Jesusita by Ronald L. Ruiz is a stunning work that portrays the life of immigrants moving to the US from Mexico in the period during and immediately after World War II, and their struggles to carve out a life in the midst of poverty. The...

Justice Perverted: How The Innocence Project at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism Sent an Innocent Man to Prison by William B Crawford is a true story. Anthony Porter was convicted of a brutal double murder in 1983. The victims were Marilyn Green and Jerry...

Monster City by John Cowlin is a fascinating sleuth mystery written with a twist. It is a story of monsters. It is a story of murders committed in a city of monsters where zombies keep the streets clean. It is the story of Vic Brahm,...

My Name is Luke by Jim Ruddle is about a young boy caught in the middle of an unfortunate trip out at sea on a bad day. It all starts when he is awakened on his grandpa’s moored boat by the movements of two men...

There are few financial guides that are able to instill such confidence and empowerment as Gayle McKew's Women Mind Your Money: Before Someone Else Does. McKew addresses the knowledge gap between the wealthy and the middle class, the most likely cause of the egregious income...

A Boy Named Boo by Jr. Luis Trikz Da Silva is a good story for children with a positive concept and message. Louie is a little heavy in weight, hence he does not do well in sports. The kids at school make jokes about him...

Your Living Legacy: How Your Parenting Style Shapes the Future for You and Your Child by Shelli Chosak is a helpful guide for parents to develop a healthy relationship with their children by skillful parenting. The book is also an eye-opener to enable parents to...

The subtitle of this 130-page nonfiction work is "a fun book about little things that make a big difference." Readers who approach the book with a hunger for "fun" or to learn the importance of the "little things" in mind, rather than rockets or science...

I find that women writers do emotions and relationships better than men, while men are great at plot, action, and suspense. Lorraine Evanoff excels at all aspects of writing. In Foliage: An International Banking Spy Thriller, the characters are well rounded, the action is crisp...

Moroney Baloney is the first case file in the Pudel & Cie. Problems Solved series by A.R. Donenfeld-Vernoux. Over three centuries ago, local wizard Magnus Pudel experimented in different types of magic. While trying to recreate the famed Elixir of Life, he drank one of...

Wow....just, wow. That's exactly what I thought when I finished reading Darker the Night, the haunting and interesting story inspired by a true life story by author Lisa London. Follow protagonist Hedy as she matures from a child raised as part of Hitler's Youth Group...

Love and Other Monsters is a varied and eclectic collection of poetry collated by Kay B, Nina Brav, and Michelle Bishop. What was thoroughly enjoyable about this collection was, firstly, the way it was presented in three main sections: on the playground, keep digging, and...

Cate Beauman's Answers For Julie is an emotionally charged book that will leave you breathless. Chase Rider is finally going back home to Washington after his grandmother, Nana, passes away. He needs to go back, go through her things, and possible put her house on...

Change Your Beliefs To Change Your Reality by Namrata Kumari sets the context up front around the purpose of this book; that we all have the power within our minds to change our destiny and overcome our obstacles. This book aptly takes its readers through...

Set during the time after World War I, The Courage of Others by James Hitt is a well written tale about race relations told through the eyes of a sixteen-year-old boy. Davy must deal with the stress of his uncle returning from war, sent home...

Mantle Convection by Sava Buncic is an inspiring tale of a man on a quest to reconcile with his past and create a life that matters. Mark has been broken by life in lots of ways; he has loved and lost, and as he struggles...

Grendel’s Mother by Diana Stout is, literally, the story of the mother of Grendel, but it is much more than an enchanting fantasy. It is a powerful argument against social injustice shown through the eyes of a teenager of only fifteen, who dreams of freedom...

Life has its ups and downs, and growing up is difficult enough without the added stress of living amongst the poorest of the poor. Margaret H. Essebaggers Dopirak was a missionary child, an MK or Missionary Kid. Her parents were missionaries in India in the...

A Time to Cry: A Poetic Memoir of Madness, Depression, and Unrequited Love by Paul Kloschinsky is exactly what the title suggests: a brooding, introspective, and cathartic journey through depression, lost love, and unfulfilled promises. Those in the throes of this unholy trilogy of debilitating...

Infant communication has always been fascinating. Their actions, gestures, and ways to communicate have made observers around them curious. In The Interpretation of Infant Communication by Michael Barclay, the author tries to interpret the gestures, actions, and speech of infants. The author draws descriptions after...