I was hooked from the moment I read the Prologue of Just a Common Lady. Karen Pirnot knows who she is and she is proud of it. She does not have to put on airs and pretend to be one of the elite. Pirnot cares...

Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Award WinnerEvery time I pick up my grandchildren they ask for a Buddy story. Buddy is our German shepherd. It is a long drive home. When they were toddlers, they would get bored so I began telling them stories about Buddy....

Readers' Favorite Silver Medal Award Winner"A Colorful Day" by Karen Hutchins Pirnot is a delightful book for young children. Each page rhymes and has a corresponding picture. Purple cows, turquoise horses and a bright red dolphin are among the animals that adorn this book. Taryn...

Pookie was different. She was a blue penguin and all of her friends were black penguins. Her mother tried to explain to her that she was a special penguin but Pookie just felt different. Some of the other penguins teased her. Pookie felt like she...

Khaya Dawn Klanot clearly expresses the definition of a real friend in her poem "A True Friend". In "A Rainbow of Moods", the author expresses the emotions and moods that she associates with colors. Parents will appreciate the words in "A Very Busy Family". "My...

One summer day, during the excitement of a baseball game, there was an accident, lives were changed forever. Peter Michael Henderson hit the ball and slid into first base. The second baseman and pitcher collided. One of them fell on Peter’s head and severed his...

Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Award WinnerGina Hutchins Inman is a German-American citizen. In her desire to give to those less fortunate than herself, she traveled to Owamboland, Namibia, Africa where she spent 8 weeks with the children of the Twaahililwa School. She enjoyed the simplicity...

The author uses an old concept and used many other tales ideas to compose this book. The chapters leave you hanging and you always want to keep reading to see what will happen next. The story is of a people that possess the knowledge of...

Our story begins with 16 year old Jenka stalking his prey, a large buck. The young man’s ambition was to follow in his father’s footsteps as a King’s Ranger. His pursuit of the buck ended in a ravine. It was getting late so Jenka built...

Ten years ago, Eva Rayburn was raped and branded. She remembers being pulled from the burning sorority house where Josiah Cross died. She was accused of murder, and her sorority sisters testified against her. To protect her sisters, she confesses to the murder but remembers...

The setting is the small town Raleigh, Missouri. This book begins by introducing the readers to a diverse group of characters at first they seem to have no connection except, they all live in the same town. As the plot develops the reader watches as...

This is such an amazing book that once I started reading it I found it difficult to put down. It’s the story of one town located in Northern Canada and the few residents who live there. The main characters are Brian and his girlfriend Mary....

Tod Faller’s Lessons For Leaders is an outstanding book for leaders. It is easy to read and understand. Each page is like a file folder. There is a title, reflection, sometimes a quote, and a statement expressing the lesson on that page. There is great...

This is part two of the Captain’s Dog. Book One left us in the Louisiana Territory. In Book Two, we follow the adventures of Seaman and the Lewis and Clark expedition as they explore the Missouri River and head north into the Montana and Idaho...

James E. Manning is an appraiser in the real estate market. He brings his expertise to his book Public Trust Betrayed. He discusses the greed and stupidity that has placed us in the economic crisis that we now face. Each day we hear of more...

While visiting her aunt and uncle, 14-year-old Emily discovered two ghosts living in their quaint little cottage near Stonehenge. One ghost was a young girl. The other ghost appeared to be evil, taunted her during her visit and left her feeling threatened. No one believed...

Franky is going on a field trip with his class today, and as mom is leaving for work, she reminds him of everything he needs to do and take, including his hated glasses. He starts thinking about all of the many names he’s been called...

Eight year old Allie was swept away during a flash flood. The spunky little girl kept her head by remembering things her grandfather had told her. She thought through her situation and kept her head. "Clear headed action" was what he always said. Plan A...

The Spruce Gum Box is author Elizabeth Wilder's debut novel and she has tweaked the imagination of readers with interest in the cultural and historical development of the state of Maine. Set by the Aroostook River in a disputed area bordering Nova Scotia, a...

My Side of the Story by Charron Monaye is a wonderful collection of poems which should appeal to women of any age. The poetry is divided into sections including Love Is All We Need, Experience Is the Best Teacher, The Dream Must Continue, Heartbreak Is...