Her very own apartment, and at only sixteen; it all seemed surreal to Claire, but then again so did the fact that she would never see her mother again. Her mother had finally lost her battle with cancer, and now Claire was in a new...

Monster Mayhem is a picture pop-up book for children written by Melinda Kinsman. Billy has monsters living under his bed. They are constantly up to mischief, but do not speak at all. These monsters have greedy appetites, and they know just where to go for...

Alex in Femiland by Gonzalo Munevar is a novel following the stories of two college professors, Raul and Alex. Both coming from very high educational and familial backgrounds, they come to the Sound College to pursue their needs and desires. While at the Sound College,...

It’s time to rock in Gone For You by Jayne Frost. Cameron Knight lives his life by one rule: love ‘em, love ‘em good and after a good roll in the sack, leave ‘em smiling and sighing your name. As Cameron is a guitarist for...

Susan Pattison offers an interesting concept in her book for young children called Mr. Moon's Balloons. Various colored balloons escape from the hands of children at the fair. They drift up into the sky and the wind sets them free to float up to the...

Chaos on Kariba: Houseboat from Hell by Hilary Chase is a story of a woman who is trying to find the love of her life at the opposite corner of the world. When she met Anton, Paula had no idea that she would cross the...

Grandma's Treasure: El Tesoro de la Abuela by Maritza Martinez Mejia is a charming and adorable bilingual book that conveys a beautiful message to young readers. Grandma slowly leaves the breakfast table one morning and is sitting in the attic in her old wooden chair,...

Vanilla And Chocolate/Vainilla Y Chocolate (Spanish and English Edition) by Maritza Martinez Mejia is a bilingual storybook for children with a good moral. It's a beautiful story where a teacher brings together two friends, irrespective of their color and background. Vanilla and Chocolate are good...

Thomas is a very smart student at his school. He excels in Math and French, but because of this he is called "teacher's pet" and "Genius" by the basketball team captain, Victor, and his friends. After school one day, coincidentally on his birthday, he runs...

In Maryam Tabibzadeh’s Danger of Love, Marjan lived her life according to other people. She is beautiful and educated, but she is also the daughter of a powerful man in Persia. At the age of nine, she got married to a much older man who...

Jeremy is an eight-year-old boy who loves his parents, Grandpa Eugene, and school. One day while in school, Jeremy was told the tragic news that his parents, Jim and Molly, had passed away after they were involved in a car accident. Jeremy is devastated, but...

Turnstiles by Andrea McKenzie Raine is a story of three perfect strangers who are trying to find an idyllic world where things are as they should be. The novel revolves around three main characters: Martin Sourdough, Willis Hancocks Jr, and Evelyn. Evelyn is a prostitute,...

When we are young we view things differently, everything seems to go slowly, especially when it pertains to time. You often hear children say, “I can’t wait to grow up,” or “Are we there yet?” So what happens when, in The Marshmallow Test by Michelle...

Pirates Don’t Knit by Melinda Kinsman is a wonderfully illustrated book about Jim. Even though Jim lives aboard the Jolly Bumperdink with other pirates, Jim is different. Jim does not possess the strong, brave, fearsome and bold attitude and character of the other pirates, but...

Moonfin: Through the Watery Door is a science fiction/contemporary fantasy novel for children and preteens written by L.L. Mintie. Lizzy's brother, Brandon, disappeared when she was eight years old. The Grape family had been in town visiting an odd touristy shop that had an aquarium...

For the Children: A Cold War Escape Story by Geza Tatrallyay is a suspenseful biography of the author’s family’s escape or odyssey first to Austria and then to Canada from Hungary, in the crucial year of 1956. For the Children is a rich book of...

A Fool's Babel: Book 1 - The Fenris Solution by TA Richards is a gripping novel that may just be more fact than fiction than we would like to believe. The government is keeping secrets, but then that is nothing new. We know that the...

Hoots: Honorable Order Of The Source is a science fiction novel by author Martha Lanser. The plot focuses on two main characters, Commander Lance Locke who works for the title organisation, and the girl he loves, Celestia. Commander Locke is duty bound to protect the...

In You Have To Be Smart If You're Going To Be Tall by Jessica Tilley, Ericka is a young girl who happens to be the tallest girl in her class. Because of this, her classmates tease her and make comments about what the weather is...

The Escape: Naughty Blue Jay & Woodpecker is a children's story book written by Carolee Wells Henney and illustrated by Valerie Vincent. The birds in the aviary are all very excited about the arrival of springtime and many of them, including the cardinal and the...