Santa has a problem. It is Christmas Eve, his sleigh is packed, but where are his reindeer? Poor Santa is dismayed to discover that all of his reindeer are down with the flu! Now, with a sleigh full of gifts and toys, and a world...

The Curse of The Ancient Temple - India by Sumita Mukherjee is a delightful mystery/adventure about siblings Kenzo and Keiko, their pet squirrel, their cousin Meera, and one super-cool Subscooter. When their father, Mr. Kimura, has an underwater project meeting in Kerala, the kids travel...

The cat ripped around the corner, scrambled onto the sofa, running over Justen, who spilled his Christmas nog drink. The creamy mess landed on Justen, the TV, couch, end table and the remote control while Shadow, the black, green-eyed young cat jumped from chair to...

After a rainy day the rainbow appeared for everyone to see. When it was night, the color Red in the rainbow ran away to see the stars and as he watched the stars, his friends in the rest of the rainbow went searching for him....

Two children brave wintry elements to rescue trapped miners in the historical children's adventure story, The Fox and the Train by Alice Gent. Thirteen-year-old Anna has lost almost everything; first, her father succumbed to the effects of the Great War, then her mother fell ill....

The Best Feeling In The World by Christopher R. Kaden, illustrated by Kalpart, is the short story of a young boy named Simon who feels like an outcast by some of his peers at school. His two best friends, Thomas and Carlos, do not see...

The Outlandish and the Ego by O. Ryan Hussain is political satire at its best. Two stories, one reality. The Aide will do anything it takes to stay in power and get his president re-elected and his appetite for victory is somewhat voracious – a...

In Book II of D.E. Night’s The Crowns of Croswald, The Girl With The Whispering Shadow, Ivy Lovely’s adventures begin right at the end of the previous story. Ivy still has so much to learn, and despite the fact that the Dark Queen is looking...

The Colonel is a good-natured Lothario and bon viveur who inhabits an amazing four-storey home attached to a colossal balloon. The Bee is a young circus acrobat, billed as the amazing Beatrix, who is ill-treated by the ringmaster and is desperately unhappy in her role....

“A lie is just another form of ownership.” The science fiction worlds of D.M. Wozniak are littered with intelligence, creativity, and emotionally relevant, present moment details, making them wonderfully satisfying to any reader. It is impossible to discuss/review The Indivisible and The Void without first...

Kameron Williams has written a novel about the world before the moon shone in the night sky. The Time Before The Moon is the story of Omi, who, at first, seems like any of a dozen other boys. He seeks the best flint for his...

The Ultimate Guide For The Avid Indoorsman offers an exploration of the Great Indoors and how you not only can survive indoors but can thrive and reach the pinnacle of becoming an Avid Indoorsman. John Driver encourages you to first complete the “Indooreagram” to test...

Woven around the parents of Stan Musial, the renowned baseball star, The Strongman and the Mermaid is historical fiction. Kathleen Shoop has bejeweled this book with her magnificent imagination and impeccable writing. Lukasz Musial and Miss Mary, unbeknownst to each other, share a mutual bond...

The Plot to Cool the Planet is a work of science fiction and climate fiction by author Sam Bleicher. Inspired by the current climate change crisis, the events of the novel take place in the near future where extreme and unexpected weather is causing massive...

Jeffrey Jones, boy genius and private detective, is joined once again by his mystery-solving team, Pablo, Marissa, and Susie. This action-packed adventure begins the moment Jeffrey and Pablo are hired to track down the owner of a vehicle involved in a hit and run. Hours...

The Monster Under the Bed by Chrys Cymri is a thrilling tale of coming-of-age, magic, and fighting the monsters we all must face. Michael has special abilities to perform magic, but he’s terrified of what could happen if he were to lose control. He can...

The little boy couldn't believe his eyes when he woke up one morning and didn't see the sun soaring in the sky. He began to wonder if the sun sank because it got heavy. He thought of other possibilities like maybe the sun stopped to...

The Night of the Sciurus by Linda Watkins is a Western Michigan Tale of Terror. Brooke and her daughter Tessa have started a new chapter in their lives and have just moved into their new house in a idyllic town close to Lake Michigan. Nothing...

Meet Snowflake and Goldie Duck in The Duck Who Lost The Courage To Swim: Believe in Yourself - Get Rid of Fear by Bernice L. Dunlap. One Saturday, Snowflake went to meet Goldie Duck. She was sitting on the ground near the water and Snowflake...

The Pariah Child & the Ever-Giving Stone by Natasha D. Lane is an epic fantasy whose title immediately drew my attention. It follows the journey of a young protagonist from when she was just four, promising her mother that she won’t bother about the strange...