Do you like coffee? I’m sure the adults around you depend on it every day, usually to get the day started. Do you know where coffee originates? It looks dark brown when people drink it, but it actually comes from a red bean. It’s the...

Aimee Cabo Nikolov is an encourager who enjoys uplifting others. This enjoyment shines through in her poetry book, Inspired by the Holy Ghost. Aimee has a radio/podcast in which she shares uplifting words and music, and she has written many poems taken from the Holy...

BE-ing Leadership: How to Thrive Using the SER Model, by Rodolfo Carrillo, is an inspiring guide to help you be the leader you are meant to be. The main concept is to BE instead of DO as a leader, and Carrillo explains the concept in...

Banewind by Matt B. Chapman is a fantastic meld of young adult romance and fantasy. Eighteen-year-old Genevieve DeWinter is a normal high school girl whose world changes abruptly after she discovers a group of magical beings known as Formulists. They inhabit a world known as...

David has withstood some of the hardest lessons life has to teach and yet he is asked to do more. Margaret tries to be a good person, secure in her faith in God, but intrigue and misfortune take away her chance to be a royal...

The Judgement of Samuel Ashon by Jesse Gehring is a chilling thriller. Samuel Ashon, 17 years old, has just won a holiday by email. He isn’t sure about it but accepts and is sent five tickets. He opts to take his mother, who lives to...

The Little Monster by Sheri Fink is an adorable children's story about a monster who is scared of the dark. Approaching the age of 600, the monster is given his own room, which makes him have mixed emotions; he's never slept alone before. The monster...

The Blomes and the Smooms and the Impossible Bridge, written by Heather Davis and illustrated by Corryn Webb, is about two very different creatures. Even though they live in a beautiful valley together, they do not get along at all. The Smooms value beauty and...

With Christmas just around the corner, A Christmas Miracle at Ground Zero by Judith M. Ackerman should be on many people’s lists as a gift for children, not only in New York City but across the nation. This fantastically illustrated book is about a family...

Milo and Cat are ready for bed, but sleep won’t come easily. Miro Tartan has authored Right Before Sleep, a delightful little book about going to sleep, and it is the story of the various things Milo and Cat try so they can get to...

The Outlands Shifter by Anna Durand is a werewolf tale with a difference and some time travel is thrown in for good measure. Kylie Drummond is an adventurous young woman completing her masters degree in ornithology when she and her college friends decide to take...

Tiny Explorers: Into the Wild by Miro Tartan is a wonderful introduction to the natural world, filled with a plethora of activities. Tartan starts by explaining how important it is for kids to connect with nature and shares some of her own experiences. The thirty-three...

Dare Not Tell by Elaine Schroller is a beautifully written and psychologically engaging historical novel that follows a couple as they deal with trauma from war. It has been two decades since Joe Parker, an Australian war hero, left the trenches of war, and while...

No Secrets Allowed by Kana Wu is a sweet romance novel involving two main characters from vastly different backgrounds. Based in Boston, Aurorette “Rory” Arrington maintains a long-distance relationship with her British boyfriend, Peter, who is based in California. When the company she works for...

A Wizard's Sacrifice: The Woern Saga Book 2 by A. M. Justice tells the tale of Victoria, a woman gifted with extraordinary power, but like all magic, it comes with a price. She is on a mission of vengeance for everything that she has lost....

After Dark: Birth of the Disco Dance Party by Noel Hankin talks about a significant yet rarely discussed or even written about part of American history: The origins of the disco dance party scene and its contribution to society in many aspects. What makes this...

The Cookie Caper by Caron Pescatore takes sibling rivalry to its legal limits. Carmen Diaz accuses her brother Robbie Diaz of eating the cookies she baked to raise money for the pet center. Robbie is well-known for his sweet tooth, but he claims he is...

Sloane is a sweet young girl who has issues when it comes to food. Like many children, she is picky when it comes to what food she will eat. In Sloane's case, she will only eat food that begins with the letter B, which makes...

Wisdom from the Wild: The Nine Unbreakable Laws of Leadership from the Animal Kingdom uses animals to teach leadership skills. Author Julie C. Henry calls her book a “fun, new approach to leadership.” Henry’s principles include overcoming fear (based on spiders), developing a singleness of...

Mechcraft: Disruption is a work of fiction in the science fiction, action, and adventure sub-genres, and was penned by author Brian Fitzpatrick as a sequel to the original Mechcraft novel. The newest installment is intended for mature young adult readers and upward, owing to the...