The Adventures of Fugaru by Raji Abuzalaf is a story about a young boy, disfigured and alone, and how he makes his way in the world, eventually traveling to and living in the Secluded Forest. Fugaru is a very unlikely hero. He's skinny, disfigured because...

Back in the day, Jesse loved to celebrate Christmas with his family. Then one year, his dad had to go to war and it didn't seem as happy as the previous holidays. But when he met Ardella, one of his new paper delivery customers, and...

The Hive by Gill Hornby is a funny and in your face, yet touching novel, showing that even though you might leave high school, the drama, social circles, betrayal, and cliques never really leave you. I got to listen to the audio-book, which was AWESOME....

The once powerful Alliance of Azimuth is greatly threatened by Hideux and his Nightlander army. Rostand, spy for the Alliance, infiltrates the enemy’s base of Cistern on the moon Andromeda. While scouring the base for information, Kira Chand, a prisoner on the base and one...

The Employer: A Novelization by Frank Merle is a very different psychological thriller. The Carcharias Corporation is a company that people know very little about. Five people are interviewed by 'the Employer' for a job with no description and each one is thrilled to be...

The Intricate Art of Soap Making by Julia B. Daniels is a guide showing those interested in this craft how to make homemade soaps, what tools and equipment they need, how to start their own soap making business, as well as ten recipes to get...

The Oak of Wisdom by Elizabeth Gautier is a charming short story, which introduces readers to the concepts of faith and religion. This book also helps in developing listening and interpersonal skills in young children. Children, like some adults, often feel left out, misguided, unloved,...

The Year After was written by Ashley Warner. In this book she shares her experience beginning with the day she was raped. Her call to 911 was followed by one to her friends. They were there for her, offering support. “Why me?” and “What...

The I LOVE YOU Book by Todd Parr offers preschoolers the opportunity to think about common characteristics which make them lovable to family and friends. The book is very colorful and will visually attract the attention of the young reader. Each page offers a different...

Terri Ryan writes with timeliness and conviction in The Bullies' Predatory Footprint. The media has never been more focused on bullying in its many forms, and this book is a great one for pointing out the tragic and awful outcomes that originate from the stress...

The Dust. Book 1 – Bloodlust by David H. Sharp is a post-semi-apocalyptic-dystopian inaugural volume of The Dust series. Something utterly foreign and unknown has caused a massive cloud of ash, later determined to be dust, to settle over the British Isles, fouling machinery, halting...

Dark prophecies, mysterious heroes, and a savior who might be the only thing standing between the depths of hell and those of the light. The Sybilline Prophecy: Lavender's Quest has all of this and more. Carol Linn has created a short, yet powerful novella about...

The Motor City and Me: Our Story by Mary Anne McMahon recounts the story of a migrant family settled in Detroit. Through the book the author describes, rather flamboyantly, the magnificence of Detroit as one of the foremost industrial cities and hub of cultural and...

Janice Garden Macdonald’s poignant collection of short stories entitled The Plainness of My Fall is well worth the short amount of time it takes to read them. Every story within the collection, six stories in total, is an award winner, including the title story “The...

The Outcasts by Kathleen Kent takes us back to the 19th century. On the Gulf coast of Texas, Lucinda Carter has just escaped a destitute life within a brothel to find her lover and gain the life she has been longing for. With a desperate...

Michelle McKinney Hammond has written one of the finest books on relationships that has been produced. Author Hammond in her book The Real Deal on Love and Men explores so many important, direct, hard-hitting issues that are often avoided. She faces the issues that most...

The Electric Affinities by Wade Stevenson is a novel which introduces readers to the concept of a 1960s lifestyle of sexual freedom, emotional freedom, self-expectancy, and experimental drugs. Author Wade Stevenson introduces his readers to the cultural realm and birth of a "self expressive, free...

For mothers that are looking to start their own business without losing out on the best years of their child’s life, it can seem very difficult. After all, how could you possibly maintain a business of your own and still be the soccer mom or...

I love business books. I feel they are the best way to learn any new topic, mainly because the author has already done the most difficult part: converting the concept to an easy to read, easy to explain story, after removing (or sugar coating) all...

The Demon’s Wife by the late, great Rick Hautala is the first story I have read by Hautala, but it catapulted Rick to the top of my list of favorite authors. With a touch of humor, a touch of romance, and a whole lot of...