The Pacifier Tree by Uncle Amos is a fun read for kids that tells them there always comes a time when they have to give up pacifiers. Johnny is always on his pacifier, despite being big enough to give it up. But his mother wants...

It doesn’t matter how old you are, you are at risk of being judged and labeled by others. In The Power of Labels, author Marsy Beron highlights the fact that people are constantly watching us and classifying us according to mostly unfair standards that have...

The Adventures of Hercubear by Lesley Williams is the story of Hercubear who lived in Ancient Greece. He had mighty strength and wisdom that he used to solve problems. Is anything too difficult for Hercubear? How about very stinky old Cyclops Rabbit who always ate...

Shirley Goleski is a woman on a mission. After seeing the conditions of our planet, she did some extensive research and came up with a plan. The Grand Plan is very detailed and thorough. The instructions are clear and easy to follow, she believes. After...

The Sea-Stone Sword is a YA fantasy novel by Joel Cornah that begins when our intrepid hero is thirteen and ends by the time he's sixteen. It starts off just as Rob Sardan is sent away from his adopted homeland, banished for daring to stick up...

I thought The Dragon’s Egg (Relics of Mysticus Book 3) by H.B. Bolton was an astounding book that readers of all ages will be able to enjoy over and over. I should mention that I have not read the first two books but found that...

Most people know the famous tale of the Earp Brothers and the gunfight in Tombstone. Most have also heard of their friend Doc Holliday, the rough and tough gambler and ladies’ man, known to be deadly with his pistols. But what if there was more...

The 13th Guest by Ruth S. Daigneault starts with a dinner invitation. Twelve guests are invited to dinner on Halloween and each one is expected to tell a short story at the dinner. One of the invited guests is a clairvoyant and 2 of the...

The Olympus Cloud: Adventures of a Dreamer is animal fiction written by Stephen Randel. The main character in this series of adventures is a white French Bulldog named Maximilian, Max for short. Max lives with his master, an elderly, retired doctor in Austin, Texas. They...

The Astronaut Wives Club is a fascinating, poignant and often heartrending window into the daily lives of the women whose husbands went to work outside of earth’s atmosphere and all too often did not come home. At the beginning of the Race to Space, the...

The Crossover Test by Joseph Schwartz features two brothers - James and Rory Conrad, who were found by their adoptive mother, wandering along a road as children. They have no memory of their past or where they came from. Their new mother, however, is a...

The Trip Into Milky Way, a historical coming of age story set during the late sixties and early seventies, is written by Gary Paul Corcoran. Clay is precipitously bounced out into the world when he decides to buck authority one day and wear moccasins without...

The Odd Chick, by author Mary Esparza-Vela, is a truly delightful cute read. It is a wonderful addition to any collection for a very young audience as a bed time story. The story of Buki, the odd chick out, gives the adult readers reading it...

The Turtle Who Imagined is a children’s picture book by Mary Esparza-Vela. Kevin Collier provides illustrations alongside the tale, which centers on a young turtle who compares himself to the other animals he sees in the woods around him. At first, the turtle is envious...

The Story of Hunadi by Mokoka Klaas Mashishi is a wonderful depiction of a few African families living on a farm during apartheid in South Africa. We are introduced to twins Sello and Hunadi, and Gerrit, the son of the white farmer, Kruis. Gerrit is...

The Road Back to Me: Healing and Recovering From Co-dependency, Addiction, Enabling, and Low Self Esteem by Lisa A. Romano is a book about recovery and healing. The author takes readers on a journey through her past where she speaks about her past traumas, dysfunctional...

The Bene Lumen Chronicles: Samhain School of Ancient Knowledge is an exciting young adult book by author John R. McCormick. It details the ongoing battle between the Bene Lumen (the forces of good) and the Illuminati (the forces of evil). Sixteen-year-old Kiernan and his younger...

The Yogini With A Thousand Eyes by Francine Juhasz is an exciting novel with a meditative and yogic theme that will enable readers to step into a higher level of consciousness. Set in Amsterdam, this is the story of Annajoy who finds ecstasy in her...

Eleven-year-old Jenny thinks her mother pays more attention to her older brother, Brian, and little sister, Janine. She misses her father who is hospitalised, and often quarrels with her mother who never listens to her. Jenny believes she is a misfit in the family. She...

The Longest Trail: A True-Life Novel by Roni McFadden is a book for horse lovers. Roni McFadden is a young teen who is damaged, like many young teens. She is damaged, confused and disliked by many in school. Her only good moments in her life...