat Townsend for as long as she could remember. These terrifying dreams that were actually more like nightmares constantly plagued her waking hours, as well as her nights. Author Emily Ford’s book "2:32 AM" is...

"What is Family?" written by Etan Boritzer and illustrated by Jeff Vernon is a book filled with questions and explanations for children. It also provides a basis for a discussion. Each and every person is different and each family is different. This book discusses how...

Since Danvers Blickensderfer turned into a Muppet, his life has been turned totally upside down. And along with that, Danvers thinks he has special powers since being a Muppet, so he is also a Super Hero, or so he thinks. But he is not exactly...

"What Do You Call a Baby Lion?" by David Chuka is a children's book which may be of more interest to the adult reading it, at least at first, than to the child to whom he is reading it. It starts with a young boy...

Glasswings: A Butterfly's Story is written by Elisa Kleven. The author created this book for young preschool children. The design, layout, and formatting of this book deserve a five star rating, it is perfect in the eyes of young readers. The illustrations were done so...

Diary of a Real Payne - True Story by Annie Tipton is about a 10-year-old girl whose name is Emma Jean Payne. E.J. (as she likes to call herself) lives in Spooner, Wisconsin which she thinks is a very boring town. She has a little...

World War II had all but destroyed Sicily and Domenico's family needed to get out. His father promised the family that things would be better for them in America. It is that hope which set Domenico and his family on an irrevocable course in Finding...

In No Mistakes Resumes: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview, Giacomo Giammatteo takes us headfirst into the cut-throat world of interviews and getting a job. In this tough economy, you need all the help you can get to land you...

Childless Dr James Dobson/Kurt Bruner In Childless, Dobson and Bruner have created a futuristic world based in the 2040's, which our 2014 world is frighteningly on its way towards emulating. Life has no significance or value in the future and people fall into two distinct categories, credits...