Premonition (The Fortress Book 1) by Lisa M. James is an exciting beginning to what promises to be an excellent fantasy adventure. Isaac is the young son and heir-apparent to the Governor of one of the provinces that make up the land ruled by The...

The Lonely Zebra: Standing Up and Using Your Voice to Help Others, written by C.M. Harris and illustrated by Ashlynn Feather, tells of a zebra called Zola who misses her zebra friend, Zach, when he moves away. She would love to join her friends at...

Zoey and the Magical Hummingbirds by Ebonie P. Fields follows a young girl as she discovers the joy of having a sibling and family through her adventures on the island of Jamaica. Jealous of her new sibling, Zoey runs away from home. She meets two...

Mt. Moriah’s Wake by Melissa Norton Carro is a gripping tale about JoAnna Wilson, an aspiring writer from the countryside, and her inner struggles to reconcile her unspeakable past with the possibilities of the future. Jo, as her family and close friends lovingly call her,...

Mentoring Moments: 14 Remarkable Women Share Breakthroughs to Success, compiled by HR expert and Managing Editor of Enhanced DNA: Develop Nurture Achieve fame, Denola M. Burton, consists of the true stories of how 14 women succeeded in the business world, as well as in their...

Similar to the engaging people/story memes tied to one American city so immensely popular on Facebook, but more focused and thematic and international in scope, and with a lovely dose of personal artwork gracing each chapter, Walk in My Shoes by Cliff Hakim devotes itself...

George W. Kohn’s Vector to Destiny: Journey of a Vietnam F-4 Fighter Pilot is an incendiary true-to-life tale about patriotism, duty, and loyalty. It chronicles Kohn’s war experience as a jet fighter pilot in Vietnam. This is the story of one determined kid with humble...

Milton Finds His Way Home (The Yoga Story Series) is a wonderful adventure that parents and teachers will enjoy reading and acting out scenes from the book. I would recommend reading the book through the first time and then reading it again while doing the...

The stories of tenants who lived in a building located in Buffalo, New York for the past one hundred and twenty years come alive in Frances R. Schmidt’s heart-warming historical fiction novel, Fred: Buffalo Building of Dreams. The novel is told through Fred’s voice who...

In the tradition of Christopher Paolini, Ascendant: Songs of Chaos by Michael R. Miller is a gripping fantasy tale that takes readers into a richly developed world where magic and dragons are part of a phenomenal conflict. Holt Cook is just a servant and he...

Deadly Wealth: An Alexander Stern Thriller by Vincent J. Wallace is crime fiction that is gripping. After almost seven years, Alexander Stern knows it is time to leave his job as Chief Risk Officer. He is tired of living in the bubble, a toxic job...

Frederick Law Olmsted is known as the “father of American landscape architecture.” He designed large city public parks as well as the grounds for private estates, academic institutions, and other famous sites. What is not as well-known are the facts about his wife, family, and...

“When you look at the images of protests going on in a number of countries, you see young people leading the way. They’re demanding not just change, but attention and action.” Those are the well-formulated thoughts of Ariella Abad, age 12. She and her sister...

Initiate: Final Hours by Carlos Velasquez is a courageous and finely detailed autobiography of his three-year voluntary service in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. It includes his basic training, his one-year tour in the fighting, and the aftermath back Stateside. We first...

Wraithwood by Alyssa Roat is the first book in the Wraithwood trilogy. When Brinnie's parents announced they were going to take a trip to visit her sister and help refugees, she assumed she would be tagging along. Turns out, her parents had other plans for...

Life for a lonely spinster in the Victorian era could potentially stretch on endlessly into oblivion. It wasn’t a cheerful thought for Victoria Kavanagh. Already in her twenties when her father passes away (her mother passed away when she was younger), Victoria has given up...

The Land of the Pines by Summer Nilsson is a debut novel about kindness, connection, and friendship. The Buzzy Bark has the important job of reporting the truth, and today it has delivered exciting news. Three kittens have been born! One of the kittens, Grey,...

Dear White Friend: The Realities of Race, the Power of Relationships and Our Path to Equity by Melvin J. Gravely II is a powerful guide to looking at race, relationships, and equity in an informed, compassionate, and fair manner. It hinges on the premise that...

Shumi is a dwarf grey hamster who lives in a faraway country. His owner is Ellie whose eyes are the color of green jelly. She also has a fat orange cat named Pat. Shumi accidentally discovered what Pat does at nighttime. When Shumi asked Pat...

When We’re Thirty by Casey Dembowski is a story about the intricate yet unique love story of Hannah Abbott and her college best friend, Will Thorne, who made a marriage pact on graduation night. This love story transcends typical romantic chick-lit; it is still a...