Theo is an ordinary twelve-year-old boy, teasing his twin sister, Nia, and fooling with his best friend, a nerd who makes Theo wings, unsuccessfully. The only oddity in his past is that his father drowned on the day he was born, and there are strange...

Christmas is a magical time for many people, filled with secrets and mystery. What sort of present might be under the tree this year? Will Santa bring you what you asked for? Jonathan is curious about what sort of secret his neighbor, Mrs. Sweetwater, might...

The Realist by Jack Hemphill is a historical fiction novel about a young biracial man yearning to be an artist during the Great Depression. Leon Hawkins grew up in an orphanage with the comfort of a slightly older sister, Edith. From the time he could...

Have you ever made a wish upon a star on a clear summer night? Has the wish come true? What if the wish sent you on an intergalactic adventure? In Victoria Gail Oltarsh’s The Boy and The Secret of the Stars, young Eli makes such...

"Professor Googols Flying Time Machine and Space Capsule Math Primer" by Samuel W. Valenza, Jr., is the answer to the dreaded MathPhobia! Valenza is a genius; he makes learning math fun and easy. Kids love comic and graphic books. This one fits both descriptions. This...

The Inside Story of Movement Theatre International's Mime and Clown Festivals is a work of non-fiction focusing on dramatic art forms. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author Michael Pedretti, whose experiences working alongside mime and clown artists are...

The Rose Ring by Anne Faye is certainly a book with a pretty cover, but the story that unfolds is emotionally charged, keeping me riveted until the end. Julia Manning has carried the hurt of being left at the altar ten years ago by her...

This was an incredibly well written novel. Bryant took characters that are intriguing and an unusual plot line that has ups, downs, ins and outs like no other novel I've read. The demons she created were lifelike and real, and I could almost feel these...

The Gentleman is a horror novel written by Natasha Powell. It's set in the South in the early 1980s. James Greene is on the run from The Gentleman, a demon whose presence is known by the scent of rotting lilac, and who's had James do...

The Cranky Guru: Adventures in Metaphysics is a self-help book by Paul Bennett. The author bases much of the material he presents on his own 30-year journey of self-discovery. He begins with an example of his beliefs in action, when he has his passport renewed...

Pony Express is a Christian themed comic-style novel by author/artist Arielle Namenyi. Dodge is a mustang on the Pony Express line when his young rider, Trey, becomes injured. Dodge regards Trey as his brother and goes, as instructed, on his mission to get help. He...

The Adventures of Will Irving: Automaton Troubles by Curtis Castro is an alternative history mystery story set in the 1950s. Will’s father, Walter Irving, disappears after his wife’s death, leaving Will to run the family P.I. business and look after his 10-year-old sister, Emily. The...

The Blue Footies is written and illustrated by Joan Dee Wilson and tells the story of a group of birds, blue-footed Boobies, who just love to hang out at the seashore, watching what is going on, and fishing in the depths for sardines. When lots...

The Ka by Mary Deal combines history, destiny, and the magic of ancient Egypt. Chione has always felt a connection to Egypt, through the culture her parents taught her and the recurring dreams that catch the attention of the founder of the Institute of Archaeology....

The Warehouse Tour by K.A. Cummins is a short story that follows Jill as she attempts to find out what happened to her brother Josh after he mysteriously disappears. Jill, Josh, and a small group of friends are waiting in line for a popular haunted...

A young Naval officer must decide between the love of a schoolmate and the love of a soulmate in the historical romance novel, The Rigel Affair by L.M. Hedrick. U.S. Naval Diver Charlie Kincaid’s life instantly changed the moment he met young beautician Mattie Blanc;...

Leslie-Anne Farrandon, a former journalist, is living comfortably and safely as Anne Pierson, an archeologist in Karakuyu, Turkey. In her attempt to escape a sordid past and find peace in a strange land of rigid social beliefs, Anne finds herself instead enveloped in accusations of...

Meet the twins MoMo and ZoZo in the story The Everyday Adventures of Papa & Paws: The Twins Take Over! by Papa Paws. They were Molly Paws' new sisters; they played with her toys, chewed Papa's socks, and slept in Molly Paws' bed. The twins...

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...

Standing before the world's largest oil painting, Tintoretto's Paradise--a monumental depiction of Heaven--in Venice, Nick hears a disembodied whisper, "Amore mio." His wife Julia believes him to be delusional and insists he see a doctor, but Nick insists the voice is real and returns to...