Invaders from Mars: The Adventures of Joaquim and Eduardo by Michael Ruman is a children's adventure tale that follows the strange and mysterious life of 11-year-old Joaquim and his best friend Eduardo. The story begins in 1969 with Joaquim certain of an alien invasion of...

Delightful, delightful, delightful! That is the best way I can describe the new work by author Elizabeth Cooke, A Tale of Two Hotels. Following our protagonist, Elizabeth, as she returns to her beloved Paris and the Hotel Marcel, we see the infighting between two established...

Nickerbacher: The Funniest Dragon is a fantasy for children, grades K-3, written by Terry John Barto and illustrated by Kim Sponaugle. Nickerbacher was a young dragon who didn’t feel that his job of guarding Princess Gwendolyn in her tower was what he should be doing...

Gollywood, Here I Come! by Terry John Barto is an adorable story with an even more adorable concept of motivating young readers to dream big. Anamazie Marie LaBelle dreams of becoming a Gollywood star and that is always at the back of her mind. Anamazie's...

Bed-Bugged by Susan J Kroupa is about a dog named Doodle, who is what they call a career change dog, meaning he got fired. Doodle now has a job sniffing out bed bugs. The best part of his new job is Molly, his boss’s daughter,...

Hope Quotes - Inspirational Picture Quotes about Hope by Gabi Rupp begins by seeing hope as an essential for great things in life, with supporting quotes from great leaders like Winston Churchill. Gabi then looks at hope as a necessity for achievement, with the words...

Pirates Don’t Knit by Melinda Kinsman is a wonderfully illustrated book about Jim. Even though Jim lives aboard the Jolly Bumperdink with other pirates, Jim is different. Jim does not possess the strong, brave, fearsome and bold attitude and character of the other pirates, but...

The Gift of Life: Family, Friends, Food & Fun by Dayeeta Roy is an excellent book which combines cooking with family stories. Not only is this book down to earth, entertaining and funny, but you get the impression at the end that you have gotten...

The Leipzig Affair by Fiona Rintoul is an exciting historical novel/mystery story about the Cold War era in Europe. In 1985, Bob McPherson, a PhD student at St. Andrews University in Scotland, is persuaded by an advisor to take part in an East-West exchange program...

What would the walls say if ruins could speak? Ghosts of Ildereen by Phillis Fox is a tale of history, of love, of hope, and dedication. Heather Gregg has gone to spend the summer taking care of her friend's home and working on a book...

Gracie Wentworth is an ex-parking enforcement officer and now a private investigator working for her uncle’s business, the Montgomery Group, that includes investigations, bodyguard work and other assorted interests. Reluctantly, she is given an assignment to go undercover as a reporter at the prestigious...

After Mind is an intense science fiction novel by Spencer Wolf which centers on the theme of artificial intelligence. The central character is a young boy named Packet, whose physical life has ended and his consciousness has been replaced by an artificial intelligence. The A.I....

Also Known As Lard Butt by Ann Herrick is a preteen story about two best friends starting fresh in junior high. At such a tender age, friendships, relationships with the opposite sex, family dynamics, body image and teasing are all important issues for students (and...

The Easter Lamb by Mark Conte is an inspiring story where a lamb is brought to the Vianello family on Good Friday. They fatten up the lamb on Friday and Saturday and slaughter it for Easter dinner. This year Dante, Johnny and Carlo, the three...

The Boy Who Loved Boats by Vilim and Ognjen Livada is an original story about Aaron and his love for boats. Aaron loved boats so much that he would either daydream about the water and boats, draw pictures of boats, or watch them at sea....

Ognjen Livada has a collection of children's short stories - Snail the Carpenter and The Boy Who Loved Boats (Co-Authored with Vilim Livada) - all about living your dreams, but in Forests for People he takes us on a different journey and provides education on...

Snail the Carpenter (Short Version With Author’s Drawings) by Ognjen Livada is a children’s story about a grandfather who loved to tell stories. One of his favorites was about a snail, who was the smallest and most fascinating carpenter in the world. The snail had...

In Persecution, the first book in the Dyphillum series by Elizabeth Montgomery, Cecily and Isaac are Dyphillum, half vampire, half witch hybrids. Graced with extraordinary powers, they are persecuted by their clan and are made to leave the only home they ever knew. Hunted by...

Supernatural Hero and the Witches is a young adult and preteen supernatural fantasy written by Eran Gadot, illustrated by Salit Krac, and translated by Gilah Kahn-Hoffman. Andy's a nerd who also happens to see ghosts. He sees them everywhere, but the one who matters the...

A Sporting Murder by author Lesley A. Diehl is a fantastic foray into the genre of cozy mysteries, and I simply loved it! In this engaging and extremely entertaining novel, we are introduced to Eve Appel, a delightful and spunky protagonist. She and her good...