I downloaded Sway by Jennifer Gibson because I needed a book that suited my mood, which was a bad mood mixed with the need to find something to cheer me up, but something that wasn't cheesy or overly romantic. Sway tells the story of Jessie,...

After finishing Jennifer Gibson's book Sway, which is the first book about the life of Jessie, a hearing impaired and bullied teenager, I immediately started reading Compass, the second book in the series. In Compass, the story is mainly focused on Jessie and Karate, from...

Countdown by Ashley Michael will have you squirming the entire time that you are reading it. When Scott and Kate Hagan decided to replace some furniture in their upscale home, they were surprised to receive two boxes instead of just one. After making calls to...

The Furious Case of the Fraudulent Fossil is the story of two children who find themselves on the adventure of a lifetime. Benson and Anita think they are simply going on a field trip to a museum when they first start out their day, but...

It is almost impossible not to be on the edge of anger when reading statements like this one: “A surprising number of effective therapies are already available to better treat the diseases of aging. In the treatment of many cancers, for instance, the proper use...

The Dare by Terri L. Kovalcik takes children on an adventurous trip along with the main characters of the story, Jorral and Clemens. Jorral and Clemens are told to find the magician's house and bring back something from there for their leader, Clive, in order...

Small Circles by Megan Duke is the story of four friends – Jade Walbridge, Owen Spencer, Larson Ashby, and Paxton Graham – over four years of their young adult lives in Tennessee. We follow their life journey, starting from their years at the boarding school...

The click of a webpage, the thrill of someone 'liking' your status, the applications for practically any purpose...it is no wonder our society is addicted to social media. Admittedly, the average American spends more time on a social media site than with their family. It's...

Hunting and Fishing for Kids by Terri Kovalcik is a short book for middle graders, with several loosely related tales of hunting and fishing adventures. Some of these tales also include a brief bit of factual information about whichever species was featured. In many respects,...

Funny Short Stories for Kids by Terri L. Kovalcik is, as the title suggests, a collection of four funny short stories for children. All these stories are entertaining and they have different characters essaying the theme and the contents. Todd, Teddy, George, and Victoria will...

How much fun would it be to travel to space and create a new colony? Raegan and RJ find out in Raegan and RJ in Space: Colonizing the Galaxy for Christ. Richard M. Collins has created an awesome graphic novel of how five families leave...

Recession Buster: 10 Steps To Managing Your Household Budget (A little at a time) by Tokie Laotan-Brown is a self-help book aimed at teaching us how to manage our income better through controlling our expenses. The book focuses on techniques that will allow us to...

Neria thinks she is just a normal high school student, except that she has weird dreams. Her mom thinks they should talk to the priest at school. Neria The Future Demon Huntress reveals that what she really is, much to her disbelief, is a demon...

Cold Angel Days takes place in a place called Dica, complete with maps lest you get lost through this fantastical journey. We are first introduced to a man called Falmeard, who has no memory of his previous life, yet he refuses to let his past...

Eleven Words by Randy Fandrich is an insightful, touching, and caring story about the first seven days after a loved one is brutally murdered. Dave arrives home from work to find his wife dead. His best friend, Randy, quickly joins Dave and does his...

Immaculate Conceptions by S.E. Sward is a story of hope and heartbreak. Teddy, Maggie, Kelly, and Liv are all women who are desperate to have children but for whom time is ticking away. They meet on a website for wannabe mums to talk about infertility...

Through Pelican Eyes by J.D. Daniels is subtitled The First Jessie Murphy Mystery and describes ex-PI’s assistant, current property manager and aspiring painter, Jessie’s, trip to Florida to visit her boyfriend, Will, during his latest months-long stint of treasure hunting. To her horror, on arrival...

Every so often, there are books that grab you at the beginning and hold you spellbound to the finish. The Legacy Letters by Carew Papritz is such a novel. A man and a woman have a misunderstanding and the man goes his separate way, uninformed...

Gone Too Soon by Jonathan T. Baer is the story of one man’s journey after the loss of a child. Baer is frank with sharing his emotions, heartache, and descent into depression that resulted from such a tragedy. Yet, the book is also a shining...

Molly and the Magic Suitcase: Molly Goes to Peru (Volume 4) by Chris Oler is an endearing adventure story that will tell children about the incredible things they can explore in the world. Molly and Michael travel around the world using a Magic Suitcase. In...