In Callisto 2.0 by Susan English, Callisto Collins is a 31-year-old physicist still looking for permanent employment. A mysterious figure named Diana offers her a place onboard Shambhala, a space-based lab orbiting the Moon. She joins the all-female crew who each specializes in a different...

Broken Dreams is the second installment in the Spiraling series by H.L. Karhoff. Here you follow a deceptively simple young adult drama about the coming of age of Tori Douglas. If you put yourself in Tori’s shoes, you won’t have a second thought about punching...

Ulan by Rick Stepp-Bolling is a wonderful and tense adventure. We first meet Ulan and her few friends out after curfew, and when they are captured, disaster is the outcome. The Imperial Guards known as The Panthers kill the boys and leave Ulan mutilated and...

Every Cloud is a work of fiction in the family drama genre. It is suitable for all ages and was penned by Connie Chappell. The book follows an eventful summer at the estate of Artemus Deconcini as his adult children arrive to spend the season...

The Problem with Poppy by Emma Sandford (illustrated magnificently by Olena Osadcha) is a lovely story about being scared to make friends and about overcoming that fear. We can imagine how difficult it is for porcupines to form acquaintances! Rory is a boy tiger cub...

Baylee is a typical middle schooler until an accident happens during a softball game that leaves her legally blind. “B” is for Baylee by Kay M. Bates shares Baylee’s story from that moment on. Baylee has a loving and supportive family that helps her navigate...

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...

Sophia Freeman and the Gate of Jade is the second installment in a series and the sequel to T.X. Troan's Sophia Freeman and the Mysterious Fountain. After surviving her encounter with Anaconar, twelve-year-old Sophia and her friends Tim Charlan and the dragnor, Wondnair, are ready...

Pandemic Adventures with Pop Pop by Warren Martin is an adventurous book for young children based on the recent coronavirus pandemic, also known as "the sickness" in this story. Brothers Dean and Levi are no longer able to go to their usual fun places with...

Phantom Ship in the Desert is Sherri Kukla's third book in the MotoMysteries series. I am always on the lookout for books for my children that teach character, adventure, and where the kids have to work through problems. Millie and Jeremiah were once foster children,...

The Car Thief is a tale about a twelve-year-old orphan, Kelly Morgan, and his ordeals at the hand of child services and the juvenile justice system. The best he was offered after his father's death was a cold and abusive grandfather, a child home that...

The Center of Gravity by Patricia Brandon has an intriguing title, one that makes you think. After reading this historical novel you’ll find yourself dissecting aspects of the book’s storyline and “what ifs.” This is a sweeping novel that takes the reader from the days...

God of Nothing by Shane Scott is a captivating epic fantasy with a timeless setting, featuring a world inhabited by all kinds of creatures. Aja Ashe Jensen is a descendant of a god and a devil. Murdered at seventeen by the God of Death, Silver,...

“History is written by victors.” So, who can tell if the well-known accounts of the Trojan war reflect the actual truth? In The Fall of the Phoenix, Daniel Kelly incorporates historical events mentioned in Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid and weaves them together to present...

Finding Hope is a work of fiction in the contemporary romance and interpersonal drama sub-genres and was penned by author Erin Brockus. The work is intended for the general adult reading audience and contains some moderate on-page sexual scenes as well as occasional uses of...

The Nature Of The Beasts is a work of fiction in the science fiction, thriller, and mystery sub-genres and was penned by author Shawn Corey. The work is intended for the general adult reading audience and contains some graphic violence as well as some mild...

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...

Only Sofia-Elisabete by Robin Elizabeth Kobayashi keeps you guessing as to what Sofia will say or do next. She lived with her noble father for the first five years of her life in England. Living with her mother in Spain made Sofia miss her father's...

Sacred Tears is a work of fiction in the women’s fiction and interpersonal drama subgenres, and was penned by author Claudia Terry Pemberton. The work is intended for the general adult reading audience and contains some reference to tragic events, but no explicit content. Our...

Alien a la Carte is a work of fiction in the science fiction and comedy genres. It is aimed at mature adult readers and was penned by LizaRose Alderson. The book follows the life of wannabe xeno-nutritionist Bae as he settles into his compromise career...