Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein is a practising Positive Psychologist. In her book The Truth: Diary of a Gutsy Tween, she sets out to help young girls growing up to understand why they feel the way they do, reassure them that they are not alone, and...

The Plan: Level I: The Awakening by Dan L Woods is the story of what our world could be like in the future. Gabe Anderson is a normal 17-year-old. Just like any other teenager, he watches videos on YouTube. One day he watched a video...

The Kingdom of Oceana by Mitchell Charles is a tale of fantasy, a tale that happened five centuries ago. Prince Ailani is just 16 years old when he and his brother Nahoa find themselves in deep trouble. On one adventurous day they step on forbidden...

The Count of Mount Collier High is a young adult coming of age novel written by David W. Gordon. Eighth-grader Edric Davies never expected to be doing anything other than keeping the bench warm during the Mount Collier High's freshman basketball team, the Spartans' game...

The Ascendants: Genesis starts during a standoff between a dangerous Post Human and the local authorities. In this intriguing story, Post Humans are the first humans who begin showing signs of special abilities, sometimes unthinkable powers, such as the first Post Human we meet, Cooper....

A vivid, informative story that will pull at your heartstrings is what The Children’s Train (Escape on the Kindertransport) is all about. Hitler’s reign has begun in Germany and all of the Jewish people are his targets. England has agreed to try to save...

A woman playing a big part in a pirate story! What a refreshing and delightful twist. In the position of leadership, Honorata, our heroine, survives to become a queen and then finds her lost love. The Queen of the Caribbean begins with The Black Corsair...

Swashbuckling, yes! I am going to use the word 'swashbuckling.' The Black Corsair by Emilio Salgari and Nico Lorenzutti is nonstop action right from the first scene. The Black Corsair is all about vengeance. The Lord of Ventimiglia, otherwise known as the Black Corsair, is...

The Dismal Tide by Michael A. Dibaggio and Shell Dibaggio is the second book in the East End Irregulars, super heroes patrolling the area to thwart would-be evil doers. The story begins with Evangeline getting the lead role in the school play, while Torrent and...

The Boy in The Bin by Charles W. Massie is a somewhat quirky, fun read. I say quirky because there were some chapters and situations that you just don’t see much in other books. This is a good thing in my opinion. I read a...