Children are naturally curious but sometimes the attention span doesn't match the subject. Aurelia Tan and Nicholas Liem (illustrator) have mastered it all in their wonderful book, JJ's Science Adventure: Magnets. Through a cartoon adventure, magnets and how they work are explained in the story....

Cell Wars: In the Beginning by A. Miles is a unique theme chosen by the author to introduce kids between the age group 6-9 to all that they need to know about white blood cells and the rest of the blood cells that help the...

The Rummy Club by Anoop Ahuja Judge follows the lives of four best friends - Alka, Divya, Priya and Mini - from the time when they met as carefree teenagers in an Indian boarding school to fourteen years later when they all meet again after...

Sandy Peckinpah has been through any parent's worst nightmare. Losing her son at the tender age of sixteen to an unexpected illness, within a day's time was not what she had ever thought about. The sadness and overwhelming grief that she had to deal with...

Is it good enough to go through life doing the right thing and never causing your parents any problems? Even if you aren't happy with the choices that you are making, can you live a good life making other people happy? Clara is in law...

Putting out fires, literally, wasn’t exactly what Grace Harkins had in mind for her first summer after retiring from teaching school, but that is exactly what happens in Fresh Start Summer by Beverly Nault. Her friend, Maggie Elmsley, informed her before movie production hit town...

We All Live Together by Terri Kelley speaks to children about the families of today compared to olden days when grandparents, aunts and uncles came in once in a while to take care of the grandchildren, nieces and nephews. In this story, the author speaks...

I Can Dress Myself! by Terri Kelley is a delightful story on the growing up stages of children and the kind of joy it gives to them and their parents. In this story, we see a young girl who decides to dress herself. She chooses...

Happy Father's Day, Mom! by Terri Kelley is an endearing story of a single mother rising to the challenge and doing everything that a father does at home. The book speaks about the struggles and joys of being a single parent and how they make...

What’s That in Your Ear?, written by Terri Kelley and illustrated by Milena Radeva, is a book that teaches a wonderful lesson to people of all ages. Each day we come into contact with people; some of these people may look like us, some may...

Healing Words by Terri Kelley is a beautiful collection of poetry that handles diverse emotions in everyday lives. The author's expressions in verse will give readers a better understanding of topics like happiness, joy, loss, death, friendship, breakup, relationships, divorce, health, and more. Each poem...

Jodie Renner has done fiction writers a huge favor by compiling her blogs into Fire Up Your Fiction: An Editor’s Guide to Writing Compelling Stories. She covers subjects that can get a story moving and not only draw the reader in, but hold their attention...

Maggie has lost her father, but is he really gone? That is the question in The Weeping Willow Sings by Billie Grable. With a history of mental illness and a rough experience in the Gulf War, John is never quite the same and his daughter,...

Neal Havers receives a mysterious phone message from his brother, Steven, and is thrust into a mystery that he would prefer to avoid. The Secret Letterbox by John Kemp details Neal’s trip from his home in Florida to his native England to search for his...

Extraordinary Travels of an Ordinary Couple by Sandra McMillen is the interesting journey of Tom and Sandy who travel through France and Italy. Their travel stories and adventures make for an entertaining read, especially for those who like to know more about other countries and...

Where Do Monsters Hide? by Terri Kelleher is a fun story for children. It is written in a poetic way and beautifully illustrated with bold bright colours. It tells the story of little Edward and how he was ever so curious. His mother told him...

Little Kicker is not a very happy donkey because he has to get his donkey shots, and he is scared. Tony the Pony chimes in and starts telling Little Kicker all about shots. That did not help very much, because Little Kicker did not want...

Oftentimes, children, and even adults, feel left out and different from their peers. A Rare Gem by Deanna Kahler shows that even princesses feel this way. Nine-year-old Princess Towonga has lovely golden hair and pretty blue eyes, and she has lots of friends. However, she...

Many adopted children dream of exotic beginnings, but for the main character of Torii (To Rule the Universe - Book 1) by Amanda Marie, this turns into an unbelievable reality. Until graduating from high school, Tara has led the life of a privileged teen with...

Kingdom of Abel - Song of the Silent (Volume 2) by Gume Laurel III picks up from where Book #1 left off. It has been a month since the members of the Kingdom of Abel set out in search of the weapon that will save...