Ancient Chinese Inventions That Changed the World, written and illustrated in full color by Barbara Hall, is a children's mid-grade book that shares many of the groundbreaking innovations that came out of ancient China and transformed various aspects of life. These include things like gunpowder,...

In Days of the Dead by Anastasia Amor it is Oktoberfest - the evening celebration before the Days of the Dead Tour. Drinking, dancing, party fun and murder. Just what Adie Sturm needed, a murder just before the tour to Cozumel, and the murderer may be going...

As children we look up to our parents we think they are the smartest people we’ve ever known. That usually ends in the preteen age. Suddenly our parents know little and as we reach our early 20s they know even less because we know it...

Cecile wandered the forest, not knowing who she was or where she came from. A tiny spider sent Cecile to a castle. A horrible spider tried to catch her in a web, but Cecile ran bravely onward. She came upon a sweet lady named Emma...

Cecile and The Treasures of Belamor by Marilyn F. Churchill offers children a delightful fairy tale. I was quickly reminded of the fairy tales I grew up with, tales of dragons that breathed fire, knights in their shining armor, unicorns with horns that sparkled, and...

One thing Blake knows about himself is that he is a Super Hero. Blake never thinks he is better than anyone else; he just knows he has choices to make each day, and he tries to make the right ones. One big choice Blake’s mom...

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...

Jenny Spark fell in love with ballet after her grandparents sent her a DVD of Swan Lake. Even though she had never seen a live ballet or met a dancer she longed to be a part of that world. She convinces her mother to allow...

"Antics in the Attic" by Stephanie J. Corum is a book written especially for the young child to help them face their fears. It seems most children hear things in the night after they go to bed and Zach was no exception. When he hears...

This is a great high fantasy novel with many fantastic creatures, which will please many ages and tastes. There is magic, time traveling, quest, and heroes to make it all happen. In short this book has all the necessary elements to make it a fantastic...

Blaze has a great secret: a magical water fountain is in his backyard. By fiddling with one of the ornaments, Blaze and his friends, plus his dog Sir Licksalot, get a fast and wet ride to other places. This time, they land at the top...

"It's the Bass player" by Cabot Borden will appeal to young musicians or to those that listened to young musicians in the seventies. It describes the pitfalls that can occur with the formation of a band of young boys and girls. They said that was...

It is 1995 and South Carolina Senator Buck Ravenel smiles, knowing that his gift of special snakeskin cowboy boots to his friend Judge Dupree Jones was a good thank you for political favors. Ravenel, Jones, Ravenel's longtime friend Vince Stone and all their associates and...

Laurell L.M. Wright’s “Yearnings of the Heart” is an ebullient collection of prayers, testimonials, psalms and affirmations of the wondrous power of Christ’s redeeming love. Through many scenarios, witnessed in diverse voices, readers will find both comfort and inspiration for any milepost on their journey...

"Ashes Ashes the Twins Fall Down: Twin Towers, 9/11," is a memoir written by Pauline L. Hawkins that takes each of the readers back to that Tuesday morning when life changed drastically for Americans. Hawkins shares her own experiences from this event and the details...

In "Cliff of the Ruin", Bonnie McKernan paints a picture of New York and New Jersey in the late 19th century. Mae Kendrick, an artist and orphan in her late twenties, lives with her aunt, uncle and cousins on a farm in Stillwater, New Jersey....

“Raccoons in the Corn,” a children’s story written by Jerilynn Henrikson, is a cute story with a valuable lesson. Farmer Baldridge grows vegetables which he shares with others; however, there is one vegetable that he does not share and that is his corn crop. Farmer...

“Tracks in the Snow,” a novel written by Sandra H. Esch, is an inspirational novel that will have you laughing, crying and immersed in the characters’ lives immediately. Jo is living a storybook life with her husband and daughter even though they are living during...

"Respot the Pin" by Timothy Sawyer gets its title from a bowling term. When the pinsetter might accidentally knock over a pin, the bowling center must return or "respot" the pins to their original position. Keeping this in mind, the story begins with Kirill "Nick"...

Who knew that wildfires have personalities or that they like to play "Russian Roulette?" Who can imagine the power of an updraft, twenty thousand feet high or a heat generated in excess of thirteen hundred degrees? In the riveting read "One Foot in the Black",...