Hiding in Third Person by Phil Bradley follows the story of Ricky, an orderly at the Cumberland County Asylum for the Mentally Ill. When Ricky is asked to listen to the story of a patient, he's drawn into a tale of friendship, fear, survival, and...

Have you ever felt at peace just by looking at a book cover? The cover is what immediately drew me to Poetry and Ponderings: A Journey of Abuse and Healing Through Poetry by Diamante Lavendar. Before turning to the first poem, this reader knew that...

Come As You Are: A Short Novel and Nine Stories is a collection of horror tales for young adult readers, written by Steven Ramirez. Being twelve years old was not the idyllic thing that most grownups remember it being. Ask Ivan, a middle school kid,...

Firstgarten is a children’s picture book written by Carliss Maddox and illustrated by Steve Feldman. The first day of school had finally arrived, but Michael was not at all happy about being a first grader. He had loved kindergarten and thought it would be much...

Failure of Fish by Michael S. Robinson, Sr. is a coming-of-age story that reads like a classic, a story with characters that will awaken all kinds of powerful emotions in many readers, reminding them of the dilemmas of growing up, the fears of transitioning into...

One Hell Of A Ride by Ju Ephraime is a western historical romance novel that would appeal most to a mixed audience of mature young adults and adults who enjoy western romance and who do not mind explicit language and sexual situations. Cassie Sorrento’s...

Common Sense for Our Common Good: A Parent Guide to Good Schools by Jim Baumann is a great guidebook for parents. The information is listed in groups of three and clearly explained. Essentially, it's an easy read and discusses what makes a school good, focusing...

More Tales For Your Monkey's Mind by Steve Michael Reedy is a children’s story book with a lesson behind each story. More Tales for Your Monkey's Mind consists of just a few short tales, each unique in its plot and always with a life lesson...

A very different concept made Smothered exciting, interesting and a very good fiction read with a feeling of real life happenings. Smothered has mystery, murder and suspense from beginning to end. Kitty is a young actress about to become the next child superstar; that is...

By nature I am a fan of fables, fairytales, and legends so when I came across John Lubans' Fables for Leaders, there was no way I could pass it by. The book is segmented into chapters which are then subdivided further. For example, in the...

Although I didn’t read the first book in the Miller Hoffman series by Zelmer Wilson, this second entry, Next Best Thing, reads so well and it is absorbing. I particularly enjoyed the fact that the book is character-driven, and the internal conflict is superbly explored....

It is a genuine surprise when a successful and happy family man commits suicide on his tenth wedding anniversary, and only he knows his motive for ending his life in the exciting thriller, Eyes of Poseidon, by Richard Wickliffe. Everything changes for Zach Carson, a...

A Spooky Tale: A Walk With Our Teacher by Sue Wickstead is a great book to help pique your child’s imagination. Children of all ages will enjoy reading through the pages of this picture book. What originally started out as a project over 10 years...

Leaders Lab: 66 Ways to Develop Your Leadership Skill, Strategy, and Style by Jane Moyer is a well-researched, wonderfully crafted tool for experienced and would-be leaders in different fields, a book that is written in a simple style, with excellent points that are not masked...

A Love Relentless by Ju Ephraime is set in Alaska, home of the North American Indians. Elizabeth Johansen inherits a house and a fortune from Great-Aunt Edna, but she must return to her origins for good or lose it. Liz left because she was...

Sage wisdom in numbered poems, beginning with one word, “Transfiguration”, meaning a complete change of form – the form of a poem change from one to fifty. Imagine a series of poems, a collection really, each one using a specific number of words, each poem...

Love and Pursuit: Three Jazz Age Tales of Crime and Passion is a collection of romantic suspense novellas written by C.K. Charlotte. Ivy Smythe had had to break down well-established barriers to become one of the first women barristers in England. She was thrilled to...

Children are curious about everything, but do they know the signs and what causes chickenpox? Amy Has a Rash: Chickenpox by Dr. Nicole Audet is an easy to read and colorful children's book about Amy and her small red bumps. Your child will enjoy reading...

Children become naturally curious about their bodies and the world around them. In Dr. Nicole Audet’s Felix Is Curious About His Body: Human Body (Felix And Booboo), your child will learn what makes their bodies function. In this book, your child will explore with...

"What is going on in my head?" Maya wondered. When she asked her mother about it, they discovered that she had head lice. In Maya's Head Is Itching: Lice by Dr. Nicole Audet, a part of the Felix and Booboo Series, Felix heard about his...