Pip the Penguin Wants to Fly is an educational children’s book, written by Jane Finch and illustrated by Aysha Samrin. Feeling depressed, a young penguin is approached by a seagull and a sparrow. When they inquire as to what’s wrong, Pip tells them that he...

Chuck the Rooster Loses his Voice by Sigal Haber is set against the backdrop of a farm. Chuck the Rooster has been sick for a week now, his voice is weak and he can barely open his beak. All the animals wonder what has happened...

Calamity at the Continental Club (Washington Whodunit) by Colleen J. Shogan is a murder mystery novel that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who enjoy clean murder mysteries without explicit sexual content or violence. The Mayflower Society’s annual meeting...

Rise of the Sea Witch by Stacey Rourke is the compelling and tragic origin story for the famed sea witch that stole a little mermaid's voice. When Princess Vanessa's mother dies, she's left to fight for her father's approval while her little brother, Triton, is...

Exit the Labyrinth: A Memoir of Early Childhood Depression Its Onset and Aftermath by Stephanie Kay Bendel is a tantalizing memoir that brilliantly documents one of the common ills of contemporary man and woman: depression. Growing up as a child, Margo Witz had been plagued...

Just at the beginning of this book, the reader is presented with a very curious conversation taking place between two seemingly important people and a judge, and one of them asks in a tone more alarmed than composed: “Shit what the hell happened? Dr. Max...

A Gentile Jester in the King's Court: God Stories from Israel by R.L. Barker is a fascinating account of the author’s experience of Israel, the “Beloved of God.” The journalist-turned-pastor takes readers on a thrilling ride through the “Land of Promise” and offers very vivid...

One More for the Kingdom? by Margaret Weston is an inspirational book that is loaded with wisdom and insight, a book that follows the journey of a curiously important character — and it is interesting to find out why — called Mansheart. Mansheart is a...

Life in seventeenth century Jamestown, Virginia is beautifully depicted in the amazing historical novel, Catch the Watercolored Wind by Jan Frazier. After his father dies in 1616, eleven-year-old Jeremiah Clements, his sister and two brothers sail from London to Jamestown with their newly widowed mother,...

Baguette Bear Learns the colours by Alison Mcrobbie is an educational children's book about a bear named Baguette. Baguette is making a painting, but suddenly he goes missing. Where could he be? There are red footprints, and if you follow them you will see Baguette,...

Gertrude, Gumshoe and the VardSale Villain by Robin Merrill is a romping mystery. Samantha Cooper has disappeared and, desperate to find her, her boyfriend hires a private eye, none other than Gertrude. With her first proper client, Gertrude is determined to solve the mystery, but...

Olive and the Great Flood is a wonderful and warm story that children and parents will read again and again. Author Connie Arnold tells the story of Noah’s Ark from the point of view of Olive, the dove, but it’s not a biblical story; instead...

Breaking the Fourth Wall: An Uncertain Journey on Turkey's Lycian Way is a non-fiction travel adventure memoir written by Michelle Sevigny. Sevigny was reeling after a series of awful life-changing events. Her best friend, business partner and companion, her ten-year-old Rottweiler, had died of bone...

Last Voyage a the Vengeferth by G.A. Schindler is a young adult adventure novel that would appeal most to an audience made up of primarily young adults with an interest in pirate adventures. Captain Werthman charged Wil DeVoe, the first mate on the Vengeferth, with...

Pen the Tale, Oogie by Karen J. Moore is a fun children's book about a great big bear named Oogie, the greatest storyteller in the forest. One night, as Oogie was telling a story to the animals of the forest, he tasted the first chill...

Praxx lives with his mum and best friend Zobott on Ekkadora, a planet far from Earth in the story Praxx and the Ringing Robot by Paul Ian Cross. Praxx has many important jobs but he does not always do what he is supposed to do....

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Calliope Jones and The Last World Diver by Haylie Machado Hanson is a young adult general fantasy novel that would appeal most to an audience made up primarily of young adult females who enjoy female heroes and magical worlds. Calliope Jones is the sixteen-year-old middle...

In Better in the Morning by Fern Ronay, we follow Veronica Buccino, a lawyer with a plan. One – stop being a lawyer. Her work leaves much to be desired, and her boss and co-worker seem to be set on making her life miserable. Two...

Bunky and the Enchanted Library by Michael Wesley Smither is a fun children's book that follows a young boy named Bunky. One day, Bunky is forced to clean his room, and he finds his library card. Bunky's grandma, Grandma Mary, comes over and together the...