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...

Drinking from the Trough: A Veterinarian's Memoir by Mary Carlson takes the reader into the world of veterinary science. When teacher Mary meets and (later) marries Colorado vet student Earl, she is motivated to study veterinary medicine herself and subsequently open her own feline-only practice....

Luke, a special, inquisitive little boy, lives and plays along the shores of the South Carolina coastline. He is kind, sensitive, and has the unique ability to communicate with all the critters around him. There aren’t many children to play with around the area, and...

I picked up Close Encounters of the Traveling Kind by Amanda Jayne because I was looking for a light, entertaining read and this book promised to be just that. It is a collection of stories from the author’s own travelling experiences. You know, the kind...

Deputy Paws and the Puppy Mill Cause is an animal story book for children written by Peggy Race and illustrated by Mike Motz. Deputy Paws lives with his loving human companion, and he has his own bed, toys and a grand backyard to run and...

Royal Pains and Angels in the Outhouse is a children’s adventure story by author Gregory Saur. Centering on all the fun of the sport of baseball, the tale focuses on the locale of Hills Brook County, where it’s every young boy’s dream to play for...

September 9, 1989 in Cedarwood saw a remarkable event in the natal department of the General Hospital. Two sets of twins were born to the McCallister family and the Pascucci family respectively. Ian and Evan McCallister and Rainne and Rio Pascucci were destined to be...

Scandal Comes to the Bingleys by Margaret Lynette Sharp is a short romantic story of a young couple that wishes to be married after a short relationship. Edgar, the best of the suitors, asks Maria’s father, Charles, for permission to take his daughter’s hand in...

Dare to be the Change by Annella Metoyer is an inspiring memoir with powerful lessons, a book that explores one of the most important realities we will always encounter — change. What happens when we meet with adversity, when we face challenges, when life seems...

In Skeletons in the Attic: A Marketville Mystery, Volume 1 by Judy Penz Sheluk, when Calamity Barnstable’s father dies, she is surprised to learn that he still owns the family home in Marketville. He leaves her the house in his will with one disturbing codicil....

Charming in both message and illustration, Tovi the Penguin Goes to Ireland by Janina Rossiter is a fun read aloud as well as a good story for new readers. When Tovi the penguin travels across the ocean to visit his friend, Tom, a world of...

It is Read Across America Day and Principal Sam wants to go and listen to the librarian reading fairy tales to the students in the children's storybook Principal Sam and the Three Bears by Paul Semendinger, Ed.D. Principal Sam is standing outside the library and...

Blessed Is The Lord Prayers For My Daily Walk (Volume 2) by Stacey Cox is intended to be given as a gift. It opens with a page for the names of the giver, the recipient, the date, and a lined space for a personal message....

In Blythe of the Gates by Leah Erickson, the year is 1911 in Brooklyn, New York. A magician with a harsh and violent upbringing struggles to find recognition for his talent. Frustrated with his life, he unleashes all of his anger on his long-suffering wife...

Samuel Taylor is a psychologist and WWI veteran who has just lost his wife and child in childbirth. Still suffering from the loss, he accepts a job at Western Valley Hospital. He soon discovers a very sinister plan, a government plan to exterminate anyone the...