In Margot Johnson’s Let it Melt, two greatly disappointed people have dealt with love’s failure in radically opposing ways. Jack, once an overweight child who was bullied by his classmates, became a joker. After the failure of his marriage, he made other radical changes. Taking...

Little Miss Jean and The Time Machine by Karri Theis is about a little girl who was having problems battling boredom and finding things to do. Jean woke up one day to find a shimmering silver box that was waiting for her. Sensing that this...

#SingleSassySexAgenarian by Regina A. Byrom is a light-hearted and humorous depiction of the life of a sexagenarian, someone who is between the ages of 60 and 69. Here Byrom gives her take on everyday experiences, including social distancing and online gatherings amidst Covid-19, dating, her...

Kafka in Tangier by Mohammed Said Hjiouij is a modern retelling of Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis. Jawad Al-Idrisi forsakes his dream of becoming a literary critic to become a teacher. His thoughtless father showed no remorse for his neglect and watched his son work tirelessly to...

Most people grow up surrounded by institutions, beliefs, and movements that harm them by instilling limiting notions, causing them to begin life with fear and detrimental viewpoints. Thankfully, Thomas Wakechild's Ending Fear provides you with the resources and instructions necessary to release yourself from the...

The House on Ashbury Street by Susie Hara takes readers back to 1975 when two young children named Nikki and Deb lived in a hippie commune that was rented by various families. Despite their differences, the individuals tried to coexist in harmony. As time went...

Atonement by Marie Huguette and Susanne Lee Matthews revolves around Anca Cole, a Boston bartender disillusioned by her urban life, who returns to her Salem roots to care for her injured Aunt Selma and protect her family's threatened heritage. Propelled by her aunt's prophecy, Anca...

Deadly Repercussions by Karen Black is a crime thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the moment you start reading it. The narrative centers on three Velasquez family members and how death followed them everywhere they went. At the age...

Switching Tracks by Lena Gibson is an action-adventure love story set in a post-apocalyptic world. The story follows Elsa, a young woman barely surviving by scrounging for treasures in trash heaps. When she discovers a valuable artifact, her simple life suddenly becomes dark and complex....

It is 2195 and the world now consists of large tracts of bare land sparsely riddled with small towns, where only the fittest survive. GreenCorps, a farm products company owned by the McCoy family, has unscrupulously monopolized the food market, making food a rare luxury...

In Harry the Horse and the Special Place by KTY Haileselassie, too young to work, Harry has been kept in a barn since his birth and dearly wants to know about the world beyond stall doors. His mother could tell him little, as she had...

Hot Cocoa and Courage by George Neeb is a heartwarming tale of bravery, resourcefulness, and the bond between father and son. This delightful children’s adventure invites readers into a snowy wilderness where young Jacob and his dad face the unexpected challenges of a fierce snowstorm...

Round Midnight by Jane P. Carter is a science fiction novel that follows the journey of Jenny Rand, a woman who awakens from a coma with extraordinary psychic abilities. She discovers that she can read minds and has incredible dimensional powers. As she navigates her...

Until I Come Back for You by P.A. White is an unforgettable coming-of-age novel told through the eyes of a sharp, observant young girl, Patricia Anne—known as Trisha—growing up in 1970s Michigan. When her family abruptly leaves Detroit for a rundown farm in the countryside,...

What is Ikala? A person, a place, a thing…or something else entirely? In Ikala: The Frozen Pond, Joe Trabocco describes it as “the hands of the soul that come to collect you.” This haunting, poetic journey begins with the wonder of childhood and the glow...

In The Crow’s Ring by Pannell & Sigfusson, Brandon Woodberry and his friends are drawn into a long-buried mystery. Brandon realizes that a ruby ring, once dropped on his rooftop by his pet crow, matches jewelry reported stolen from a wealthy Riverside homeowner during a...

In Mitchell Hadley’s The Book of Revelations, at age eight, Nan Jaffe loses her parents after one frightening night in Indianapolis. She is taken to Illinois by her grandparents, who rename her Robin and sever her past. Years later, she lives in San Francisco as...

Darkarh's favorite and most honorable son, Egoragh, is murdered. Darkarh presses his seal ring to Egoragh's neck and sends Egoragh's body, via flamingos, to Steukhon, the priest, who transforms the dead Egoragh into mortal form as a baby, Egorh. Egorh is raised by St. Matthew...

This was an incredibly well written novel. Bryant took characters that are intriguing and an unusual plot line that has ups, downs, ins and outs like no other novel I've read. The demons she created were lifelike and real, and I could almost feel these...

Many children and adults are diagnosed with autism each year. Once this was surrounded by misconception; now, there is a possibility of understanding and perhaps helping individuals with autism. It is with this desire that I chose this book, to see if I could learn...