Dear God, It's Maddie Bell by LaShaunda K. Jackson-Williams is a heart wrenching story about a ten-year-old girl named Maddie Bell. Maddie's grandmother, Bertha, dies and Maddie is left in the care of her Aunt Faye. She is quickly put into a foster home...

Meet the Websprites is a collection of children's fables written by Emma Mallett and Ryan Grimbly, and illustrated by Ryan Grimbly. The Websprites are tiny, grape-sized beings somewhat similar to fairy folk, who live in Weebtown, located at the base of the Great Crystal Tree....

Life for Sparkles had many stages as it does for everyone. Sparkles hatched from her egg as a caterpillar, ate leaves, built a cocoon, and then woke up from a deep sleep as a beautiful butterfly. Life didn’t begin the way Sparkles thought it should...

Kalisz: a Journey of Return by Rosalind Brenner is an interesting novel that dramatizes the long-ranging effects of the destruction of European Jewry during World War II. It tells two stories. The first is about the early life of Sender (later Alex) Berner, a young...

Vanesa Neuman grew up in Tel Aviv, the only child of Jewish parents who were survivors of the Holocaust. She lived with her parents, her grandfather, and her Uncle Tomas. She loved them all, but she never really knew them. They were like closed books,...

I Dig Figs is an illustrated non-fiction children’s book written in rhyme by Lisa Abbott and illustrated by Sarah Fierle and Carolyn Szczepanski. Listing one healthy food for each letter of the alphabet, along with the nutritional benefits and delicious taste, readers are shown what...

Inside Out of Bubble by Sava Buncic is a beautiful story about a man’s struggle to keep the balance of his life against all odds and unimaginable challenges. Clive and Mary would have lived happily in their bubble, an apartment they have inherited, but it...

There’s nothing quite like the beach on a warm summer’s day. Lots of sun, sand, and fun. Mickey is quite content to wiggle his toes in the sand as he carries his boogie board under one arm and a large chocolate pretzel in the opposite...

What a story I just read! A Walk in Connection by author Tracy Ane Brooks is an absolute revelation. Recounting the real life experiences of the author, an impressive person who served as the director and co-founder of Mission: Wolf, a wolf sanctuary in the...

For eighteen years, author Trashina Conner’s first love was her father. Her father was always there for her until his unexpected death in 2006. In 18 Ingredients to Make Daddy, the author gives a personal account of what she remembered and loved about her father....

Wow! Just, wow! That's exactly what I thought when I finished reading The Swanhawk by author Alexandra Collard. Unique, unusual and highly readable, this book will hook readers from the very beginning and keep them obsessively turning the pages until the very end. Follow the...

Out Front is a lovely, engaging book by Elizabeth Wu about a girl from a royal family who lives on an island. Because of a storm devastating the island, she finds herself moving to live in China. You will enjoy reading how she meets friends,...

In Your Dreams by Rick Incorvia is the story of Adam, a man who was comatose for two months after his accident. He survived the accident and now, in his comatose state, he has a new life. In his dreamland, he has a new life,...

In Perpetuity by Mark Andrew Heathcote is a unique, inspirational poetry book about life in its fullness. The book takes you on a poetic journey, ranging in various topics and stemming from the essence of inspiration. The first thing that stood out to me in...

Kat's Law by Samantha St. Claire is an 1888 western romance and much more. Katherine has become a doctor during a time when women doctors are not well received. Dr. Katherine Meriwether, Kat, returns home to Snowberry in the Idaho Territory before starting her...

Losing the Plot in LA by Sonia Farnsworth is a chick lit novel. Sylvie is one of those girls that we all hear about – she’s trendy, she’s fun, she’s an LA party girl. The trouble is, Sylvie has so much going on in her...

In a unique and interesting new read by author PG Harding, The Messenger Within is one that many readers will find difficult to put down. Follow the story of four individuals who have little in common, but who will find themselves drawn together in an...

Jack Gregson & the Forgotten Portal by Peter Wilson begins with the entire Gregson family gathered at the family manor for an annual get-together. In the Western Garden there is a mystical door that has been locked for ages, with only stories of ancestors who...

I can see Colors of Immortality by J.M. Muller becoming the next favorite young adult series. Daniel comes from a very broken family. Most of his life he was unwanted and abused. When he moves in with his grandma, things get slightly better for him....

Zurga’s Fire by Murray Lee Eiland Jr. is book 3 of the Orfeo Saga. Clarice and Orfeo have got together with Zurga, Daryush, and King Telemon to face off against Bayanu, a wicked tyrant who is set on enslaving Orfeo’s people. Daryush has other...