Imagine being loaned a pony for the summer. For Erin, who is pony mad at heart, this was a dream come true. In My Pony for the Summer by Hannah Wright, it turns out that the loan, a Shetland pony with a stubborn mind of...

“Life without imagination is like chocolate chip cookies without the chocolate chips.” Now that wouldn’t do at all, would it? Johari knew that chocolate chips were the best part of chocolate chip cookies, just like his imagination was the best part of his life. Johari...

Hidden By The Dark: Pine Creek Thriller Book 1 by J. C. Moore is a psychological page-turner set in Pine Creek, a small coal-mining town. A mutilated body is found and the town sheriff and his deputy try to deal with the situation at hand....

When a Virus Takes Over the World by Patricia A. Brill, Ph.D. aims to educate children on the Corovirus pandemic, including what is a virus, how it spreads, how to protect yourself and others, and what you can do while at home. The story takes...

Love in the Age of Dragons by Fatima R. Henson follows one of the survivors of a destroyed world, Ayanna Grace. She is a citizen of an underground community with a strict system of rules to survive. Supplies are scarce, and people are barely hanging...

Lucy and the Lake Monster by Richard Rossi and Kelly Tabor is the story of a nine-year-old girl, Lucy, who recently lost her mother in a boating accident. Now orphaned, she stays with her grandfather, Jerry, in a cabin on Lake Champlain. Her mother, Lynn,...

A thrilling adventure wrought with passion and determination takes place in Tale of the Vanished Princess by Timothy Swiss. Zake, the eldest son of Sir Marticus, sets off in search of his betrothed Princess Alania along with his brothers. However many challenges await them. The...

Dancing by the Moonlight (Carlisle Bay) by Angie Ellington is a captivating romance that follows a professional ballet dancer’s life after an injury derails her career. Olivia Shields returns to live and work with her aunt in Carlisle Bay, Connecticut, as she recovers from a...

Connecting the Stars by Deborah Stevenson is a delightful and educational children’s picture book about constellations. Deborah teaches us about several constellations named after Greek myths. There’s Pegasus who was Zeus’s faithful and much-loved stallion, Ursa Major and Minor who illustrate the sad story of...

The Hebrew Torah and, therefore, the Old Testament of the Christian Bible contains many instances where animals are directly used to let God's will be done. Many instances, if not most, have the donkey as a means of transport, support, or companionship. God sent ravens...

Growing up is tough at the best of times, but when your parents split up and your best friend dumps you for some bully, life really can’t get much worse. Or can it? In Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions by Anthony J. Rapino...

Ticks Are the Worst! A Public Service Announcement by Kaine and Duds is a witty educational children’s book about ticks. Ticks are parasites that transmit pathogens that cause disease through the process of feeding, and because of this, they can be very dangerous. Kaine and...

Curtain up! In Waiting in the Wings: How to Launch Your Performing Career on Broadway and Beyond, actress and author Tiffany Haas, joined by author Jenna Glatzer, gives us a peek into the world of theater performance. This book is a comprehensive guide to creating...

In Walk Out The Door by Pearl Wolfe and Evelyn Anderton, Becca and Emily are on their way to Molly's to take her to Jill's Place. Her husband had assaulted her again, and she'd asked for help. It is a secure location and not many...

Growing Up with Bendie the Squirrel: I Can Make My Bed by Tony and Nicole Davis is an entertaining educational story about a young squirrel named Bendie. His mom has a special board called the I Can area that he visits to learn new lessons....

Any situation can be viewed by people either positively or negatively. It depends on the mindset of each child as to which point of view they will take. Journey to the Bright Side will help young readers have a more optimistic view when facing different...

In the Vanishing Hour by Sarah Beth Martin is an interesting book that skips back and forth between the 1950s and its revealing conclusion in the 1970s. The story is set in Norumbega, Massachusetts, near the Charles River. The narrative tells of two drownings. Mac,...

Harold, a scientist on the hunt for Bigfoot, has gone missing in the forests of northwest Washington State. Task Force Agent Hunter, accompanied by Cat Whisker Margaux Martell, has been dispatched to find him, not realizing the dangers awaiting them on their search. While Hunter...

Simon’s Rocket to the Moon (Simon’s Tree House Adventures), written by Stephen G. Bowling and illustrated by Vitali Dudarenka, is a beautifully illustrated children's book about a little blue bird named Simon, who dreams of what it would be like to go to the moon,...

The study of weather and nature can be a lot of fun when explained in the right way. Guy Brown is a meteorologist who shares information clearly and entertainingly. Look Up to See What the Weather Will Be has wide-ranging content. He begins by explaining...