The Lost Loves of World War II is a collection of stories about those who experienced the atrocities of the Third Reich. Katia and For Maria by Bruce Judisch and The Train Baby’s Mother by Sharon Bernash Smith are stories depicting death, torturous imprisonment, unbearable...

M. Robertson’s Mask Among The Bones is an action-adventure thriller set in the world of archaeology and the illegal sale of artifacts. Young grad student Jessica Lane is given a map to the location of a sacred jade mask. She is aware that others also...

I LOVED the Hummingbird Way by Sherri Lynea Gerek. It's one of the most thoughtful looks into self-improvement that I've read lately, and believe me, I'm ALWAYS trying to find better ways of improving my life. Tools utilized by Gerek are timeless factors for being...

Purchasing Residential Real Estate: The Parties and the Contract by Randall S. Beach is a succinct and interesting look at the legal side of purchasing a new house. Using dance as a metaphor for the real estate process, Beach describes the “dancers” who are involved...

Critical Connection - A Practical Guide to Parenting Young Teens is a practical handbook designed to educate parents about good parenting. It is filled with examples of guidelines for daily living that are useful for navigating this confusing period in the lives of most teenagers....

Readers looking for a thrilling fantasy adventure need look no further than D. Maria Trimble’s Amane of Teravinea. Amane has always been fascinated by the songs and stories of old that depicted the quests of dragon riders of the past. Hearing of their adventures makes...

Life in Half a Second is a story of you, but not in a traditional sense. This is the story of how you can turn your life around and, instead of just surviving, you can actually live. If you’re like most people, then there’s something,...

Oceanswept, the first in the Oceanswept trilogy, by Lara Hays follows 17-year-old Tessa, daughter of a newly appointed admiral in the British Navy. Because of this promotion, Tessa and her father must relocate. As they are traveling by sea, they run into a hurricane, which...

After working with the UN for thirty-five years, Robert decided to retire. He needed a change and hoped that ending his employment with the UN would give him the time to figure out what he really wanted to do with his life. He was hoping...

A Lifetime to Wait: No Where to Run is the second book in The Darkest Series by Jackie Mae. Brooke is on the run from The Ones, who are trying to undermine humans on Earth. She enters into a new world that is dangerous and...

In How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell, we meet Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. Even though he is the son of Stoick the Vast, chief of the Hairy Hooligans, Hiccup does not fit the mold of the fierce Viking warrior, let alone a future...

As this sequel to How to Train Your Dragon opens, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III and his fellow trainees find themselves on a ship during a severe storm. The reason? The boys are learning Sword Fighting at Sea. However, before they can complete their lesson, the...

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is back. As the Viking hero continues his memoirs, translated from the Old Norse by Cressida Cowell, the 12-year-old son and heir of Stoick the Vast is engaging in a lesson on boarding an enemy vessel. Leave it to Hiccup, his...

Hiccup Horrendous III, only son and heir of Stoick the Vast, chief of the Hairy Hooligans, is back. How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse continues the memoirs of the hero as translated by Cressida Cowell. As the tale opens, the young Viking and his fellow...

As How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale opens, the entire Viking world is in the grip of a heat wave. Young Hiccup and his fellow Vikings-in-training are about to begin a Herding Reindeer on Dragonback lesson. As the boys mount their riding dragons and work...

Viking hero Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III continues his memoirs in the sixth book in the How to Train Your Dragon series as told by Cressida Cowell. The young warrior-in-training is observing his 12th birthday. His hopes that the occasion will be a peaceful one...

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the greatest Viking hero who ever lived, continues his memoirs in How to Ride a Dragon’s Storm. Author Cressida Cowell relates the youthful adventures of the heir to the Hairy Hooligan Tribe throne when he was an average, not-very-heroic-looking boy. As...

As Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III continues the story of his youth, members of his Hooligan tribe are searching for young Camicazi. The daughter of the chief of the Bog-Burglars was caught in a horrific summer storm while alone in her boat. Their search takes them...

James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein collaborated on a series of books for upper elementary and middle school students. I Even Funnier is the third book in the Funny series. This series revolves around Jamie Grimm, a middle school student who aspires to be a stand-up...

In First Love by authors James Patterson and Emily Raymond, we meet Alexandra Moore and Oscar James Robinson. Axi has faced loss and tragedy in her short life. Her little sister Carol Ann died of an incurable cancer. Her mother ran off, leaving her family...