An ancient relic stolen from a temple embodies a goddess-created beast; when a thief unseals it, lives are in jeopardy in the fantasy novel Shadow of the Jade Cat: A Tale From the City of Magic by Susan Ann Walker. A short time before the...

The Phantom of Forest Lawn by Robert Brighton is a mystery set in the 1800s in Buffalo, New York, a time when illegal dealings were rampant. The story revolves around a young seamstress, Mary Carkriff, who comes to Buffalo to find employment and gets entangled...

Crescent City Moon is a work of murder, mystery, history and the paranormal by author Nola Nash. In this superb and intriguing work, which was penned for the young adult audience, we visit the eerie world of the French Quarter of New Orleans in the...

Grammar can be dry and boring, or it can be vivid and mnemonic. Parts of Speech Parade, written by Irina Dolinskiy and illustrated by Mark Adams, dusts off the basic parts of grammar and introduces them with rhyme and rhythm set against colorful New York...

North of Familiar: A Woman's Story of Homesteading and Adventure in the Canadian Wilderness by Terry Milos is a memoir of the author’s experiences homesteading in the Yukon for 19 years. The story begins in 1974 as Terry meets her husband and they decide to...

The reason why I chose "Children of Angels" to read was that it is about angels and it is directed toward young adults. I felt that it was a promising book given that today's youth are so focused on violence. "Children of Angels" is about...

Texas City Tales: My Youthful Adventures in the 40's and 50's in Texas City, Texas by William L. Slager is the memoir of a boy raised back in the days when life was simpler and technology did not rule people's lives. Mr. Slager was born...

Biblical Women of Influence: Portraits of Courage, Determination, and Faithfulness by Brenda Carroll Jarvis brings us a new perspective on famous women in the Bible and their stories of bravery, courage, and kindness. The women include ones such as Noah's wife, his confidante and steadfast...

The Lost City, Book Three of The Princelings trilogy is a great read for those who love fantasy with young male protagonists. The plot is new, interesting, and will engage your mind in the story. A great work was created by the author with this...

After over three decades of tyranny, destruction and bloodshed, Avalyne was at peace again. King Dare, with the help of allies from across the lands, had finally managed to defeat the Shadow Lord and bring peace back to Avalyne and, in so doing, united the...

In a very interesting, unique and well thought out treatise on many facets of wisdom throughout history, The Pursuit of Wisdom: A Chronological Inquiry of the World's Most Influential Seekers of Wisdom In the Fields of Theology, Philosophy, and Science by author Dean Chavooshian, will,...

The Great Nations of Rendaraia is a scholastic account of the five great nations and their mysterious downfall. The first part briefly documents the history of Arilyness, Lithicus, Mithera, Danrock, and Noda. Each of these nations concentrates on a particular field of learning, from the...

“An overwhelming stench of pungent hunters tickles his soggy nostrils, as all hope of evading capture withers away. And the last thing the panda sees before he’s plunged in a sack of darkness, is bedraggled white fur, a wide-open frothing mouth, and eyeballs red as...

Three of the major effects of the high-carbon fuels used to generate power in today's world are sped-up climate change, the acidification of the oceans, and deaths caused by asthma, cancer, and pulmonary disease. It's obvious we need to set a goal of using low-carbon...

The Clockwork City: Dreamscapes Journeys of the Imagination by Tsvika Ben-Porat is a story about a young girl, Ellie, who lives in a world of strict routines. But she sees the world differently. One day, she stumbles across a broken toy made of metal parts....

"Seed of Power" by R Peter Ubtrent is the second book in the exciting 'Dark Pilgrim science fiction series'. Ailanthus, Tethys and their rather unlikely band of friends, having escaped from the horrific penal colony of K’ar Krack’a, begin to attempt to build new lives....

When authors David and Anita Hill asked a group of students to explain the meaning of Christmas, they got some interesting answers such as, “Doing something fun when it’s snowing outside,” “Coming together as a family,” and “Getting presents and eating a lot of food.”...

The Return of Tachlanad by Kathy Fischer-Brown is the first book in a series called Sword of Names. This is a story of a well thought out world of magic and treachery. Lysienthe is the queen of Lothria and she is Gifted. Chief among her...

Black Mirrors of the Soul by Charles McDonald Jr. is book 2 in A Throne of Souls series, a powerful entry in the sci-fi genre that is mind-boggling with unbelievable twists and turns. It is the story of “the Cauldron of hate that forged Damon,”...

Planet of Gods: Book 1 of Enigma by David Crane introduces the reader to Professor Pete Blackwood, a former Space Marine who has become a scientist and now looks forward to a life of retirement and enjoyment on a resort planet. Alas, as happens with...