Floyd loves to dance! Floyd just happens to be a flamingo. In Floyd the Flamingo Likes to Flamenco by Rachelle Jones Smith, he dances by himself and is quite content. His parents encourage him to join the other flamingos and he willingly complies. The other...

In Flight of the Pawnee by Marc Liebman, Derek Almer, a naval aviator and CIA consultant, has just completed another successful rescue mission behind enemy lines. Meanwhile, Harun al-Rashid is honored when he is chosen by Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri to travel to...

Murder at the Church Picnic by Denise Jaden is the second book in the Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary Caper series. Mallory Beck's life changed when her husband passed away and changed again after she gave her condolences to a grieving family. One casserole later and...

Murder at the Town Hall by Denise Jaden is the third book in the Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary Caper series. Mallory continues to maintain her amateur sleuth status when she finds her way into yet another mystery. She lends her support to her new friend...

Welcome to In The Magic Forest where you will meet Pic the Pixie, Rudolf the Giant, Eggbert the flying pig, Saltbeard and his pirate crew, or maybe Elvira, the tree elf as she strums her harp. Then we have the moss sprites, Homer and Gomer, and Strussel the Ghost,...

I have always been fascinated by bouncing ponies and carousel horses. What child hasn’t been? Like others, I never imagined the sad fate of those fun, imaginative creatures once they’ve been outgrown. Are they left neglected in an attic? Or dumped in the nearest dumpster?...

Clarissa Hedgestone and the Blood Moon is a work of fiction in the fantasy, adventure, and fairy tale style fiction sub-genres and was penned by author C. Jill Hefte. The work is intended for the young adult reading audience and forms the opening novel to...

Beyond the Rio Gila by Scott G. Hibbard is a historical and coming-of-age story that features multidimensional and exquisitely developed characters. The main protagonist is seventeen-year-old Moses Cole who leaves home and walks from the Shenandoah farmland to Pennsylvania and eventually becomes a First Dragoons...

Florence is not a safe or healthy place to live in 1347. Food was scarce and the black plague was decimating the population. Everyone was scared; they were led to believe it was the end of the world. For Maria, it may as well have...

Gamàl the Camel lived deep in a valley near the Zagros Mountains. He was a very sad, lonely camel because his hump is different from all of the other camels. No one wanted him around, everyone laughed at him because he was different. Not even...

Ever do things back to front? I do…and did…when I read book 3 of Lucinda E. Clarke’s psychological thrillers before I read book 2: A Year in the Life of Andrea Coe. But here’s the good news: each book in Clarke’s series is so well...

Invisible Magic Wand to the Rescue (narrated by Eric Wickstrom) is a story of magic for the elementary school crowd. Rafael Jacimin’s engaging tale of magic wands, waffles, and an earthquake begins over the breakfast table, when Grandpa makes waffles for Caspian and his sister...

Princess Katherine of Barana knows that once the king arrives, her life will never be the same. She must put her faith in what her parents have emphasized to her for years: Katherine must marry to save the kingdom. They did not tell her about...

Timothy is staying with his grandparents for the summer and attending a summer day camp. The first morning he heads out but is greeted by two boys, Josh and Zack, who demand his lunch money. When Timothy resists, they push him to the ground. The...

"How many more pandemics, how many more 9/11s, genocidal massacres, bombings, and mass shootings will it take for us to begin living by the values of love, generosity, and cooperation rather than fear, greed, and competition?" Awakening the Soul of Power by Christian de la...

Panda Pat and the Rat Called Cat by Neil Ballard is an educational picture book for young children. In the area of Panda Peak, friends Panda Pat and Cat the rat were sitting and eating lunch. The topic surrounding Cat's name comes up as Panda...

Pansy Finster lives in Brimstone Horror where the weather normally included grey clouds blocking the sun and thunder rolling in the distance. Normally Pansy would not be concerned by the notice she received in the mail, but she had been trained to never ignore such...

Falling Under The Mistletoe by Evelyn Mae tells the captivating story of Callie Parker, who is recovering from ending a relationship with Jake. After returning from a holiday in Jamaica, Callie decides to focus her energy on expanding Honey, her bakery in Hopemeadow. Callie meets...

Stepping Into the Fire: A Journal about Growing-up in Appalachian Ohio by Steven P. Keller is an incisive book that explores the author’s memoirs and experiences of Ohio. The story features some of the favorite people in the life of the narrator and presents their...

I’m sure we’re all afraid of something at some time or other. Sometimes our fears take over our lives and that’s never a good thing. That’s what happened to Paulie. He’s a plover, a shorebird (or beach bird) who spent the warm summer months at...