Almost eight-year-old Nelson is growing up. He spent some time with his auntie and came home suddenly more mature. In Nelson’s Festival Holiday by Claire Carey, children thrill to the adventure of becoming responsible. Learning to help around the house can be fun and rewarding....

In Almost Full Circle: From Montserrat to Canada and Back-ish, Jacqueline Greer Graham takes readers back to her Caribbean roots, her youth in Montserrat, and her time in Canada with her mother and stepfather. She remembers the wonderful and positive experiences she had as a...

On My Way to Greatness by Wildine Pierre is a compact and inspirational book on how to use the power of affirmations in your life. What I liked most about the book is that this author lets readers know that the power of affirmations goes...

Antuna’s Story: The Antunite Chronicles Book One is a sci-fi novel by Terry Birdgenaw. Set millions of years ago, when dinosaurs walked the Earth and giant sea creatures swam the oceans’ depths this story is about the displacement of a few animals to a distant...

What would you do if everyone you knew and everything you had was wiped out in a single moment, and you were left alone, stranded, and fighting for your life? Red on White by J.P. Biddlecome is the story of James, a fifteen-year-old boy who...

Cheers! The Path You Choose #3 is a “choose your own story” book. As the title implies, it’s the third book of a series by Jill Ammon Vanderwood and a continuation of the previous book. However, people don’t need to have read the earlier book,...

An Enemy Like Me is a work of fiction in the historical romance, family saga, and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Teri M. Brown. In this enthralling, emotive, and highly detailed read,...

Joseph Guy is a Bible-believing, gospel-sharing man of faith. In Journey to Bethlehem: 25-Day Christmas Devotional and Journal, he leads his readers through the original Christmas story with devotions filled with spiritual golden nuggets. I love his statement, “What we see as a mess, God...

Swan Song is a young adult adventure novel featuring animals as central characters by award-winning film producer and bestselling author Lynn Santer. Inspired by the swans and other animals living on Santer's subtropical property on Australia's Gold Coast, the book follows the animals on the...

Ann Weiser Cornell's 21 Days to Better Boundaries is a daily companion intended to help the reader engage in a healthier thought process to aid in establishing better-defined boundaries as they learn more about their thoughts and feelings. After defining terms that would be...

Winter is the snow season, and there is nothing better than having a great outdoor adventure with your friends to enjoy it. The hero of our story, Pippin, does not know what snow is, but when Mummy tells him it is the right time to...

The Battle for Sicily's Soul: The Rise of the Mafia and the Fight to Free Sicily from its Evil Tyranny by Claudine Cassar is a must-read historical nonfiction book. It focuses on the Sicilian Mafia and gives a deeper understanding of the origin of the...

I Love My Teacher’s Guts! by Dr. Paul McNamara is a surprising tale about a young student taking a journey through her teacher’s insides. A science experiment that goes wrong shrinks the eagerly observing Sally into a microscopic form of herself. She enters Mrs. Trump...

A dry spell for months on end, dangerously low humidity levels, and a gradual build-up of flammable duff – it was the perfect recipe for a disaster. A severe thunderstorm appeared, and the countless ground strikes provided the final nail in the coffin. A wildfire...

The Inside Story of Movement Theatre International's Mime and Clown Festivals is a work of non-fiction focusing on dramatic art forms. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author Michael Pedretti, whose experiences working alongside mime and clown artists are...

Fields of Pain by Nigel Seed is about a runaway slave and his experiences in mid-19th century America. Set against the American Civil War, the book follows Silas Carter, a black man forced to work in servitude by a cruel plantation owner in Virginia. Desperate...

Everything Has Meaning: What the Tree Stand Murders Taught me About Life, Death, and Destiny is the memoir of Scott Roux. He was raised as a Catholic but also inherited his Ojibwe roots from his mother. He started exploring his Native American heritage and discovered...

A Trip From God is a work of fiction penned by David E. Grubb in the dystopian, social issues, and drama subgenres. It is best suited to mature readers owing to some disturbing scenes and moderate adult content and discussion throughout. In this thought-provoking work...

A Glimmer in the Dark by Samman Akbarzada is a touching and sometimes tragic look at her life as a refugee from Afghanistan. She writes about her pain, suffering, and fleeting happiness. Her poems have no names only subgenres to describe her story in this...

Fans of whodunnit murder mysteries or sleuth investigative stories are in for a treat with Wayne Clark's One Murder Too Many. Set in the 1920s, the book follows Humphrey Barstal, a former NYPD cop turned private investigator whose services are sought by an aspiring writer...