Moms have a lot to do each day. From getting the children out of bed, dressed, preparing breakfast and a lunch for school, then it’s off to school for the children and off to work for Mom. But it doesn’t end there. After school, Mom...

In the tradition of Christopher Paolini, Ascendant: Songs of Chaos by Michael R. Miller is a gripping fantasy tale that takes readers into a richly developed world where magic and dragons are part of a phenomenal conflict. Holt Cook is just a servant and he...

The Above-Average Adventures of Nicholas Herriman by Ken Sheldon is about Nicholas, your run-of-the-mill kid in middle school, who is not really a great student. His dad died years ago when he was young, he has only one friend, and one day he finds himself...

Utopia Café by David Hejna is a satirical novel that is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining, a story set in a world where social justice and equality are non-existent. The political setting is vividly captured and it reflects the loss of power by the...

Imagine: The Simple Steps to Success by Dustin Matthews is an insightful and thought-provoking book that gives tips to readers on how to find their purpose and work in the direction of their dreams. Everyone's definition of success is different, and the book is a...

Ellie’s Day At The Shore by Carol Story is a children's book about a young girl and her aunt who go on a trip to the shore. Whilst at the beach, the young girl, Ellie, finds many different creatures, and her aunt explains what each...

Have you ever been pulled into the ocean by a tsunami? Have you ever been chased in a jungle by a wild animal? Belinda Smith-Cicarella has had these and many other events happen in her life. To say she has led an exciting life is...

When I was first introduced to Anne Frank, I was about the same age as she was when she first entered the annex to stay hidden with her family from the Nazis. The timing was perfect for me to feel the full impact of what...

Danny and Olly's Trick-or-Treat Night by Silviya Rankova is a Halloween-themed picture book for young children. Little Danny, his big brother Alex, and their cat Olly are all dressed as policemen and are excited for their night of trick-or-treating around their neighbourhood. They visit lots...

The Bond is A.M. Grotticelli's memoir that contains a heartbreaking story of a group of eight foster kids who longed all their childhood to belong to a family. A.M. Grotticelli lays out his struggles growing up in an abusive orphanage and a foster care home,...

Tammy Fortune has authored an excellent children’s book about the hard-to-handle emotion of anger. In Alpacas Don’t Get Angry, Apollo the Alpaca feels he has been wronged and becomes angry. His friends all give him pat answers, but none of them takes time to listen...

As we try to normalize ourselves during this COVID pandemic, there is so much going on behind the scenes; hunger, abuse, loneliness, and death. One day, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Thomas found his dad dead in his bed due to COVID complications. While he didn't know...

Jaelle Keyes's fantasy story, Destiny’s A Witch, introduces us to a post-apocalyptic world where a young woman shoulders the responsibility of protecting a group of younger children. Raven uses the survival skills her father taught her to provide for the needs of the group and...

Allegra is a work of fiction in the dystopian genre. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author Nikita Bloom. Set in a nightmarish vision of the world we know, the story follows a soldier named Aiden who serves in...

Many of us are fond of specific novels from the 18th and 19th centuries: Jane Austen’s Emma, Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and many others. We delve into the plot, the setting, and the era with ease, expecting to...

Have you ever heard of The Equus Addictus gene? Perhaps you have inherited it, too? Equine conduit Esta G. Bernstein admits to having inherited the Equus Addictus gene. She’s obsessed with horses and has a remarkable, special bond with this noble creature. Some people may...

We all have a song inside our head that plays at a special beat, one that is unique to us. Many of us hear pleasant, happy songs with a steady, regular beat. But Delilah hears a song that’s overly loud, raucous, with an annoyingly irregular...

Trigonometry for Beginners by Josip Tudorić is a primer about the basics of geometry, trigonometry, and trigonometry functions. The book begins with simple concepts such as points, lines, curves, circles, angles, and triangles. Tudorić then gradually progresses to more difficult topics such as sines, cosines,...

Bertie is a bat with very poor eyesight, but that doesn’t stop him from living his life to the full. Although he sometimes struggles with not being able to see, he tries his best to keep a positive outlook. One night, Bertie gets trapped in...

The Afterlife by Stephen Paul Chong is a guide to the hereafter and what awaits us all after we die. It touches on heaven's various realms and portals that one will journey through after the inevitable ‘end’. However, there is no real end to life...