Felice the Christmas Fairy by Irene Mathias, with full-color illustrations by Anja Uhren, is a wonderful story for young children (and adults who are children at heart.) Told in jaunty rhyme and accompanied by luscious artwork, it tells about Felice, a Christmas tree-topper fairy who...

Billy wanted to play basketball but he rarely got the opportunity to play. The Championship game was fast approaching and he watched how his friends Little Bo, Eli, and Harold practiced. He always sat on the bleachers and dreamed of making baskets. Billy also...

Nic De Castro and Nathan Pettijohn have created hope for the small businessman and in fact for anyone who is bogged down in emails, scheduling, and event planning in their book Zen and the Art of Admin Tasks. They observed a colleague stressing over a...

Leonard the Liar by Nicholas Gagnier opens with Leonard having a conversation with his daughter about her unusual name - a conversation which leads Leonard to reflect on some pivotal events in his past which helped to shape his life. It was a time when...

Aaliyah and Grandma Cindy are ready for a new adventure in the storybook Aaliyah P. Travels the 50 States! The Little Adventures of Aaliyah P. Book 4 by Lucinda Weeks. They both board the shiny bus to travel around the United States. Grandma Cindy is...

Dilby R Dixon’s The Time Dreamer by Tony J. Perri takes us on a magical adventure through our imaginations. Dilby Dixon is an eleven-year-old just about to graduate from Elementary School and head off to Junior High. Dilby was once a non-entity among his schoolmates,...

Fortune Favors the Bold: A Woman’s Odyssey through a Turbulent Century by Theodore Modis is a lyrical tale of resilience and romance, set against the backdrop of turbulent political climates and following characters that are rock-solid and likable, a tale with powerful historical references. Theodosia...

Jane Congdon's How the WILD EFFECT Turned Me into a Hiker at 69: An Appalachian Trail Adventure is Congdon's memoir of her Appalachian Trail hikes, particularly in 2015. She was inspired by Cheryl Strayed's memoir "Wild," an account of Strayed's 1995 hike on the Pacific...

Let's meet five-year-old Michael in the story Michael and the Spots by Carl Witt. He was having fun in the bath where he went swimming with the sharks and rescued his baby duck from the evil washcloth monster. That day Michael saw some spots on...

Ollie and the Starchaser by Tanya Southey takes children’s adventure into outer space in a delightful novel. Shy young Ollie lives in Australia with his loving, but busy parents and unfriendly, teasing sister. School is hard and lonely, and he’s often picked on. Ollie’s greatest...

Despite the interference of her law enforcement ex-fiance, a pertinacious accountant attempts to solve a ghastly murder in the delightful sleuth mystery, So About the Money (Holly Price Mystery Series Book 1) by Cathy Perkins. When Holly Price's father skips out on his wife and...

Journey through the Island of Rügen: A Classical Journey by Arthur Strohmeier is a fresh rendition, a translation of the work of Johann Jacob Grümbke published in 1803, and a work of adventure with hints of sociology. In a collection of twelve letters, Grümbke describes...

Journey to the Hidden Mountain by Victoria Heales is a fantastical tale that begins when young Violet spots what she believes is a colorful stone. When her older brother, Jude, almost steps on it, he realizes that it is an egg. They bring it into...

Pushing the River by Barbara Monier is a family drama that highlights many of the difficulties we all face in our busy lives as we try to hold our families together, especially as our children grow up and leave the nest to spread their wings....

Quest of the American Dream: A Guide to Culture Shock Encounters among Immigrants and American Visitors by Dominic Charles Okero is a charming first-person account of a man from rural Kenya who immigrated to America in search of a better life. After giving some brief...

Sophie the seagull is afraid to fly. She can feel her heart pounding and as she flaps her wings her frustrated smile turns to a shiver. She is scared she will fall into the river and she wonders if she will ever be able to...

Brianna and Mrs. Moomoo were going to the park and Brianna's father was taking them. Brianna loved parks and all the rides there. She loved the swings more than the slides and Brianna could already see the big red swing set. As soon as her...

Flight of the Forgotten by Mark A. Vance is one of the most interesting books I’ve ever read. It is promoted as a true story of heroism and betrayal and Mark A. Vance makes a compelling case that this is what happened. I want to...

Footsteps in the Attic by James P. Usavage is about a group of co-workers who go on a road trip to a wedding where one of the co-workers, the spiritually gifted Rita, mysteriously goes missing after her ability with tarot cards gets noticed by some...

I Love The Way You Giggle by Jennifer Sharp is the adorable story of two friends who love each other so much that they love everything about each other. The little boy loves the way the girl giggles and the way her giggles grow; he...