The Bug Boys is a science fiction and fantasy novel for children and preteens written by Stewart Hoffman. Alex and Ian’s big problem was personified in the form of the local bully, Darren, who was also twelve years old as they were, but had somehow...

The Halfling is the first book in The Halfling series, written by Melissa H. North. Pursued by her brothers from the Faerie realm of Grandelione, Eliana Ariarose flees through the streets of New York City. Her brothers are sworn enemies, with the youngest, Caelian, having...

Hair Brained by Nancy J. Cohen is the fourteenth book in the Bad Hair Day Mystery series. The worst has happened for Marla Vail. Her closest friends Tally and Ken were in a terrible accident. When Ken’s pronounced dead at the scene and Tally is...

Sarah Jacobson is a young, ambitious reporter who appears to have the media world at her feet. Her hard-hitting and revealing interviews have gotten her noticed and promoted at a much younger age than most. In The Interview by Donna E. Lane, she is asked...

Star Binder by Robert Appleton is an outstanding work of young adult science fiction. Jim Trillion is a thirteen-year-old drifter on the planet Mars. Jim and his friend, Sergei, spend their days skimming credits. Digitally pick-pocketing others provides travel money and the freedom to roam....

Summon the Tiger by Wendy Sura Thomson is a memoir that shows just how brave one person can be. Wendy Sura Thomson was born in the year of the tiger and the events that have taken place during the course of her life perfectly embody...

Ben and the Bullies is a children’s book of courage, written in rhyme by Not So Serious Jack (aka Jack Thompsen) and illustrated by Ignacio G. When at home, Ben loves to cook, read and spend time with his family. But when at school, Ben’s...

True Grandeur: A Hollywood Novel by Cal R. Barnes is a well-crafted tale of romance, a story of one man’s search for love, for purpose, and ultimately for himself. When Conrad Arlington moves to Los Angeles, it is with the intention of pursuing his...

Allie Morton is living on her own for the first time in her life after proceeding with a divorce from her emotionally abusive husband in The Landlord by Hannah Ross. Arriving at a lakeside cottage which she has agreed to rent sight unseen, Allie is...

In The Dragon King, the last installment of The Alaris Chronicles by Mike Shelton, Bakari, the scholar-wizard-turned-dragon-rider, is coming to terms with being acknowledged through the land as the Dragon King. The story picks up where the last book, The Dragon Rider, left off. Bakari...

Megan's Munchkins (Megan's World) (Volume 1) by Ms. Pamela Foland is a cute fiction book about a young teenage girl and her adventures with animals. Megan's Munchkins begins with an introduction to Megan, a young teenager who happens to find tiny day-old kittens. Not wanting...

Ethan James, Florida Bowman, and Jake Inhala are the heroes of Resident Spy by D. L. Richardson. They struggle to survive their high school years, knowing the disease from which they suffer will ultimately kill them. But this all changes. They receive their life-saving organ...

Leo Learns to Swim by Caren Cantrell is about a baby sea turtle who discovers, upon hatching, that he has one flipper shorter than the others. Unable to swim, Leo is too scared to follow his siblings and cousins into the ocean, but he knows...

The Great Depression, metaphors, Wall Street and love are some of the poems that you will read about and discover in Sticks and Stones Falling From the Sky. Andrew Daniels has intertwined an inspiration of old and new, love and intimacy, and music and art...

There is a moral to every story, a lesson to be learned. Sometimes, however, we need to hear the story, perhaps even multiple times, to understand and appreciate the moral, the lesson. If we are told to “be kind, to expect kindness in return. If...

In Ounces of Oneness, a book of poems by the author Nejoud Al-Yagout, each work is an attempt to give permanence to the soul. Sometimes tentative, sometimes effervescent, Al-Yagout manages to invite the reader with her on a journey of self discovery and wonder as...

The Fabulous Life of Minnie the Sassy Chick: The Egg-Straordinary Egg by Cindy L. Shirley was a fun read. Two young sisters find a rather distinctive egg. They decide to care for it until it hatches. They each take turns babysitting the egg in their...

Rebecca Steele Chasing a Dream: A Look Behind the Scenes at the United States Silver Eagles is a romance novel written by Joanne Patterson. Becky and her friend, Emily, had been enjoying the sun, sand and surf of a Miami beach when they realized they...

Sheena Smith, author of Five Teaspoons of Motivation, has a style of writing that is personal and informative. The book itself is brief and contains within it a plethora of tips, advice, quotes, and exercises to help one’s own self become more than they are...

Autumn Falls (Paradise Pines Series) by Delia Latham is another tender and inspiring romance that will capture your attention and your heart. Autumn Warren convinces her friend Ceci, Cecily Adams, to take a vacation with her before Ceci flies off to Italy to marry her...