Laela and the Moonline by Lisa Perskie “Surprises unfold in the predictable. . . . You can never fully foresee the foreseen.” Long ago, the four tribes of Aerizon lived […]
Category: Coming of Age
Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions by Anthony D. Grate
Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions by Anthony D. Grate Sometimes our greatest moments of enlightenment come from our worst mistakes. When life supplies eleven-year-old Tommy Grant with some unfavorable […]
Theo and Sprout: A Journey of Growth by Joseph Gergen
Theo and Sprout: A Journey of Growth by Joseph Gergen! Sprout says she’s there to help him, to guide him. Theo, an introverted, teenage boy form a large family, is […]
Byron by Robert M. Tucker – Award Winner
Byron by Robert M. Tucker Upon graduating from Harvard University in the field of molecular biology, Byron MacKenzie recalls the adventuresome and traumatic events of her childhood in a Louisiana […]
All That Is Hidden by Laura DeNooyer-Moore
All That Is Hidden by Laura DeNooyer-Moore Are secrets worth the price they cost to keep? Ten-year-old Tina Hamilton finds out the hard way. She always knew her father had […]
My First Five Years at Sea by John M. Tabor – Book Review
My First Five Years at Sea by John M. Tabor My First Five Years at Sea and Other Tall Tales by John M. Tabor “My First Five Years at Sea” […]
My First Dog by Bruno Wilson – Book Review
My First Dog by Bruno Wilson – Artisan Book Review My First Dog by Bruno Wilson A journey of triumph and resilience. Hang on for the ride as the intricacies […]
Sheltered: When a Boy Becomes a Legend by Jacob Paul Patchen
Sheltered: When a Boy Becomes a Legend by Jacob Paul Patchen With America under attack from within, twelve-year-old James must fight his way to freedom while trying to hold onto […]
The Real Education of TJ Crowley by Grant Overstake – Book Review
Book review for The Real Education of TJ Crowley by Grant Overstake The Real Education of TJ Crowley by Grant Overstake What Lessons Did You Learn In the 7th Grade? Home-schooled […]
Dyed Souls by Gary Santorella
Dyed Souls by Gary Santorella Synopsis: ‘My mom leans back, smiles, and strokes my cheek. “That’s all right, Charlie. Never you mind. You just got soft living with your grandparents, is […]
Concrete Wings by Beverly Gandara
Concrete Wings: One Man’s Fifty Year Journey to Personal Freedom By Beverly Gandara A naïve teen sent out of Cuba to retrieve smuggled family jewels on the eve of the […]
Emmie of Indianapolis – Kay Castaneda – Book Review
Emmie of Indianapolis by Kay Castaneda Synopsis: In 1963, a young teenage girl moves with her mother and sisters from the suburbs to the downtown of a Midwestern city after […]
Life in the Hollywood Lane – Ann Crawford – Book Review
Life in the Hollywood Lane by Ann Crawford Synopsis: Quirky, heart-opening, funny, poignant, up, down, and everywhere in between—that’s life and that’s Life in the Hollywood Lane. Trish, an LA […]