Fans of Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms can rejoice as Stuart Horten returns in Lissa Evans' Horten's Incredible Illusions. Most of the charming characters from the first book are …
Not for the faint of heart, this story offers some interesting insights into the minds and emotions of our nation's military forces. The author changes the narrator of the book multiple times pe…
Elizabeth Letts, author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion, knows a good story when she sees one. The heart of the story is the Cinderella tale of an unexpected plow-horse, Snowman, rising to th…
The Queen's Vow tells the tale of how one young princess rose above doubt, discouragement and defeat to become one of the greatest queens the world has ever known. Told exclusively from Isabella'…
Jane O'Connor is launching her Fancy Nancy character into her first chapter book entitled NANCY CLANCY SUPER SLEUTH. The reader will find the plot amusing, realistic, and touching all at the…
Father's Day is a memoir about Zach, a special needs adult. As the parent of a special needs adult, I found this memoir to be extremely honest and insightful, and at times painful. Mo…
While Cinder and Ella has a few elements that are similar to the original Cinderella story, it has been drastically altered so you have to really look for the similarities. That's not to say, however,…
Laura Amy Schlitz is the Newbery winner for her brilliant Good Gentleman! Fair Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village. In Splendors and Glooms she turns her hand to England, 1860.At times eerie an…
Reading Breadcrumbs is a little bit like getting lost in a dream while wrapped up in a soft blanket by the fire in midwinter. Anne Ursu's lyrical, poetic language wrapped around me and pulle…
Although I've never moved across the country in the middle of the winter to open an ice cream shop, I was immediately intrigued by Tess's story and her unique, fiery family. I enjoyed Tess's growth th…
Jordan Sonnenblick is one of my favorite authors for young adult fiction. He has some trademarks to his style that make his books so brilliant. Sonnenblick's voice is spot-on and his dialo…
Second in the Women of Justice series, Don't Look Back was intense. Packed with suspense and chilling views into the mind of a psychopath, the author weaves a rather unsettling tale which causes the …
