Shades of Blue: The Journey of Awakening by Gino Vallejo is a stunning collection of poetry that transcends time and place with eighty poems that range from Cleopatra in Egypt to soldiers in Iraq. The collection explores themes of end days, love, sacrifice, and time...

I Am Awesome! by Luvinska Golam Oogarah is the tale of Luka, a boy who loves going to school and learning new things. But there are also days when he is worried about performing specific tasks at school, such as unbuttoning his shirt, climbing the...

Maya Moves to a New Country by Pearl Gifty Alimo is a story about remaining optimistic when things change. Maya is apprehensive about moving to Japan, her new country. However, she finds ways to alleviate her fears. The book contains beautifully detailed pictures that show...

Quick Brown Fox and a Lazy Big Dog: The Fox Shall Hop! by Sawyer Ique begins with a lazy dog who decides to take a long nap outside after playing with his ball. While he sleeps on the ground, he doesn't realize that a small...

Have you ever met someone who can travel anywhere using books? No? Then meet Mrs. Meredith Grace. Mrs. Grace is a librarian by day, but when all the children have left at night, she uses her books to travel far away. For example, she could...

Valley of Hope is the third and final book in the Valley Trilogy by Francis Mont. Set in a dystopian future in the year 2098, the book follows a group of survivors living in Sacramento Valley who will have to navigate climate change and scarce...

Italians are divided as Benito Mussolini's overtures toward Nazi Germany create tension, and rumors of a possible war gain momentum by the day. Caught up in this turmoil is the young and vivacious Antoinette, who has left her family and home to seek fame and...

The Multitude of Personality Made Simple by A.A. Hadi White describes personalities and their traits by giving an overview of the positive and unseemly qualities of each personality type, with references listing the source from where the data was taken. Following the overview, examples from...

Fasten your seatbelt, kids, for the new and exciting Ooey Gooey Stories series has arrived. It begins with the adventures of the Chocolate Space Bunnies by Cheryl DaVeiga. It’s a story within a story as a boy named Ooey Gooey Looey loves chocolates and sweets...

Eric D. Oberer uses his experience as a prosecutor to explain how injustice occurs in Courts of Law Not Courts of Justice: Why Justice is Hard to Find in America. The book is divided into four parts. The first explains the Constitution and the amendments...

Mousie’s Way Home by Apara Mahal Sylvester is a children’s story based on the tale of Mousie, a real rescue cat. Mousie is a big beautiful black cat with green eyes that spent his days outside chasing butterflies and resting in the sunshine. One evening...

Hold Circulation: Trial and Redemption is the latest installment in Syntell Smith’s Call Numbers series. The book follows the staff of the 58th Street Branch Library as their lives are complicated by lost loves, estranged parents, cheating boyfriends, imminent births, and bereavement. It doesn’t take...

L. Ron Hubbard’s Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 releases its 21st-century edition. This timeless science fiction classic has earned its rightful place in the ranks along with Dune, Hyperion, and Martian Chronicles. For the uninitiated and for those who are merely familiar...

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 38 is an anthology of award-winning sci-fi and fantasy short stories. It consists of 16 science fiction short stories, several beautiful illustrations, and a total of four helpful articles about writing stories. The anthology features some...

In Maggie and the Mountain of Light (Wayfinder Girls Novel) by Mark Snoad, we are reminded that fitting in is always difficult, but when you’re stuck with the name Margaret Elizabeth Thatcher, things can be more than just awkward. She prefers the name Maggie to...

Megan disappeared the morning after a spicy one-night stand that had rocked Thom’s world, leaving few clues as to where she had gone. This left rock star Thom James stumped and searching for Megan. As our resident ghost hunter, Megan couldn’t care less about Thom,...

We all have areas in our life where we feel we have limitations and want to improve and some books make the process much easier for us. Surf the Seesaw by Scott A. Davis is one such book that has made the strongest impression on...

In Bound by Blood: Timecaster Chronicles Book 3 by R.L. Perez, Desi gets the shock of her life when she finds herself time-traveling yet again. This time she returns to the present and is back in the same bathroom that she originally left. After a...

The Enduring Echo of Words Unsaid is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama, family ties, and slice-of-life subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by Michael Bowe. In this fascinating work about relationships and communication, we...

Delavan gets inspiration from his father and grandfather, both knights of Oliaric who died defending Bretinia. Armed with his grandfather's sword, Delavan enlists with a group of trained guardsmen that protect the city from elves. Unfortunately, his father, who is a mage with supernatural abilities,...