Reading a memoir of a prison gang member is unusual fare for those completely unfamiliar with the correctional system of the United States. Violence? Check. Drugs? Check. Odd Nicknames? Check. Girlfriends? Check. Illegitimate children?... Read More

Gabriel is an adventurer. When two of his friends decide to leave school and go seek their fortunes in Alaska, there is no way he is going to stay behind. The three friends make plans that get them only part of the way to Anchorage, and... Read More

Telling the Civil War’s story through these personal letters from those who fought it provides unforgettable descriptions of brutal battles, extreme living conditions, the hopes of slaves, the living hell of prisons, and unsanitary and... Read More

Poor Chole Lore! Her life is so consumed with worries that she even worries about worrying. And when she worries, a large wart appears on the side of her nose, making her constant worry even more, well, worrisome. As Chloe goes about her... Read More

In this fine collection of stories, characters often stumble upon what they’re actually looking for amid the flotsam and jetsam left by the receding dreams and washed-up hopes of not only their own lives, but all those around them.... Read More

For a guy who deals out luck in the high-stakes blackjack pits of Las Vegas casinos, most of Jude Helms’s personal fortune is bad. Lately he has lost two jobs, the first after seventeen years at the Monaco, and the next after only four... Read More

Bird watching is the fastest-growing outdoor activity in the United States. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, almost fifty-two million Americans report that they watch birds. But what do children raised on a glut of... Read More

In a societal context where body obsessions coincide with alarming rates of obesity among Western children, "The Body Image Survival Guide for Parents" is a slim but highly informative guidebook, and one that should be required reading... Read More