It's only two days before Christmas and Patty desperately needs to see Santa Claus at the mall. In fact, she's brought along her resume to apply for a job. Her resume isn't much because Patty's not even twelve yet, but she feels this strong urge...

Tales of Mr. Snuggywhiskers: The Winter Tales is Volume 2 in the children’s fantasy series by C.F. Crawford. It’s Christmas Eve and Hallie and Cory climb the magic tree where Mr. Snuggywhiskers and his family reside. They see how the family celebrates Mouse Christmas and...

Graveyard Rose by Ginny Clyde is set in the time of fancy dresses and horse-drawn carriages, yet is not your average paranormal romance. Nothing about Lena is typical. She may wear the fancy dresses to parties when required, but she is a Guardian, the only...

Alexandria: The Sword of Agrippa, Book 2 is a time-travel science fiction novella written by Gregory Ness. Alexandria is set in the near future; Roy, a physicist and his partner, Renee, are at home and settling in to watch a video of Jakub's dream. They...

Tales of Mr. Snuggywhiskers: The Spring Tales is a children’s book about a special friendship between a long lineage of mice and their humans, written by C.F. Crawford and illustrated by L.H. Crawford. Mr. Snuggywhiskers is a happily married mouse who has many dreams. Lately,...

Why Are People Bullied? is the second installment in The Adventures of Gleeson and Cormac series, written by Molly O’Rourke and illustrated by Kalpart. When Gleeson and Cormac – two frogs from Main Pond – learn about an upcoming class about bullying, they decide...

Misfit’s Magic: The Last Halloween is a work of fiction in the fantasy subgenre and serves as the opening installment of the Misfit’s Magic series. It is aimed at young adult readers and was penned by author Fred Gracely. The book follows a young boy...

Inassea Chronicles: The Blighted Flame by P.A. Pena is an epic fantasy following Virgil Truesdale as he hunts down the witch responsible for his father’s death. Under the guidance of a nymph named Orlando, Virgil reluctantly ventures to Akata Island and joins the Crusader's Exam....

What began as a mere article of a couple of pages for a magazine turned into a 523 page book, "Hands With A Heart: The personal Biography of Actress ZaSu Pitts" by Gayle D. Haffner. Many sources contributed to this endeavor. In 1917 ZaSu Pitts...

Kea, The Third Way by Alki Nea is an adventure story about Kea and Leo who are childhood friends. They find their lives on a fast track after Kea changes. Gone are the sleepy lives they led in the suburbs. They see themselves in a...

Status: The Game by Vincent Robert Annunziato is an exciting story, original in its concept with a great story line. Bob Brooks is an inexperienced high school teacher who becomes popular with his students with the help of an online game. Bob Brooks has an...

Mind Over Murder by Cary Allen Stone is part of the Jake Roberts novel series. Although I haven’t read the other books in the series, this one was easy to follow. Detective Jake Roberts takes custody of Lori Powers, a serial killer who had fled...

Immortal Lovers: The Ultimate Sacrifice by Andrea D. Collins is as much about the past as it is about the present. Essence has spent her life trying to discover her past, haunted by dreams she doesn’t understand, and a new found ability to cast illusions....

Johan Twiss continues the I Am Sleepless YA sci-fi series with Book 2, The Huntress. Aidan, Palomas, Fig, and Masay’s next goal is to escape Mount Fegorio, head to Vapor City, and look for the rebellion group which will lead them to the Reader. With...

Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover, written by David Horn and illustrated by Talitha Shipman, is a supersonically exciting sci-fi adventure for early readers, set in outer space on the AstroLiner Athena. Especially geared toward elementary school readers who are addicted to dreaming...

Eudora Space Kid: The Lobster Tale by David Horn is the second book in this fun and amazing adventure series designed for early chapter book readers. An adopted child of benign aliens, Eudora is a human third-grader who lives on a 36-deck Astroliner named Athena...

Trine Revelation is the third book in The Kinderra Saga by C.K. Donnelly. The trials and tribulations of Mirana Pinal continue as she tries to overcome the betrayal of Trine Tetric Garis and find a way to protect Kinderra. With the Dark Trine at large...

Abby discovers a painting while searching through some of the antique stuff in the basement and she shares this find with Holly. The painting has a strange key pinned behind it but there is no obvious indication of what the key is supposed to open....

Letting Go: The Defiant Sisters Duet, Book1 by Jacquie Biggar is a compelling coming-of-age story of sisters Renee and Izzy Thomas. When their father committed suicide, both lost their innocence and they begin separate journeys that led to transformation. Renee left town, went to college,...

Laura Wiltse Prior’s early chapter book, Emma Just Medium: The Beach Dilemma, is about family dynamics and finding your place. Emma was the middle child, stuck between her older brother, Big, and her younger brother, nicknamed Little. That made Emma’s nickname, Medium, though few people...