When Joseph Muamba, the eldest of nine children, was “sold” by his Congolese parents as an adolescent to an American couple looking to adopt, nobody understood the impact this young man would have one day on the strife-torn, poverty-stricken African nation. Blood Gold in the...

Only the strongest and the fastest reindeer are chosen to pull Santa’s sleighs each Christmas Eve. Yes, sleighs. There are too many children around the world and too many gifts to be delivered, so Santa has a secret method of delivering all of these gifts...

Beyond: A Short Story Collection by Alanah Andrews consists of 29 stories that validate the title of the collection through different themes, including the first chapter of Andrews’ novel, Eve of Eridu. The collection starts with John Doe, where a jailed drunkard named Toby tries...

In today's culture that seems to be focused on injustice and violence, it is important to learn how we can create peace in all types of circumstances and situations that we encounter. In I Can See Peace by Julie D Penshorn, children will see beautiful...

Mr. Tickety-Toc Clock: It’s Time to Read by Davon Miller is the adorable story of Mr. Tickety-Toc Clock who will teach young readers the importance of reading books and going to the library. Mr. Tickety-Toc Clock and his son Ricky are on their way to...

“A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” Jack Young proves this in his suspenseful story, The Lost Men of St. Aldo’s. Retired detective Gil Conroy agrees to help Kanada, a psychology teacher, locate her missing brother. His last known address was St. Aldo's New...

Henry the Astronaut by Jonna Amato Ocampo is an adorable children’s book on space travel and the imagination of one little boy, Henry, who just happens to be a teddy bear. Henry dreams of being an astronaut. One night he blasts off in his super...

The Gathering Gods (Trip) by M.K. Baker is an imaginative epic fantasy tale filled with symbolism and cosmic themes. It begins in a remote period of history when the world is beginning again after an even earlier time. A young girl named Perl awakens with...

The MacTaggart Brothers Trilogy is a sizzling romance collection by Anna Durand. In Book 1, Dangerous in a Kilt, Erica Teague decides to be daring and have a wild night of sex with Lachlan MacTaggart, a Scotsman she met at Dance Ardor. Lachlan wants a...

Bunny and her family are enjoying their vacation in Fort Morgan near the beach. Sudden stormy weather puts a temporary halt to their activities, and an unexpected guest from her past shows up with a disturbing message－her childhood friend Hannah is in trouble. A call...

Carlo the Mouse is back in his latest mischievous adventure in Nothing is Safe in a Mouse’s Life (Book 5) by Mrs. D with illustrations by Chanoa. Living in a hospital can be challenging, especially if you're sick. While recovering from the chicken pox, Carlo...

Amy Throws A Line: A Fishing Adventure written by Haley Belinda is an adorable children’s story about a young girl named Amy who goes fishing with her father and her pups. On the outing, Amy meets some other kids that she quickly becomes friends with....

Icicle is back with her family in the storybook Icicle Dreams (And Discovers Dreams Do Come True) by R.W. Thompson. Icicle wanted to be famous like her older sister, Fluffy, who was a good swimmer and faster than a leopard seal. Icicle was not a...

Today I feel... EMOTION is from the Fifo children’s book series written by Hayley Rose and illustrated by Mark Sean Wilson. While playing on the swings at the park, Zack and Chloe wonder where their friend Fifo is. Little do they realize that he is...

When Ava is given the chance to escape her life in a juvenile detention centre and become a trained assassin for ISAN, the International Sensory Assassin Network, along with other troubled teenage girls, she accepts and looks forward to her new start in life. Ava...

Trimmed to Death by Nancy J. Cohen is the fifteenth book in the Bad Hair Day Mystery series. Marla has put her baking to the test after being convinced to enter her coconut fudge pie into the bake-off. When a scavenger hunt breaks out, Marla...

Set during the Christmas season against a snowy upstate New York background, Snow Girls by Irene Petrucci is the heartwarming story of a single mother and her three daughters, Katy, Charlotte, and Lacey. They love ice skating and sledding and, despite the setbacks they face...

Beneath the Lighthouse by Julieanne Lynch is a horror tale featuring death, ghosts, and coming of age. After the death of Emer, there has been an unsettling emptiness in the house and no matter how hard Jamie and his siblings pretended or prayed, that reality...

Burnt Face: Scarred For Life by Annette Swann is a memoir about a young girl who survived third-degree burn injuries that scar her physically and emotionally for the rest of her life. One of Annette's earliest memories is that of being a happy go lucky...

Out of the Wild: 7 Years in the New Zealand Wilderness is exactly what the title promises. It is Charlie Paterson’s vivid record of his struggle against everything – poverty, bureaucracy, loneliness, and ill-health – that undermined the roots of his dream to survive as...