Behind The Fun Zone is Book 4 in Bruce Edwards' young adult fantasy series, The Age of Amy. Amy's best friend, Fred, is terrified of water, but still he agrees to go out in a paddle boat with her on Summit Lake. Amy and Fred...

The Female Breeders: In a World Controlled by Women by Melanie Bokstad Horev is an interesting perspective of what an all-female society could look like. EVE has five clans of genetically engineered women. Each clan has a special enhancement that sets them apart. For example,...

What happens when four girls have to cohabit, especially in sharing a bathroom? The result is The Struggle: 4 Girls & 1 Bathroom (The Struggle Books) (Volume 2) by Patrice S Smith, Donna Smith, Shannon Smith, Charity Smith, and Faith Smith, the sequel to The...

The Matador Murders, Book 3, is from the Roger and Suzanne South American Mystery Series by Jerold Last. His friend, Eduardo Gomez, a Paraguayan police officer, asks Private Detective Roger Bowman to travel to Uruguay to help free a police officer accused of murdering another...

The Classroom CEO made me wonder if Deborah Prichard was going to discuss how administrators could better manipulate their employees. The subtitle, Empowering Teachers Through the Use of Business Leadership Principles, made me worry that a “bottom line" or "impossible accountability" would make teaching even...

The Sibold Effect: Beyond Science, History, Ghosts, and the Appalachian Supernatural by John David Miller is a memoir about a seemingly random piece of property in the Appalachian Mountains that the author purchased. But as the author began researching the property, he discovered that he...

The Chocolate Pilgrim: A Journey to Self-Discovery and Transformation on the Camino de Santiago by Marie Maccagno is a beautifully written, emotionally intense, and intimately personal account of a month-long trek across Spain by Maccagno, her husband, and their adult son in the spring of...

The Adventures of Fawn ('Til the Last Snowflake Falls) by Al E. Boy is a children’s coming of age novel that would appeal most to a young audience that enjoys reindeer stories. Fawn is the daughter of Comet and Vixen, who all live in the...

If you have always wanted to know more about wine without coming across as one of those arrogant connoisseurs then you’ll love J.P. Bary’s "The Persistent Observer’s Guide to Wine". Starting with the notion that the wine industry and so-called wine experts make the process...

The Lovely Haze of Baby Days by Lindsay Kellar-Madsen is a cute baby book that shows a pretty accurate account of what it is like for new moms and their little ones. This book talks about the day to day activities, as well as the...

The Downs (King of the Trees #5) by William D. Burt, the fifth book in the series, is the story of Owen, son of Tadwyn who is trapped in the phantom forest infested with deadly creatures. He leads the members of the Lucambra royal family...

The Raging Torrent (Star Sapphire and the Land of Gems, Book 2) by Anthony Pardoe is an imaginative fantasy story. Trapped in the Land of Gems with a little pebble friend Jasper, ten-year-old Star must avoid being captured (again) by the pitchblendes and get to...

What an adorable book! The Ride of Doom: Star Sapphire and the Land of Gems by author Anthony Pardoe is a children’s book with a fun protagonist, a cute talking pebble, and an action-packed tale from start to finish. Ten-year-old Star does not quite get...

In Star Sapphire and the Land of Gems: Book Three – The Crystal Cavern by Anthony Pardoe (in collaboration with Suzanne Pardoe), mythology meets geology in a delightful adventure unlike any other available to young readers. All of the familiar components of the quest are...

A genuine spiritual journey begins when we commit ourselves and strive to improve as individuals. It is not necessary to abandon our ordinary life or our responsibilities. Instead, we can advance in our lives despite difficulties while we act with faith and a good disposition....

The Great Animal Race: A Chinese Zodiac Tale for the Lunar New Year by Paula Zhou is an updated twist on this centuries-old tale. The Chinese Zodiac is divided into a twelve-year cycle, where an animal represents each year. The emperor decides to celebrate his...

A good product manager knows that acting quickly without clarity creates chaos, but having good ideas without moving forward at a good pace doesn't produce results. That's why it's necessary to find a balance. Now we can easily achieve that with AI. In The MACH-10...

The Blue Unicorn's Journey to Osm is a young adult fantasy novel written by Sybrina Durant and illustrated by Dasguptarts. The Tribe of the Metal Unicorns had hoped and prayed that the oracle’s prophecy that the last-born unicorn would save the tribe from the evil...

What would it feel like to see the world through the green eyes of a cat? No need to guess, just read "The Unconventional Life of Haee" by R.S. Vern. The story made me keep turning the pages till the very end, as the writing...

The Birthing Tree (King of the Trees Book 7) by William D. Burt is the seventh book in the series. Lucambra is facing drought and the dragons have trapped Prince Elwyn. He has unearthed an ancient urn which has all the details about what is...