From the first vision of Moose standing tall with his huge baked potato nose sniffing the air, readers can sense this is no ordinary character, especially with his five foot wide set of antlers sweeping up toward the sky, “like huge... Read More

“Why is most contemporary poetry so dull? It is a measure of the author’s generosity that when this challenge is issued—midway into a collection of essays and reviews of modern poetry—it seems less like a firebomb lobbed at the... Read More

This counting book has few words to mar Butler’s exquisite illustrations. In the first book that he has both written and illustrated, Butler has chosen his words well, but the value of this book comes from the paintings that are so... Read More

The legacy of the Marshall Train Depot of Marshall, Texas and the proud beginnings of America’s Texas & Pacific Railroad are lovingly remembered in Casad’s distinctive historical picture book for children. Bluebonnet at the... Read More

In the book turned film, The First Wives Club, three spurned women plot to take down the husbands who wronged them by seeking different (and younger) wives after years of a first marriage. Wife and husband team Lenore and Stephen... Read More

An intriguing debut novel, Calhoun’s Firegold captures the imagination as readers follow the adventure-filled story of Jonathon Brae, the unraveling of the mysterious poem about the legendary Firegold and how Jonathon and the poem are... Read More

Sad circumstances are the essence of this book. There are fifteen first person stories drawn from interviews with teenagers of various nationalities living in the Netherlands, away from their families, due to one unfortunate circumstance... Read More

In the seventh installment in the True-to-Life Series from Hamilton High, Reynolds tackles the touchy subject of teen sex vs. abstinence. Lauren, a senior at Hamilton High, has been dealing with “If you loved me…” ever since her... Read More