April is standing at the edge of a pond on the day of her husband's funeral, wondering why she didn't talk him out of joining the Marines, and why God didn't keep him safe for her as she had prayed for time and again. Her...

Roadtrip: Discovering Weird and Wonderful Places by Shelba Oberto is an adventure trip for young readers, who are taken through every state in the United States of America with Kaylee and Jimmy. The teacher gives them loads of schoolwork to do on the way, the...

Fuzzy Buzzy is a young bee who one day finds a new field of flowers no one knows about. She found it exciting to have a secret and she decided not to tell the other bees about its location; she would have a treasure of...

White Walls and Straitjackets is the name of the book Harry and Crystal read together as they plan their escape. They've just murdered critics who gave them poor reviews and want to begin fresh with new lives. At first, they think the book is interesting...

Hawkins Lane by Judith Kirscht is a realistic novel about human nature, family, relationships, as well as prejudices in the society we live in. Hawkins Lane starts with Ned Hawkins and his brother sitting in the courtroom, awaiting a verdict at their father’s trial. Their...

We are all nervous at one time or another. It's not surprising that children are nervous, too, even when they put on a front and look brave. Going to a new school, meeting new friends, trying out for baseball ... the list goes on. Everything...

Wow, wow, and wow! Sleeping With the Blackbirds by Alex Pearl encompasses the charm of classics such as The Velveteen Rabbit and The Secret Garden. In a lively British voice, Pearl weaves a tale of social conflict when eleven-year-old Roy Nutterley finds himself at the...

Mandarin Chinese: An Explanatory Guide to Key Language Issues is written by Orna Taub. This is a resource for Mandarin students by someone that has painstakingly sought the help of native speakers and masters, and seeks to impart her knowledge to anyone that can benefit...

Professional Patient: A Memoir of Bipolar Disorder by author Leesa Abbott, Psy.D, is an intriguing take on mental disorders from not only a professional psychologist, but also someone who has personally suffered numerous mental disorders. The book presents a candid, raw and motivational look at...

In Corsana: The Phalanx Syndicate by Charles Wellington II, one learns to become a hero by acting, not dreaming. Christopher Knight, or CK, has held a secret close to his heart since he can remember. He is a psionic; he has the power to make...

The Beast of Seabourne by Rhys A. Jones is a fast moving fantasy story set in Britain. It is the second in the Artefact Quintet, which follows three school children as they attempt to solve a centuries-old mystery. The children, Oz, Ruff, and Ellie, are...

What our minds can achieve is certainly beyond what we truly understand at this point in time. John Darryl Winston explores that concept in IA: Initiate. Doctor Cory Andersen has tapped into other parts of the mind and has begun to experiment along the edges...

YOUR Heart & Mind: Your Greatest Decisions is a motivational self-help guide written by C.J. Maritz. This title follows the author's first book in the series: YOUR Heart & Mind: 11 Tools to Improve Your State of Being, for Yourself & Others. The author shows...

A Fish Named Bart (The Artt Of Early Learning Series Book 2) by D.A. Batrowny is a cute story for little kids. The book covers how each child undergoes developmental milestones as they grow, and how it varies from person to person. The book reiterates...

The screen door was a status symbol in the South back in the '70s. Families took pride in having a nice screen door, and it was symbolic of growing up Down South. Damaging it in any way led to punishment. I liked the life description...

Whispering Wind by David E. Scott is a short story about a boy named Whispering Wind. Whispering Wind is in pursuit of a buckskin mustang named Twister. Twister is a wild mustang with its own personality and he refuses to be caught. Despite Twister’s wildness,...

Five Steps to Enlightenment: Awakening to Divine Love by Mark Aspa is an uplifting book which reiterates the presence of God in everyone's lives and His healing power, and the author's voyage into the spiritual world which changed his entire existence. The author speaks about...

Banana Chronicles: Fishing For Bananas by Timothy Brower is a delightful and creative children's pictorial and early reader book, introducing its young reading audience to the concepts of fairness, accountability within a public community, and an introduction into the world of economics. The author has...

The Traveling Man by Michael P. King is an exhilarating ride into the world of con artists. We are taken on two different cons. The first is where we meet the titular traveling man, his wife, and Buddy, an associate, working a real estate con....

In an absolutely glowing introduction to Lacland, the fictional Midwestern town that author Tara Woolpy uses to loosely tie her books in the Lacland series together, Releasing Gillian’s Wolves is an absolute joy to read. The story follows our protagonist Gillian Sach, the long suffering...