Jenna's Truth by Nadia L King is a well-crafted story centered on a girl’s struggle to reach out, the hurt that results from it, and her journey towards self-awareness, self-acceptance, and redemption. All Jenna ever wanted was to “be noticed at school” and “to be...

Painting for Honey Bees: A Beekeeper Educates with Art by Donalyn Kent is a wonderfully educational story about honey bees. In the story, the kids at school are excited because today is the day that the Honey Bee Man comes to visit. The Honey Bee...

Orville Mouse and the Puzzle of the Shattered Abacus: Orville Wellington Mouse, Book 2 is a young adult metaphysical adventure fantasy written by Tom Hoffman. Orville's dream seemed so real. He was deep in the Symocan jungle, trying to enjoy the warm sun and luxuriant...

Baby Moo’s Great Escape is a children’s book written and illustrated by Julie Flanders. Baby Moo is a young bull who lives with many animals at Sunrise Sanctuary in Marysville. Baby Moo’s favorite hobbies are to sing and to read travel magazines. When he sees...

Demon Heart by David Crane is a great addition to the literature that has captured the spirit and soul of the Japanese people, a compelling story told in a powerful, unique voice, which comes across clearly, imparting insights about the human condition and the struggle...

The Not So Perfect Game: Small World Global Protection Agency 003 by Mark Miller is an adventure storybook for children, which takes them along with Madison and Josh to different places. In this book, Madison and Josh, who are elementary school kids, are recruited by...

Fabricated is a young adult science fiction novel written by Megan Jacobs. Evelynn Grace was not exactly your typical disaffected teenager. She went a bit further than that. Evelynn was not terribly impressed with her life in Michigan, nor was she thrilled with her school...

I’m really not surprised that I like a book titled Mayan: Atlantis Returns. Only bad writing and a terrible plot could spoil a book about the return of Atlantis to Earth. Fortunately for fans of ancient mysteries and science fiction action tales, Neil Enoch writes...

Doc Christmas and the Magic of Trains by Neil Enock is a wonderful story about how a doctor saved Christmas! An epidemic has invaded the North Pole; all of the elves are sick and are not responding to any known medical cures. Christmas is right...

Billy Knows A Secret: Secrets: Billy Growing Up, Volume 8 is a fiction book for children, grades 4-6 written by James Minter and illustrated by Helen Rushworth. Everybody ends up keeping a secret at some point in their lives. Ant's mum asks Billy and Ant...

Talon, Come Fly with Me: The Talon Series, Book 1 is a preteen and young adult adventure novel written by Gigi Sedlmayer. Being nearly ten years old and having the body of a two-year-old has not been without its challenges for Matica, especially since the...

A Deep Thing by A.K. Smith is a suspense novel about a young widow searching for her lost husband's secrets. Kendall Riggs lost her husband, Tim, over sixteen months ago in a diving accident in a cenote. She is still feeling the pain of her...

“Writing books for children is a marathon, not a sprint.” So claims children’s author, Simon Rose. With quite a few children’s books published and in circulation, the author knows the amount of time and effort that goes into writing a book. And the work never...

It’s not easy making a living as a writer. Gone are the days when book royalties alone would constitute a substantial income. Unless you’re one of those writers who can instantly make it to the top as a best seller and keep your books on...

The famous bard, Shakespeare, knew how to make a candid point in very few words. “A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing,” from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, sums up the need to be short and to the point, or, quite frankly,...

There is nothing better than a good story to sweep one’s imagination away to another world. But these stories originated somewhere and there are always some interesting tangents that a reader can pursue based on a good story. Teachers are always looking for new and...

Once a book is written, edited and published, the work is by no means complete. Authors have to be very resourceful in how they promote their work. This doesn’t have to be a burden. Some parts of self-promotion can be quite enjoyable. For example, a...

Exploring the Fantasy Realm: Magic in Stories for Children and Young Adults is small in size, but packs in a lot of information about writing in the fantasy genre. Included in the book are examples from fantasy books, including fairy tales, children’s stories, and YA...

Haunted Hair Nights: A Bad Hair Day Mystery Novella (The Bad Hair Day Mysteries) by Nancy J. Cohen is a cozy mystery set in sunny Florida. Marla and Dalton haven't been married very long, and parenting Brianna, her teenage stepdaughter, is still new to her....

A Ring, a Dance, a Second Chance by Jonell Kirby Cash is a romance novel set against a backdrop of several decades. Katie is a newly widowed middle-aged lady, trying to adjust to life after her husband’s death and coming into her own at the...