The history of humankind remains shrouded in mystery, with conflicting views held by religion and science. The biblical account is at odds with Darwin’s theory of evolution, but neither explanation seems satisfying. This raises the question as to whether the two accounts are mutually exclusive....

Mason has never known his father. All he has concerning him is a DVD of a man reading a children’s book. One day, at the nursing home where his mother works, he plays the DVD for a group of comatose teens. One of them, a...

The Dragon in the Garden by Erika Gardner is an epic tale with humor and mythology. Siobhan has been seeing things since she was a child in her grandparents’ garden, where she saw her first dragon. The dragon, who she dubbed Daisy, told her of...

Learning to act with kindness is essential for children to understand their feelings and those of others. This is necessary for strengthening friendships and overcoming obstacles, as shown in The Garden Encounter. EDD Jordan tells the story of Filbert the chipmunk who has a garden...

The Perillous Journey of Whomus In The Garden Of Uter: The Dawn Of Life is a short work of dramatic fiction set in the biological and magical realism genre, and was penned by author Daniel Faustin. Written as a conceptual and thought-provoking piece that mirrors...

The Gardens of Ailana by Edward Fahey takes readers on an uplifting and amazing journey that transcends pain, abuse and a neglected life. It's a story that will teach readers to love, heal and live a richer and more meaningful life. The story helps readers...

The Garden of Calilily, written by Chrystie Keller, is a children's book that promotes mindfulness through fairy tales. The book features two fairy sisters, Marigold and Sweetpea, who usually do a good job. However, they each have personalities that tend to distract them from their...

The Garden of Second Chances is a work of fiction in the social issues and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is intended for the older end of the young adult reading audience and contains no graphic material, but does make strong references to racial slurs, profanity,...

At just 57 pages, both the story line of this book AND the cover captured me completely and kept me hooked until the end. This is not an adult book. No. It's a simple, easy to read book for younger readers, yet it is written...

The Garden of Unfortunate Souls by Eddie Mark opens with the mayor's tearaway son Audwin crashing into the home of Bible-bashing single mother Loretta Ford and her unfortunate son Shadrack at three in the morning. While the boy's dad wants to keep the potential scandal...

The Garden of Life is an inspirational non-fiction book written by Todd Michael Putnam. This self-help book is composed of dialogues between the Young Gardener and his neighbor, the Old Man. The two of them discuss their opposing viewpoints on topics such as weeding their...

The Garden of Two is a novel written by Vicki-Ann Bush. Fresh out of high school, Charlie Murphy is surrounded by flying bullets in the battlefield. Then he is hit. As he lay dying, his thoughts of Lillie, his one true love, surround him,...

The Garden of Forgotten Dreams by Avalon Dane is an empowering novel about a young mother who finds her voice and works towards her dreams. After an exhilarating romance, Kaitlyn Collins settles down with Matt, the man of her dreams as she thought of him...

The Garden Bone by Maria Magliano is a dinosaur fantasy adventure novel. But I bet you have never read one quite like this. Wenceslao Killean is a not-so-ordinary orphaned 12-year-old boy just trying to make it through life since his parents died, with his Abuela...

The Garden Plot Diaries by Endy Wright is a fascinating anthology. Although readers never become privy to the name of the diary owner, we are all captivated by him due to his wit and fun-loving personality. A retired old war vet and avid gardener living...

The setting is 1912. Tommy is helping his grandfather, Asa in the field. As Asa plowed the ground Tommy dropped the seeds. Tommy loved to hear his grandfather tell stories. As they worked together he once again begged for a story. As he listened once...

A young American-born girl is taken to her mother's home country of India to "visit" for the summer. Sensing estrangement between her parents, she is skeptical that it is merely a trip to the homeland. What she finds over that summer launches her into a...

Inspired by nature in all its grand beauty, The Twelve Gifts from the Garden provides profound life lessons to guide readers of all ages and cultures through their time on earth. The journey of enlightenment that started in 1987 with The Twelve Gifts collection continues...

The Ghost in the Garden by Alisse Lee Goldenberg is an engaging middle-grade ghost story. It follows Sophie Madison, an almost twelve-year-old girl who has to uncover a mystery before it's too late. Sophie isn't happy that she and her family just moved from Calgary, Alberta, to...

Janice Garden Macdonald’s poignant collection of short stories entitled The Plainness of My Fall is well worth the short amount of time it takes to read them. Every story within the collection, six stories in total, is an award winner, including the title story “The...