SERAFINA’S PROMISE by Ann E. Burg is a three- part story that is surprisingly beautiful, hauntingly tragic, but also enduringly hopeful all tied together by well- crafted free verse. The se…
Atmosphere? Suspense? Mystery? Charismatic characters? Witty banter? Oh, and did I mention heart-stopping frightening at times? Yes! Jonathan Stroud's latest novel, The Screaming Staircase, is …
The Mothers is a wonderful book that I would encourage anyone who is a mother, or has an aspiration to be a mother to read. If you are going through the process of an adoption, know someone who has ad…
In the third installment of the Janitors Series, Curse of the Broomstaff author Tyler Whitesides takes his story on a slightly different path. Dez, a prominent character in the earlier…
The title of this book was what attracted me initially to this book, but once I started reading it, I realized it wasn't exactly what I had been expecting it to be. I had a hard time delving…
I will admit that I am a harsh critic when it comes to books and how much praise I give them. This book deserves every good word I can write about it. From the beginning, it had me hooked. The voices …
From the moment I saw this book in a catalog for future releases, I knew I wanted to read it. I am not very interested in zombies or the living dead, and yet the idea of people returning back to life …
The light-hearted title Trash Can Days and its accompanying cover belie the dark and oft oppressive content between the novel's covers. Written from multiple points of view (main chara…
Sometimes the books of our childhood don't live up to our fond memories when we revisit them as adults. This is definitely not the case with Mr. Popper's Penguins! Mr. Popper's Penguins wa…
Kiriath's Quest by Rick Barry is full of loyalty, treachery, adventure and enchantment. Even a little love story finds its way onto the sidelines for the hopeless romantic to enjoy. Rick Barry jumps i…
The characters in The Bookstore are so bright and colorful and live up to the quirky lives that indie bookstore employees often have. What instantly attracted me to this book was that it focuses on a …
This novel is so delicious, that I never wanted it to end! My only complaint was that it was so short. I felt like I had just started to read when I discovered that I only had a couple of chapters lef…
