Did you play 'pretend' when you were younger and hope that the worlds you imagined could actually be real? Then The Strings of the Violin by Alisse Lee Goldenberg will be a book you'd enjoy a lot. Carrie and her two friends are taken on...

Sitnalta (Sitnalta Series) by Alisse Lee Goldenberg is an adventure story. Princess Sitnalta of Colonodona is loved by everyone in her land while her father, King Supmylo, is evil and has nearly destroyed the peace of the kingdom. He always wanted a male child and...

The Kingdom Thief is a delightful young adult fantasy by Alisse Lee Goldenberg. All in all, it is a fun and upbeat adventure, but it starts from a pretty depressing scenario. What happens if your parents are terrible and you and everyone around you are...

A quest is only as good as the journey involved and the characters that make the journey. I was satisfied on both counts as I read The City of Arches: Sitnata Series Book 3 by Alisse Lee Goldenberg. The writing style and the characters kept...

The Song of Hadariah by Alisse Lee Goldenberg is the first book of The Dybbuk Scrolls trilogy. Carrie just wants a carefree summer with her friends, despite her parents' dismay, but everything changes when she rescues a fox from her dog. This isn't an ordinary...

The False Princess: The Sitnalta Series, Book 5 by Alisse Lee Goldenberg is the story of a princess who grew up a little too fast, but now she has to make some decisions that are making her question everything and everyone. Princess Sitnalta is finally...

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...