I thought The Runaway by Jo Barney was a good book. The story follows the lives of several different characters, all connected in some way. The two main characters are Ellie and Sarah. Ellie is a tough, older woman who is obsessed with cleaning graffiti....

No one needs to love poetry to appreciate this wonderful collection of poems. Between The Lines There Lies a Story of Me by Sabaine features well-written, rhythmic, and beautiful poems that will resonate with a wide range of readers, poems that cover a variety of...

Tommy Ellis Heads North West is a novel written by Jes Parkin. Both worried and excited, Tommy Ellis is about to embark on his second deep sea fishing adventure with his father, who is the Captain of the Stella Vega. Tommy’s worry stems from the...

The Big Mistake Club is a novel written by Donna Walo Clancy. Five teens, each with horrific backgrounds, attend the funeral of their beloved friend and comrade, Anna, who had killed herself after constantly being told she was nothing more than a disappointment to her...

For its author, who writes as The Behrg, a pen name, The Girl Who Couldn't Come Up With An Original Title is an admitted toss at the trend to have "girl" in so many titles. The idea struck me as trivial, yet readers will find...

No Good is an historical Southern fiction novel written by John Hope. Johnny's twelve now, and he had long ago given up on the idea of a little brother. When he was an infant, his mom and dad had been in a car accident which...

Geepling is a romantic fable for young adults written by Lana Petelis. Geep was a rare and special being; his mother was a sheep and his father a goat. He had no recollections of his father, but his mother was there for him from his...

The Healer by C.J. Anaya (Book One of the Healer series) draws upon ancient forces, gods, and demons from Japanese mythology to craft a thrilling and richly layered modern epic for Young Adult readers. In the first book of what promises to be an enthralling...

Into The Cave is a novelette by M.M. Meyer. Fifteen-year-old Adam Mealin loves school and is a straight-A student, but is constantly bullied by football player Scott Farmer. Adam’s best friend and next door neighbor, Jenny Elliott, describes Scott as a Neanderthal and tells Adam...

Starkly beautiful in the horror of abuse, Colby in the Crosshairs by John Hope is an amazing read. We are introduced to Colby, a nine-year-old boy who is stuck in an abusive home with an older autistic brother. Worse trouble ensues when the new family,...