It is 1855 in Illinois, and tensions between slave abolitionists and those who were pro-slavery are at an all-time high. Even though this is a free state, bounty hunters get paid to retrieve people who have escaped. Sid Johnson, a young boy, is awakened by...

Children should learn about diversity from the time they first begin to socialize. At some point, they will either meet people with disabilities, or they may feel different from other children. Parents must explain the subject to them as simply as possible. Marky the Magnificent...

If you pick this book up expecting the traditional explanation for the symbolism of the American flag, you will be pleasantly surprised. Instead of the usual words, Dain Taylor explains the meaning of the American flag in terms of its Christian roots. In A Celebration...

On the Waterfront by Mike McCoy is the coming-of-age story of thirteen-year-old Danny Novak, a child of divorced parents in the early 70s who was eager to get away from his unhappy family by getting a job as a summer camp staffer. He first saw...

Dear Children of the World: A Gentle Conversation Starter for Elementary-Aged Children Following Tragedy in our World by Cynthia Tatum Robinson is a children’s picture book designed to encourage and inspire children to share their thoughts and feelings after they go through a traumatic experience....

Ever the Night Road by Michael Breen is a fantasy that will take your imagination to new heights. Dagny Losh is seventeen years old. She has been living with the Benzara family in Old Rork for quite some time. Alex Benzara was a friend of...

When Fred the Snake and Friends explore USA-East by Peter Cotton is a fun-filled and adventurous picture book for young children. Jungle Jim and his friends go sightseeing around the USA. From New York City to Niagara Falls, this unusual group of friends sees it...

Diamond on the High Seas by Karen Gilleland is about Hope Diamond, a tenacious woman who heads Diamond Security, one of the elite firms providing protective services to high-risk individuals. She is hired for a job by her cousin Ruth Austin, whose husband Leonard's life...

A Glimmer in the Dark by Samman Akbarzada is a touching and sometimes tragic look at her life as a refugee from Afghanistan. She writes about her pain, suffering, and fleeting happiness. Her poems have no names only subgenres to describe her story in this...

In Season of the Dragon by Natalie Wright, Quen Tomo Santu stands apart from the people of Solia due to her Nixan, a changeling's "shadow soul" that harbors the potential to grow from calm to calamity. Though her father instilled in her the virtues of...

There is nothing more joyous in life than traveling to places you've never been before and exploring them with your friends. So hop on for an exciting adventure across America in When Fred the Snake and Friends Explore USA-Central. Written by Peter Cotton with colorful...

Jigglyspot and the Zero Intellect is a work of fiction in the horror, supernatural thriller, and suspense subgenres. It is best suited to mature reading audiences owing to lots of graphic horror content, including gore, violence, abuse, drug use, and explicit sex and language. Penned...

Jennifer Collins has taken a subject that is dear to any mother’s heart. Wonders in the Waves catches the reader's attention from the first page and holds their attention to the very last. The topic of adoption is a very sensitive subject, especially when there...

In the non-fiction work Raven and the Hummingbird, Renate Caldwell chronicles the therapeutic process undertaken with a patient named Joan who suffered from Multiple Personality Disorder consequent to severe childhood abuse. To mitigate the effects of her trauma, Joan resorted to various identities, allowing her...

A Walk with the Master: One Person's Journey to Christ by David Alan Armstrong is an honest recounting of the author's journey from a superficial understanding of Christianity to a deep, personal relationship with Jesus Christ within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....

Within the span of about 24 hours, Dan Wilcox finds that his mother has been murdered, his long-lost father is dead, and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead has had a fatal heart attack. It is the last of those three that finally makes him...

Smash All The Windows by Jane Davis is a dramatic tale of justice and faith. August 2003 in London was a day like any other – until it wasn’t. Fifty-eight people never made it home from work that evening. But they weren’t the only ones...

Before the Dawn by David Crane concerns the plight of Cindy Condor, who is a 150-year-old vampire. Cindy looks like the thirteen-year-old girl she was when she died over a century before and is now stuck at that age. Being one of the very few...

Anthony C. Delauney wrote Dash and Nikki and The Jellybean Game to teach kindergarten to third-grade children about saving for the future. Dash and Nikki are brother and sister. One day at breakfast, they find 10 jellybeans near their plates. Their parents give them a...

Doc Green and The Mind Monsters is a children’s educational picture book written by Tyson Green with illustrations by Anastasiya Provozina. It follows Doctor Green, a specialist who will help you understand the monsters in your head. The doc roams around in a brain and...