Nora’s green hat is special. She wears it when she goes to meet her best friend, Lenny. They’re going to a movie together. Lenny asks about the hat and wants to try it on because he thinks it’s cool. Nora warns him to be careful....

Christmas is a season of traditions. Everything is a little special during this time of the year, from the foods we eat, to the songs we hear and sing, to the decorations that brighten up our homes. Part of the joy of Christmas comes from...

The Narrows by Mark Zvonkovic takes us back to the late sixties/early seventies in a psychological tale about cult addiction. Larry Brown and his longtime pal Hal, in a Cambridge, Massachusetts bar, witness a ruckus in which two oddly clean-cut young men wrestle with another,...

The Gravy Trane by Charlie Girard is an interesting detective novel about Jack and the Lynches. Jack Trane, a private detective, was having a slow business month. He was sitting in his office when wealthy Alice Lynch walked in and hired him to find her...

The Search for Tzanáta is the sequel to the highly acclaimed, award-winning debut fantasy novel Curse Of The Tahiera by author Wendy Gillissen. After seven years, the Harrad of the House of Deer, Yldich, returns to the Einache, bringing news of an upcoming invasion from...

The Journey: A Soon-To-Be Graduate's Guide to Life by H.S. Daniels is a self-help book for the generation of students emerging from their high school life and transitioning to what most would colloquially call 'the real world'. The book is broken down into seven days...

The Call of Magic by A.R. Ceagan provides a seductive glimpse into a magical realm balanced by genuine consequences and ramifications. The intricately described realm is full of mystery, intrigue and peppered with danger. Ceagan introduces readers to Emma Lie, a driven, ambitious young lady...

The Resiliency Effect: How to Own Your Adversity to Act on Your Biggest Dreams by Cady North is a non-fiction self-help and motivational guide to assist in channeling negative experiences into personal and professional success stories. North begins with a glimpse of the trauma in...

Harry and Philip always went to the bacon tree for a late-night fill-up. Whether it was breakfast, lunch, or a snack, one could always go to the bacon tree. Though the sun was down, the bacon tree was glowing with salty delight. Harry told the...

During the current season that we live in today, it's more important than ever to listen to our bodies. In Amanda Loraine Lynch's The Mindfulness Room, with beautiful illustrations by Bonnie Lemaire, children will learn how to listen to their bodies, especially during stressful times....

Primarily set in early eighteenth-century London, The Adventures of Tom Finch, Gentleman by Lucy May Lennox is a picaresque tale of a blind music master who triumphs over his disability to lead a thoroughly (dis)honorable life. It is a merry romp from start to finish....

"Listen to the earth’s natural rhythm…To play the drum, one must remember every drum stroke is a rhythm” are beautiful words taken from The Drum With No Sound by Katrina Rahman-Stephens. This beautifully illustrated children's picture book sets the stage in Nigeria and tells the...

In The Crown of Rosemund by Michele Ashman Bell, in Anduron, 1498, the King and Queen have been murdered. All is not lost for the royal family as young Princess Rosemund has been taken deep into the forest for safety. With soldiers on the lookout,...

The Cycle of a Dream: A Kid’s Introduction to Structural Racism in America by Kimberly Narain is an easy and direct short book describing the origins and the development of systemic racism in the United States. It is beautifully illustrated by Mike Motz, who demonstrates...

In The Adventures Of Sugamama, we are introduced to a little girl named Sugamama who loved to cook with her mother. One night she ate too many cookies and passed out with her baking apron still on. When she woke up, her room was strangely...

The Chocolate Prophecy by E.L. Ward falls comfortably into the genre of epic fantasy. The story starts with Jek, the unimportant lighthouse keeper, and his wife Audrey who are both kidnapped by The Old Man on the very day that the Inquisition and the Inspector...

The Book of Uriel by Elyse Hoffman is a mesmerizing work of historical fiction. Set during the Holocaust of World War 2, a ten-year-old boy named Uriel has always been on the outside looking in. He was born mute and ironically lives in a village...

Wendy, Melissa, Sarah, and Lisa had no idea what awaited them in Brazil. The four girls were members of a dance group from London and were bound for Brazil to honor a six-month contract to participate in a circus. In a bid to spice up...

The Pit by Josh Soule connects an intricate web of characters and situations that make this a spellbinding novel. Matthew Longtine poured everything into his judicial campaign when he found he had a crippling disease. Though he won the election, Deborah had to pick up...

The Asht Yogis by Ravi Ranjan Goswami is the story of the fictional Guru Vishnudeva who has one goal: create a team of eight individuals who will become the Asht Yogis to help humanity in the darkest of times. Guru Vishnu trains the eight men...