I was hooked from the moment I read the Prologue of Just a Common Lady. Karen Pirnot knows who she is and she is proud of it. She does not have to put on airs and pretend to be one of the elite. Pirnot cares...

Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Award WinnerEvery time I pick up my grandchildren they ask for a Buddy story. Buddy is our German shepherd. It is a long drive home. When they were toddlers, they would get bored so I began telling them stories about Buddy....

Readers' Favorite Silver Medal Award Winner"A Colorful Day" by Karen Hutchins Pirnot is a delightful book for young children. Each page rhymes and has a corresponding picture. Purple cows, turquoise horses and a bright red dolphin are among the animals that adorn this book. Taryn...

Pookie was different. She was a blue penguin and all of her friends were black penguins. Her mother tried to explain to her that she was a special penguin but Pookie just felt different. Some of the other penguins teased her. Pookie felt like she...

Khaya Dawn Klanot clearly expresses the definition of a real friend in her poem "A True Friend". In "A Rainbow of Moods", the author expresses the emotions and moods that she associates with colors. Parents will appreciate the words in "A Very Busy Family". "My...

One summer day, during the excitement of a baseball game, there was an accident, lives were changed forever. Peter Michael Henderson hit the ball and slid into first base. The second baseman and pitcher collided. One of them fell on Peter’s head and severed his...

Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Award WinnerGina Hutchins Inman is a German-American citizen. In her desire to give to those less fortunate than herself, she traveled to Owamboland, Namibia, Africa where she spent 8 weeks with the children of the Twaahililwa School. She enjoyed the simplicity...

Sean is transported to a parallel universe. He meets people, and goes here and there,trying to find his way back home to his wife, Erin. In some universes, he is married to Mimi; he doesn’t like it, so he looks for a universe where he...

What flavor ice cream are you? Steff Deschenes compares human personalities to ice cream flavors. According to Deschenes, everyone falls into one of three categories: chocolate, vanilla or other flavors. She believes chocolates and vanillas should never fix. The exotic flavored people are handy when...

Cecile wandered the forest, not knowing who she was or where she came from. A tiny spider sent Cecile to a castle. A horrible spider tried to catch her in a web, but Cecile ran bravely onward. She came upon a sweet lady named Emma...

This is a book about southern black ladies that never allowed the words impossible or can’t be done to stand in their way. The path was not easy but each remarkable lady held fast in the storm and came out victorious. If we had more...

Inkydomus is a small man who has lived for 300 years. He began to shrink at the age of 10 when a curse was placed upon his father. He is now only a foot tall, but mighty in character. He is considered a wizard by...

Crusty is an intelligent crab who feels confined by the small minds in the community in which he lives. Feeling scared but brave, he decides to explore his surroundings and ends up in a place where his needs are better met. Crusty befriends a fish who...

An Israeli agent in Rome knows she has been poisoned and turns to an American, Kate Gottlieb, to deliver a message Shin Bet agent Ari Yannai. After Ari witnesses a contact between the Gottlieb woman and a Palestinian, Ayub Farid, who is a suspected terrorist,...

We Fought Back is the story of how one community took on city hall and won. Most have heard the old adage, you can't fight city hall. The residents of Cox's Landing and Lesage, West Virginia proved that with determination, you can fight...

The zaftans had rubbery skin that oozed green slim. The creatures rarely wore clothes because the slime made the cloth catch fire. The females had three wombs (talk about PMS.) They were over 7' tall and weighed over 400 lbs. They had tentacles, holes to...

This is such an amazing book that once I started reading it I found it difficult to put down. It’s the story of one town located in Northern Canada and the few residents who live there. The main characters are Brian and his girlfriend Mary....

This was an enjoyable read! I haven't read one like this in a long time: Christian, yet not overpowering with preaching and such. The author's talent shines through, nearly from the start. The sweet characters of Caitlin and Dillon were perfectly created for this particular...

Given A Second Chance has it all: murder, mystery, suspense, romance, and a troubled spirit. This is a long book but one that is hard to put down; it captured my attention right from the very beginning and kept me glued to the pages to...

SAT & BAF is Doug DePew's memoirs of his life as an infantry man in Germany during the 80's Cold War. Following his father’s advice, the first thing he did after arriving in Germany was buy a bratwurst. Then he and his fellow newbies boarded...