The Other Place by Scott Nagele begins with Emma, a young girl having lifelike dreams involving “the Gatekeeper,” a figure with the power to manipulate her into committing horrible acts, such as starting fires. She is troubled by these dreams, which are amplified when she...

The Great Landscapers by Bob Michaelson is a delightful and imaginative tale that captures the essence of community spirit and hard work through the charming lives of a rabbit family in Hareville. The story follows Harry and Mary, a dedicated rabbit couple, and their son,...

“Dolphins are some of the most delightful animals in the world!” Watching them in movies or nature certainly reveals some of their playfulness and their ability to interact with humans with ease and compassion. In Bob Michaelson’s The Great Competitors, a story unfolds involving dolphins...

In The Great Little Owls: Ollie and Molly's Journey, Bob Michaelson invites young readers into a delightful world where the charm of burrowing owls meets the challenges of nature and man. This endearing tale follows the adventures of Ollie and Molly, two courageous burrowing owls...

The Puzzle Piece is a heartwarming children’s picture book written by Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez with illustrations by Rita Nilson. It introduces readers to a global puzzle made of unique pieces. Each person, animal, and plant makes the puzzle complete and adds value to the world in...

The Believer within You is a young adult illustrated novella by Tyrone Burnett. Brenda Sue Bellamy is a precocious twelve-year-old with ambitions to study law or become an investigative journalist. She lives in the most rural county in Northern Gainesville -- Pamunkey County, Florida. It...

"There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous." That quote from Napoleon holds true in Nigel Seed's novel, The Year of Fire And Ice: 1812, which indicates a fine line between success and failure. The story unfolds as Bonaparte speaks to three...

The Pros & Cons of Becoming a Superhero by Tara St. Pierre is a young adult fantasy novel that explores the intertwined lives of its two protagonists. Bex Daltry, an aspiring webcomic artist, and Umie Nakayama, a popular video content creator, find themselves facing new...

The Rise of Rynn by Bianca Rowena is a young adult coming-of-age novel that serves as a prequel to her current series. At fifteen, Bryn (Takano Rynn) is in his final year at the Academy, entrenched in the Leadership Program of the ambitious Ruling Order,...

The Price We Pay by Nikki T. Anthony is a poignant young adult novel that delves into racial injustice and its repercussions in a small town. The story follows Zenetta Henchman, who becomes acutely aware of systemic racism after witnessing the fatal shooting of a...

The Baths of Caracalla by Robert N Eckert takes the reader deep inside the very personal lives of the powerful rulers of the Western Roman Empire as it was in decline and close to collapse. Emperor Septimus Severus was the all-powerful, all-conquering ruler of the...

The Road to Marietta by Karla Jordan follows August Violet Finnegan, a little girl in 1930s Chicago, whose upbringing has been marked by neglect and instability due to her father's reckless lifestyle as a “traveling salesman.” His work as a runner meant frequent abandonment, and...

The Rocket Man's Daughter is a work of fiction penned by author Bruce Gardner in the historical fiction, interpersonal drama, and wartime stories genres. In this moving tale, Klara Neumann, a young German woman and aspiring psychiatric nurse, confronts the brutalities of Nazi Germany from...

Author E. H. Casteele’s The Prince of Pirates: A Tale of Love, Loss, and Lots o'Loot is the kind of pirate tale that makes you want to grab a bottle of rum and set sail—minus the actual danger, of course. The story within a story...

While there have been numerous books written about national resistance organizations during World War II, few have ever included Austria. It was generally assumed that Austria was happy to partner with Germany in waging war on Europe. The Crush of Wine and War by Molly...

PJ Piccirillo's The Indigo Scarf is a well-researched and well-crafted gripping historical novel. It was inspired by the true story of two slaves who fled with two white women into the Sinnemahone wilderness along the Upper West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania in...

Everyone lives somewhere, and in The Places We Call Home, Kim Ann shares how varied and special homes are. This picture book helps children understand that a home does not depend on where one lives but on where one loves and where one’s heart resides....

The Company She Keeps by Zelmer Wilson is a literary fiction novel that delves into the complex life of Isabel Mathews, a successful Tulane University professor. Isabel's seemingly perfect life is jeopardized by her secret affair with a student, Raymond Walker. When a family emergency...

In The Life After by Deidra Lookingbill, Penelope Porter, or Nell, gets ready to spend her sixteenth birthday at a boring family reunion, as her great-aunt, also named Penelope, has her birthday on the same day. But Nell is in a car accident. She finds...

Cecilia Valetti’s The Truth is the first entry in the Mysteries at Anna's Trattoria series, which offers a delightful blend of community, personal grief, and intrigue set against the backdrop of an imaginary town in Canada. The narrative follows Anna Venturi, who came to the...