Recognizing letters is important because it allows children to understand the relationship between oral and written language. This is the foundation for basic skills like reading and writing, and if it's fun to start with, it will be easier to continue. In other words, recognizing...

Killer Kudzu by Julius Thompson is a sci-fi apocalyptic horror novel set in the American deep rural south. Scientist John Miller stumbles upon an unknown variant of kudzu while experimenting with a Venus flytrap and trying to assimilate it with the native kudzu. John and...

From Susan Jean Ricci's award-winning Cindy's Crusade's Series comes yet another powerful installment celebrating the love of Cindy and Jay DeMatteo in Don't Bruise the Bananas. This time, Cindy reminisces on the good times of her relationship with her husband, Jay, whom she met on...

Casey’s Charade by Susan Jean Ricci tells the tale of Casey Wagner, a young woman in her thirties with an interesting online job and a penchant for living like a nomad. Casey has been running away from her past, more so in a physical sense...

Gabriella Rose Meets the Pandas Funi and Wang Wang by Roz Potgieter is a fun-filled, educative children’s story centered on the wonderful adventures of an imaginative young girl. Gabi and her sister are on vacation with their parents in Adelaide, Australia. The girls are excited...

Roz Potgieter’s GabAna Wishes You a Merry Christmas is a beautifully illustrated children’s book. Go on an adventure with Gabi and Ana as they take you on a rhymic journey with colorful illustrations through all the things that make Christmas what it is. From sparkling...

From the Mountaintop is a memoir by author Campbell Bolwell and yet it is much more than just the detailing of one man’s life; it is a journey deep inside the mind of all of us, an attempt to answer those age-old questions – Who...

Donkey Show is a work of fiction in the crime and adventure subgenres. It is intended for the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Stephen Baker. This fascinating caper of a novel takes us to the US-Mexico border for a wild ride...

Brooke Taylor’s Twist My Heart is a romance novel featuring Nikolas Steele, a retired SEAL, who spotted a blonde girl fueling her vehicle while he was at a gas station. She rebuked his attempt to hook up with a sassy remark. He felt the need...

A Schizophrenic, Tapped & Skipped: Hope In The Midst Of Madness is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, inspirational and social issues subgenres. It is intended for the mature adult reading audience and was penned by author J Mark Stacy. In this harrowing, raw,...

Mansa’s Little Reminders by A. D. Williams and Kendal Fordham and illustrated by Taylor Bou is the story of Mark, a child with a big imagination who daydreamed a lot. While some people found this fascinating, others were irritated by his penchant for zoning out....

Battle to Save the Bay is an environmental drama novel by Ron Chandler. Recently graduated from high school, Donna Burgess joins the Chesapeake Bay Coalition, which aims to stop the pollution and environmental decay of the Baltimore harbor due to the dumping of excessive waste...

Saving KC by Grinnell Desjarlais is Kelly Chase’s story of redemption from an abyss few could contemplate. Having met his perfect match in Rita Siva, Kelly, a half-blood Blackfeet Indian from Montana, is swept into the insanity of the Vietnam War; a course change in...

In the epilogue of her autobiography, After All, Maria Trautman concludes that forgiveness is not about excusing behavior, such as abuse, but about “letting go” so that her “soul would be free of bitterness.” If only all victims of parental and sexual abuse could embrace...

Not Your Child by Lis Angus has a shocking prologue that describes a motor accident in which the parents were killed and the baby seat was empty. Years later, Daniel Kazan sees two girls in the park. One child reminds him of his deceased daughter....

Touch the Dead is a sleuth murder mystery novel by E.S. Thornton. Nineteen-year-old Eden Sinclair returns to her Aunt Billie's Fox Dunes Lodge in Florida, determined to solve the mystery of the disappearance of her beloved cousin, Jess. But things don't go according to plan...

In Nema and Clow: A Friendship Under the Sea, Amina Ouchen explains the complex concept of symbiotic relationships clearly, so even children can understand them. I taught science at the secondary level and had difficulty explaining symbiosis to the students. However, Amina makes it look...

Death is a fact of life. Grief is hard. Wilfredo A Vargas addresses these difficult issues in Dad Rides in Heaven Now! When a child goes through grief, they often feel all alone. They feel they are the only ones who have experienced such an...

The State of Emergency is the second installment of The Adventures of Rug Bug series by Kay M. Bates. After defeating the Ratty Army and freeing Mousetopia from the clutches of Rat City, Rug Bug, a beetle, enjoys his days as the newly promoted assistant...

Sarah and the Crows Clean Up is a children's picture book written by Joanne Russo Insull and illustrated by Kelly Artieri. Every morning, Sarah wakes up and grabs a handful of peanuts and a bowl of water to treat the crows stationed outside her house....