In Just a Few Inches by debut novelist Tara St. Pierre, the author takes a unique path to bring to light the very serious issues of body image, self-esteem and teenage relationships. Our protagonist, Carrie Roberts, is a pretty average teenage girl. But she wants...

I've got some catching up to do. I have just finished Just Saying by Jianna Higgins. This is Melanie’s Story and apparently it is just one novel in a series called The Sorrento Series. I love the names. Just Kidding, Just Wondering, Just Going, and...

Just Kidding is Ruby’s prequel novella in the Sorrento series, written by Jianna Higgins. Ruby Smith is knowledgeable in many things. As a former action junkie in her youth, riding motorcycles, flying airplanes, skiing and four-wheel driving made up just a fragment of her adventurous...

Just Maybe by Crystal Walton is a gripping and heartwarming love story that in places sounds familiar, but it takes you on a journey you have not been on before. Quinn Thompson is a reporter trying to get a scoop on the elusive Cooper Anderson....

Amira is trying to let go. Let him go. But the strings attached to first love are too strong to be traded in for a weak substitute. She tries, though, until she can try no more. When Amira’s estranged parents announce that they are going...

Lori Martin, a nighttime radio host, is always positive with her callers and listeners. She finds the best in situations and advises like nobody’s business. But when her boyfriend breaks up with her on-air, she starts to realize that not everything is butterflies and...

Just Jackie: My Life Is Like a Fruitcake by Jenny Cummings is a witty and fast-paced novel inspired by the author’s real-life experiences. In doing so, she has created a fascinating character in Jackie Jackson, who she considers her alter ego. It’s a domestic adventure...

The Write Spot: Writing as a Path to Healing is a work of non-fiction by Marlene Cullen. As Christine Falcon-Daigle writes: “The safety of the blank page has been where I go to find myself whenever I feel lost and alone or spiritually bankrupt. It’s...

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...

Let's get to know Lexi and her family in the storybook Different Just Like Us by Lexi Layton with Tammi Croteau Keen. She has a dog, Teddy, and a puppy, Toby, who are half-siblings because they have the same dad. Lexi loves dogs and she...

It’s Just One of Those Days by Melissa Burke is a well written story that pulled me in immediately. The opening pages are about the main character Liz and she is talking directly to me, sharing her every thought. Liz is having 'one of those...

It’s Just So… Little by Brenda Faatz and Peter Trimarco is a delicious picture book in rhyme that follows the story of Lizzy as she cares for a baby tree and awaits the birth of a sister or brother. Lizzy’s enthusiasm for life and compassion...

It's Okay To Just Be Me!! by M.J. Daley-Prado is a delightful story book for kids with a good message that teaches them to be happy with their own selves. Lilly has curly hair, but she wants to have straight hair like Sarah Nicole Hubert...

Not Just Another Wrinkled Face by Barb McIntyre is a heartwarming story of the senior citizen community. Mary, Helen, Alice, Lise, Sandra, Paul and Phil are just a few of the residents of Morning Glory condominiums, where most residents are sixty-two or older. Each senior...

Rita Just Wants to be Thin by Mary W. Walters tells the tale of Rita, an emotional over-eater and chain smoker who is dissatisfied with her lot in life. Rita becomes increasingly depressed and disgruntled when the scale tops 200 pounds. Married to Graham, she...

Reading I Just Wanted Love by D.J. Burr was a revelation. It was also heartbreaking to so intensely feel the pain and confusion of what it is like to grow up gay and "co-dependent." Just what does it mean to be a "co-dependent"? According to...

In a very sweet and lovely story, For Just a Little While by author Jess Fulton, readers will be treated to a read that will engage them from the very first page. Follow the story of Faith, who should have died on a cold and...

In It’s Just So..., a children’s book by Brenda Faatz and Peter Trimarco, there is quite a whole lot going on. Children’s books are almost defined by the near necessity to coordinate a pleasing complement of both words and pictures, but rarely do the creators...

Life Is Just A Bowl Of Choices is an autobiography written by Robyn Russell. What is a life well spent? The author contends that the choices one makes ultimately shape one’s life and, as long as one is still breathing, that life story is continually...

How does a little child tell her parents how much she loves them? I'm Just Little by Jennifer Sharp is an adorable story that describes in verse a little child's love for her parents. Though the girl is little, she loves her mother as big...