Zack and his dad, Jim, were good friends. They had always been close, but after the passing of Zack's mom and Jim's wife Deann, they grew even closer. It was a bond that got them through the tough times. This weekend they were going caving...

Sins of the Fathers: A true story of rape and deception in the Catholic Church...and spiritual renewal, written by Denise L Buchanan, is a book that documents the author's ghastly experiences with the Catholic church and a priest, and how she courageously battled...

As J.M. Ney-Grimm’s tale begins, Sarvet is filled with joyous anticipation. The fifteen-year-old knows that the day about to dawn is no ordinary one. For it is Other-joy and, rather than the drudgery of regular chores, there is celebration. However, several things threaten to lessen...

Some people learn about themselves from self-help books or by getting through a tough situation or by talking with a friend. In We'll Always Have Paris, author Jennifer Coburn shows us that traveling and experiencing life through different eyes and ears can help us to...

Jess and his friends, Allah and Mhose, want to travel from their group of planets and find a new uninhabited planet where they can establish and create a world without wars and prejudices. They are sure they can do it if their parents will just...

Real Magic: A Time Travel Fantasy by Stuart Jaffe and Cameron Francis is about a man named Duncan who is quite the talented gambler (cheater). He manages to get into trouble with the help of his friend Pancake. In order to save both himself and...

In Moxie: A Novella, Lindsey J. Mercer introduces readers to Lena, a girl who loves to write, and is just figuring out her own life. I also really liked the scenes where Lena spoke about writing. It captured the real essence of what I feel...

Nick is an up-and-coming lawyer with more than one important case to crack. He has two defendants that the public at large would love to see sit in jail for the rest of their lives. The Good Lawyer by Thomas Benigno is the story of...

Cecilita is a young Cuban girl who born in the years leading up to Castro’s takeover of the country. Never truly understanding (as a child anyway) what was happening in her beloved country, she grows to the age of six in a world in turmoil....

Charles De Lint has given the world of childhood readers an enchanting and enticing work of folklore. In Seven Wild Sisters, Sarah Jane and her six sisters moved to the hills following the death of their father. Sarah is a child who endures the classroom...

Gregory Randle has written a beautifully detailed accounting of a lost way of life. In The Last Ferryman, we meet Buck Shyrock, a man who has known little other than being a ferryboat captain for the past forty years. It is now 1939 in Millersville,...

Linked Lives: A Memoir of an Extraordinary 40-Year Friendship by Bonny Brooks is the story of the friendship between Bonny and Lori. They met in their teenage years and their friendship carried on throughout their lives. Even though their lives took opposite directions – Lori...

In All is Silence by Robert L. Slater, seventeen-year-old Washington native Lizzie has just lost her mother, little brother, and step-father to a deadly pandemic that swept through the world. One of the remaining 1% that is immune to the deadly virus, she thinks she's...

This is a review of the audio version of The Visionist: A Novel written by Rachel Urquhart. Polly Kimball’s father was cruel and violent. While her father slept, fifteen-year-old Polly loaded her mother and brother into the wagon. Polly took the lantern and went back...

I was first introduced the talented Tiffany Baker in her book The Gilly Salt Sisters. Her latest book is Mercy Snow. The plot takes place in a small town in Titan Falls, home of the Titan Paper Mill. The paper mill was owned by the...

Say Something expands on the world that Jennifer Brown created in Hate List. A prequel of sorts, Say Something delves into the issues of bullying, friendship, and forgiveness that were so powerful in Hate List. David Judy is bullied continuously for his soft spoken, gentle...

There is more to Me, My Bible, My Liquor and My Steak Fries (A Self Explanatory, Self Help, No Help Book) by Deviled Tongue than first meets the eye. Tongue introduces himself and talks about how he struggled while growing up, and then his love...

Deep in the Ethiopian jungle in times of war, a reclusive order of Coptic monks guards the most sacred relic in all of Christendom - the Holy Grail. An epic cast of characters vies for the prize; some with an eye toward profit; some, protection;...

In the novel Old Main Burning, author Joe Woods has taken an actual event and written a fictional account of what could have happened. In January of 1959, a dormitory on the campus of Mississippi State University burned nearly to the ground. Inside the...

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...