It doesn’t take much time to have Frizzle win your heart as a sweet blue frizzle from Happy Town, USA. Frizzle Meets Frazzle in France by Rhonda Goodall is cute, entertaining, and educational. I loved this heartwarming book for its charming appeal for early readers,...

Rose and Linney had been together for as long as they could remember. Linney lived next door to her, exactly one hundred and one steps from her bedroom door. Rose O'Reilly could not imagine life without her best friend, someone she always expected to be...

In Forest Bowman’s All Our Yesterdays, in the year 1896, young Adam Richter, just fourteen years of age, found himself in a bleak existence on a barren farm. There, the tender orphan suffered under the cruel hands of two brothers, whose hearts knew nothing of...

Eye Contact Over Truk by Stephanie Woodman is a thrilling story of two men who go on a wreck-diving excursion in the South Pacific Islands for different reasons and experience something life-altering. Set in 1985, the story follows Nick Mitchell as he reeled from losing...

Choices is a work of fiction in the coming-of-age, cross-cultural writing, and romance genres. It is best enjoyed by mature young adult and new adult readers. Penned by author Gary Markman, this interesting and engaging novel weaves mystery and romance, centered on Harper James, a...

In Moon Spirit by Fred Gracely, we are introduced to Max Berger, a boy without a past whose present is rather awful. Life in Helpren Municipal Orphanage is hopeless and dreary and, in addition to being prey to bullies, he's also plagued by bizarre waking...

Frizzle's Dino "Boom" in Happy Town is a colorful, illustrated children's picture book in the Frizzle series by Rhonda Goodall. Frizzle is awakened by a loud "boom boom." When he hurries outside, he runs into a dinosaur. Frizzle quickly makes friends with the dinosaur and...

The Choice Within by Stephanie Woodman is an absolutely riveting and fascinating tale of World War II told from two vastly different perspectives. Jeannette Crawford is a committed young nurse working out of a Honolulu hospital, taking care of those wounded in the Pacific War....

Railroad Man, Legacies Son by Dan E. Hendrickson begins in 1883, when railroad official Arthur Edwards arrives in Wyoming to oversee northern expansion for the Union Pacific. Edwards is drawn into a widening federal investigation tied to missing government cattle, contested rail routes, and powerful...

Camila’s parents had left Guatemala for the USA in hopes of providing a better future for their daughter. After arriving in the USA, a woman called Jennifer helped them with the paperwork and to find shelter. She becomes not just their caseworker but a close...

My Journey to Know the Truth by Tony Kent is first and foremost a personal account of a depressed and angry man who went to Jerusalem to study with Sidi, a guide in the religion of Islam, at a time when his wife had left...

Believe by Jo-Marie is the exciting story of Adi and her friends whose world exists in a forest. Adi lives in Maple Community, a small town inside a Sugar Maple tree in Vermont. One day they realize that there is a crack in the bottom...

The scene was Christmas 1958, Aspen Grove, Colorado. A family has gathered for Christmas. Each family member arrived, bearing gifts and food. Allegra has special permission to wear a little lip color. Great-Aunt Maude gave the girls each a snowflake crocheted ornament with a poem...

In the last line of her book Graffiti on My Soul, author Johanna concludes: "This is my Last Will and Testament." As an author and reader, I would certainly hope this is not the case. Johanna is a creative and talented writer,...

Cheryl Campbell's Darling Saves Christmas is a must for anyone's Christmas collection! The mix of Campbell's words and Steve McGinnis' illustrations create a must-read for children! Raindoe Darling's curly tail turns out to be useful and saves the day when she is wandering around with...

At first glance, Sweetly Broken is a simple tale of a girl falling in love with her best friend’s older brother. But Christie Pettus has gone to great lengths to ensure that nothing, especially the emotions evoked, is simple about this story. This is a...

Craving Vengeance is A Nick Spinelli Mystery, Book 2 by Valerie J. Clarizio. It is Valentine’s Day and Detective Nick Spinelli’s romantic plans with Shannon frizzle when a man dressed as Cupid is murdered. Someone has a serious grudge against the god of desire...

Covert Exposure is a Nick Spinelli Mystery by Valerie J. Clarizio. Detective Nick Spinelli’s sadness caused by his partner’s retirement turns to outrage when temporarily transferred to Social Services. His foul mood changes after meeting Shannon O’Hara, the caseworker he is to assist. She is...

Why is She Acting So Weird?: A Guide to Cultivating Closeness When a Friend is in Crisis by Jenn McRobbie is a very fitting title. For anyone that has ever had a friend or relative or even been the one going through a crisis, be...

Bridge of Comprehension by Albert Mordechai is a powerful novel dealing with complex subjects. Anyone who wants to learn more about the Middle East should read this very important book. As I write this review, Donald Trump has made his statement about no Muslims being...