Branches From The Same Tree: Whether Broken or Reaching by Marlo Ettien is breathtaking; literally. As I read every page, I found myself holding my breath. This is the story of a young girl moving into adulthood, but Passion’s journey is nothing like Sixteen Candles...

Carlo the Mouse is back in his latest mischievous adventure in Nothing is Safe in a Mouse’s Life (Book 5) by Mrs. D with illustrations by Chanoa. Living in a hospital can be challenging, especially if you're sick. While recovering from the chicken pox, Carlo...

On the Wallaby Track: Essential Australian Words and Phrases (Woman Alone Series Book 1) by Laine Cunningham is an entertaining guide that gives some interesting information about Australia, its culture, the English language spoken with an Aussie slang, and the essence of this beautiful country...

Aster The Spirit Talker: A Middle Grade Fantasy is a fantasy novel for children and preteens written by Allie Compeau. Aster was all sorts of excited and just a little bit scared about her family’s move to their forever home. Her dad was in the...

Sam Loves the Ranch by Lou Kamradt is Volume 2 in the 'Sam Loves' trilogy. Set on the Sweetwater ranch in a small town called Plainville, the novel continues the story of Sam Olgeve Grains. Sam moved from Missouri to marry Ted Grains, owner of...

Have you ever been intrigued enough by a book’s description to want to get into it right away, but after a few pages, you found yourself wondering what you had gotten yourself into, just what the heck was going on inside those pages and inside...

Daisy Daydream the Nursery Rhyme Bus by Sue Wickstead is the delightful story of Daisy, the red double-decker bus who once traveled the streets of London. She was the number 73 bus and rode the Oxford Street route. Everything changed the day a bright red...

Carlo the Mouse had a happy life living inside the hospital walls where he liked to annoy the hospital cook. The angry chef always threatened to quit and he tried to lure the mouse into a metal cage by stuffing the mousetraps with expensive cheese,...

March of the Gnomes by Erinn Price is a fantasy novel you cannot put down. Alexis Dumont finds herself alone in her sister’s house while Morgan cares for their parents after an accident. Alexis is the athletic one of the family, but a broken leg...

Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows by J.M Bergen is a stunning fantasy novel about a twelve-year-old boy named Thomas. When Thomas was really young, his father told him that magic was real right before he left him. Thomas lived his life as an...

Music to My Years, Life and Love Between the Notes is a nonfiction memoir as told by Artie Kane to Marian Blue and JoAnn Kane. Artie Kane was a musical prodigy who began taking piano lessons when he was three and a half years old....

There’s nothing like a house full of music to inspire the true spirit of Christmas. As a retired music teacher, I know the value of music and the importance of encouraging young musicians at all levels to learn both the classical repertoire of their level...

A Life in the Shadow of the Crown: A Country Girl Empress Novel is a fictional account of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and the early years of her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph. The story begins on the honeymoon of Sisi and Franz. Young and...

Fresh off the Starship is a work of contemporary chick lit with a science fiction style twist, written for adults by author Ann Crawford. The heroine of our tale is Missy, a being from a race far across the galaxy, who is sent to Earth...

Peter Drucker's Way to the Top: Lessons for Reaching Your Life's Goals by William Cohen is a powerful book that explores the thoughts and strategies of a reputable and highly respected businessman: Peter Drucker. The man known as the consummate ‘big company man,’ consulting major...

For The Love Of Alison is a murder mystery/psychological thriller novel written by Sahlan Diver. Thirty years ago, life was both simpler and, at times, more magical for David Buckley. He was a student and an aspiring playwright in Birmingham, and he met Alison Tindell...

Death is for the Living is an urban/action and adventure fantasy novel written by J.C. Steel. Cristina Batista and her partner, Jean Vignaud, had previously hunted vampires on their own, their sleek ship able to cruise unobserved, for the most part, into just about any...

The key to understanding the writings of Giulia Jeary Knap - and especially her book, Looking Beyond the Fishbowl: A New Comforting Perspective on Reincarnation - is her fundamental conclusion: “I … consider human beings as powerful multidimensional spiritual beings, regardless of our physical circumstances.”...

Follow the Star: Christmas Songs for Piano—Level 4 is a very enjoyable collection of Christmas songs for students, edited and arranged by Donna Gielow McFarland with additional arrangers Cherry Wilson and Tami Wilson collaborating. The arrangements are easy enough for Level 4 and creative. “Silent...

I suspect very few people are unaware of events in the recent past where immigrant children of families seeking asylum in the US were forcibly separated from their parents and subsequently housed, like animals, in cages while the government decided what to do with them....