In The Tickling Tale of Smoo by Louiza Kallona, Ben and Lucy listen to their grandmother tell a story about the world’s tickle spot hidden in the armpits of Smoo. Nobody they knew had laughed in months, not even a chuckle. Their parents didn’t believe...

Set in 1867 in Bantry Bay, Ireland, Out of Ireland by Marian O'Shea Wernicke follows sixteen-year-old Eileen O'Donovan, who, due to her family's financial hardships after her father's passing, is reluctantly married to a 40-year-old widower named John Sullivan. The prospect of an arranged marriage...

Breaking News of Tomorrow by Igor Chirashnya is a chilling political thriller. Mike’s life is nothing special. He plods along at his job but is fed up with not getting anywhere. His life changes when he stumbles across a website called Breaking News of Tomorrow....

Silkie lays a perfectly beautiful egg and announces it to the other chickens in the barn. Dottie points out that her egg is perfect but not a circle like Silkie thinks. To keep Silkie from worrying that her egg is not as perfect as she...

Master of Music by Marla Himeda unfolds the tale of Kaelin, an orphan possessing a remarkable yet dangerous musical talent. He hides this talent, playing only when alone due to fear that his music can harm others. The plot takes a turn when a Master...

“Flying flower” – I love that name for butterflies. It certainly sums them up. They are all uniquely beautiful in so many ways. They flutter about the gardens and meadows with reckless abandon, taking over the landscape with their flashes of color. There are a...

Biomechanics of Your Body: A Simplified Way to Learn Human Movement and Muscles by Tracy L. Markley makes a potentially complicated topic fun to read. Markley describes advanced musculature and the movements of many muscles in the human body. Various illustrations show important musculature and...

Rebecca Laxton’s The Metamorphosis of Emma Murry is a contemporary page-turner that will resonate strongly with younger audiences. Emma and her friend Sophie are young teens who enjoy skateboarding, art, and, perhaps most of all, butterflies. In fact, as members of the Environmental Club, they...

Betrayal of Trust is a work of fiction in the historical fiction, interpersonal drama, and intrigue subgenres, and forms the second novel in the Roses & Rebels series following the real historical figure Philippe de Carteret. The work is best suited to mature adult readers...

The Tales of Toby and Milo: A Story on Friendship & Adventure by Nicole Marshall takes us on the adventures of Henry their owner but from the perspective of the pets. The gang goes on a day trip to a mountain range on a whim...

In a World of Colour, Julie Hodgson combines the vibrant world of color with the rhythm of rhyming. Julie catches the imaginations of children using the various colors that brighten all creation. This book will delight children as they learn their colors. To illustrate the...

The Unconventional Path of Thelonious Aubrey by Gwen Banta is a coming-of-age tale that follows the journey of two friends finding their place in the world in post-World War II America. Having grown up as an orphan in the French Quarter of New Orleans, seventeen-year-old...

Wages of Empire by Michael J. Cooper follows multiple storylines that bisect, through chance, fate, or politicking, against the backdrop of WWI. Evan Sinclair, a young man from Utah, seeks adventure and naïvely joins the British Expeditionary Force during World War I. His father, Clive...

After years of meditation and study, Ellen Edmondson wrote A Place of Love and Light to share her gifts. In over 150 devotionals, the author conveys the sense of unconditional love, truth, faith, spirituality, purpose, and becoming an agent of spiritual change. While encouraging meditation...

The Secret of Redemption is a work of fiction in the recent historical, religious, and slice-of-life subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience. Penned by author Jeffrey Gale, this intriguing tale delves into the intertwined lives of Rabbi Levin and his...

Chronicles of the Enchanted Vanguard: Seraphina and the Divine Mandate by Luminescence Goh is a fantasy novel with a strong plot and incredible characters. The story begins with Finnegan discovering a mysterious crystal at Pulau Ubin Island. However, he had no idea his life was...

Etienne Gayneau, Alsoomse, and Abraham are back in At the Mercy of the Sea by Amanda M. Cetas. It is September of 1963, and things appeared to calm down in the lives of these three, at least for a while. Past debts of Etienne’s father...

A Tale Of Tyrannosauruses by Carl Cupper is a thrilling adventure that follows the story of a family of Tyrannosauruses seeking refuge from their drought-stricken land. The family is led by their humongous father, Titanus, and skilled hunter mother, Zentila. Unfortunately, the drought is the...

Meet Ganesha, the beloved Hindu god with the head of an elephant and the body of a man. Find out how he got that elephant head and why one of his tusks is broken. Find out how he won a competition for a divine mango,...

Birdie and her father moved to Fenske Lake in Minnesota to start a new chapter in their lives in Ember of the Woods by Christene Kamberis. Upon arriving at their cabin, they realized it wasn't what they had expected, and Birdie was devastated. She missed...