At times our children are sheltered from the lives of others. It's our job as parents and guardians to develop well-rounded children and we do this by helping them to discover the world around them. Children must learn that the world extends beyond their front...

The Czech Book: A Rainee Allen mystery by Lauren B Grossman is an engaging mystery with well-written characters and a plot that moves fast. Rainee Allen is in Prague for her friend Shelley’s wedding when a bomb blast takes place, leaving Shelley terribly wounded just...

The Gap Between is a memoir/guide to give readers valuable knowledge on how to care for and support a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's disease. In 2012, Mary Moreland found out about her mother's Alzheimer's diagnosis after the unexpected death of her father. Through this...

In a place where most people, even his friend Herman, preferred the cold comfort of death to life, David Korda’s survival instincts refused to succumb. When Leibig offered David’s services to Frau Hausler in G. Gruen’s The Uniform, David suddenly found himself on a two-hour...

It was a dark and stormy night. I never thought I’d get to use those opening words, first penned by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, but they describe this story exactly. The Scariest Story You’ve Ever Heard by Ron Keres and designed by Arthur Lin is intended to...

Dark clouds, lightning, thunder! It is normal to be intimidated by the impressive forces of nature, but storms can help us in many ways. Sally is an engaging character who plays and dances among the clouds and causes storms and she will explain everything we...

The Conjurer's Curse is a fantasy by Stephanie Cotta. In the village of Karahvel lived a boy with skin as pale as the moonlight and with eyes as crimson as a raging inferno. Rowan was an outcast because of his unique appearance but his guardian...

Flynn finds himself on the roadside somewhere near the wood. He had been thrown out of a car. His little paws hurt, and he was scared, starting to realize that the beloved human he trusted so much had left him all alone. Or so it...

Who is responsible for destroying Rebecca, the Glamor Girl Doll? Jenny Corbett believed that her prized doll was mangled at the hands of her twin brother, Jimmy. She knows that he did it but why? The kids' court comes to the rescue in The Doll...

The Magical Guide to Bliss: Daily Keys to Unlock Your Dreams, Spirit and Inner Bliss by Meg Nocero is a fabulous self-help book. The cover, title, and sub-title immediately caught my eye. It is as much fun and as useful as the title and sub-title...

The Trump Diaries 2024 is a work of fiction in the comedy subgenre. It is suitable for the general adult audience and was penned by author Barry Robbins. Set in a humorous vision of the future the book is a translation into actual English of...

The Christmas Keepsake is a short and sweet Christmas story by Pat Wahler. It's 2005, and Janelle Young has just received her dream job offer of being a booking agent in California. However, her boyfriend David has given her an ultimatum. She either chooses their...

The Titan Protocol is a work of fiction in the military and action subgenres. It is best suited to the adult reading audience and was penned by author David Scott. In this tense and gripping contemporary military tale, we find ourselves deep in the thick...

The Apocalypto Kid Goes to College by Grant Harper Reid is an intriguing autobiography about one man’s quest to get a college education. Upon graduation from high school, Grant attends Lincoln University. However, after only three disappointing days at Lincoln, Grant returns home to Teaneck,...

The Algorithm Will See You Now by JL Lycette is a prophetic medical thriller set in the year 2035, where artificial intelligence serves as a medical diagnostician. One doctor questions its efficacy and ramifications, and it doesn’t stand well with her superiors. Doctor Hope Kestrel...

In The Girl and the Lock on Her Heart by Lauren Lee, a girl who lives by herself is on a mission to find the key that will fit the empty lock on her heart. One day, a boy who has a key to his...

The Biggest Little Fruit Monster by Rhett Simkins and K. Steven McWethy is a fun fusion of fruit and a menagerie! The reader is on the hunt for the biggest little fruit monster around. Along the way, they meet a host of critters who look...

The Audacious Adventures of Drippy the Dragon is a journey filled with magical creatures and places. Drippy was born with an allergy to air. Little Drippy sniffles and sneezes instead of breathing fire like his fellow dragons, and to add insult to injury, he cannot...

The Mystic Menace by Stephanie Kim Pascaru is a thrilling fantasy adventure set in the plague-stricken kingdom of Camellia. For 300 years, Camellia’s people have suffered under a mysterious curse: glowing claw marks on their wrists and lifespans ending at forty. No one has escaped—until...

Many of us have an inherent fear that stops us from investing our all into following our dreams because self-doubt sometimes threatens to overwhelm our desires. The Surfing Mouse is a short story about a young mouse that faces a challenge just like that. Stefan...