Gary Hale, Darnell King, Peter “Newbs” Newburg, and Brenna Stanton forge an unlikely foursome. Gary is a wanderer, never fully present. Darnell is almost a stereotypical jock, but he has more depth. Newbs is a Rainman-type super-nerd, and Brenna, the token female, hides a secret...

Obesseus the Mighty Muncher: The Slam-Fu Series is a children's adventure tale by D.T. Tucker. Obesseus was peacefully enjoying the Great Dumpling Festival when the goons of the Juice regime rudely interrupted his buffet and took Dumpling Dave as their captive. Snackland is not the...

Obesseus: Lord of the Buffet is yet another amusing installment from The Slam-Fu Series by D.T. Tucker. This hilarious children's book follows the adventures of Obesseus, a food aficionado who never lets anything or anyone get in the way of a delicious meal. Obesseus thuds...

In Obesseus World War Food by D.T. Tucker, Obesseus is pulled into an escalating food war when General Walter Walnut warns that the Salad Sector has unleashed the Broccoli Beasts. With his Slam-Fu headband, Obesseus sets out across the buffet lands, clashing with restless vegetables...

Jane Goodall once said, “Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play.” That message is one of the main focuses of Fishers in the Forest: The Pacific Fishers in Sequoia and Kings Canyon by Adalgisa and David Nico. It begins with young readers...

Vernita Whitaker Naylor’s Nita’s Nibbles: Taste Your Base is both a cookbook and a personal journey that blends food, family, and sustainability. The book combines storytelling with recipes, offering readers more than just instructions for the kitchen. Whitaker bases her culinary philosophy on her father’s...

Echoes From a Missing Generation by Christina Suzann Nelson is a “whodunit” with a difference. At the height of the Vietnam War, as America’s youth were being called up to serve their country, many questioned what America was doing, sacrificing their young men in a...

Put a Bug in Your Ear by Sam Sumac begins as a giant gecko, He-Knew-Pat-Sajak, emerges from a volcano. Meanwhile, the Palmetto Bug Monster, a massive cockroach, destroys towns from Indiana to Chicago, advancing northwest. In Alaska, reporter Eve Sanderborn, cryptozoologist Usotsuki Shirinigatsuku, General Buchanan...

Spinning Monkey and the Missing Eggs by Devapreya Selvaraj is a picture book that blends mystery, teamwork, and problem-solving for young readers. The story opens with seven Rainbow Frogs sitting on their lily pads, each watching over their seven eggs alongside friends Stork, Bunny, Duck,...

The Devil's Dance by Brett McKay tells the harrowing journey of Chase Gray, a former SWAT officer, who goes on a road trip with his 14-year-old estranged daughter, Oakley. When the latter is kidnapped by Tocho, a member of a bizarre tribal cult, Chase begins...

In Soda Lake, author John C Hampsey follows a narrator whose life becomes entangled with a mysterious man named McCuade—or possibly the man’s invention—after witnessing a strange disappearance at the titular Soda Lake. The narrator alternates between observing, tracking, and interacting with people connected to...

Food safety is essential, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle cannot be overemphasized. What better way to achieve this than by instilling these important habits from a young age? Birdie’s Picnic Party by Jessica McAnelly beautifully illustrates this concept in the story of a bluebird named...

Ogallala by Eric Eichhorn follows Bennett, divorced and long removed from Ann Arbor, who reconnects with his college girlfriend Jennifer after thirty years. Her daughter Zoe is a young MMA fighter traveling to Utah for a match, and Bennett volunteers to drive her and her...

Then Came the Summer Snow by Trisha T. Pritikin is a compelling work of historical fiction that takes readers back to the 1950s in the atomic town of Richland, Washington. The novel skillfully weaves the personal struggles of Edith Higginbothem and her family with the...

Broken Rooms by Stef-Albert Bothma explores themes of design, love, loss, and self-discovery. Inspired by true events, the book takes readers on a journey through the life of Sebastian Cole, a talented designer whose career spans multiple continents and whose personal life is filled with...

Where Rivers Run West by Will Colt is a brilliant historical novel. At the age of sixteen, Rory Fraser decided to make his dream of prospecting in Colorado come true. He left behind the Indiana farm he had worked with his father and older brother...

In Eastern Shadows by Peter Nordgren, nineteen-year-old Ploy Soikham buys a one-way ticket to Thailand, the country of her birth. Ploy posts videos on social media, insisting that she is safe and that no one should come looking for her. But when Ploy fails to...

There Is A River by Shelley Burchfield takes us back to the 1970s; 1978 was a busy year with peace deals between Egypt and Israel and the soundtrack from Saturday Night Fever being played everywhere. But beneath the good, there’s always a layer of bad,...

Ghost Writer by Arjay Lewis is a paranormal novel with the undertones of a psychological thriller. The story follows Joe Riley, a once-successful thriller author whose divorce and writer’s block push him to retreat to a secluded cabin he has inherited. While struggling with loneliness,...

Dealing with the loss of a loved one is complicated, and accompanying children through this process requires special care. Our Garden of Friendship by Jennifer Rogers is about two best friends, Maya and Ava. They love playing in the park, so they agree to have...