A rhyme scheme with rhythm that’s joyous and proud makes this nautical book such fun to read aloud. The text is packed with marine biology facts, built into a story that follows Bob’s tracks helping dolphins and whales and pelicans,... Read More

Without shying away from the painful parts of life, this anthology celebrates the role of fathers in their daughters’ lives. Every Father’s Daughter: Twenty-Four Women Writers Remember Their Fathers, selected and presented by... Read More

This novel is a sincere exploration of the struggles people go through trying to survive and do right, while still holding on to their dreams. Maya and Danny Johnson have all but given up on their dreams. After a decade of scraping... Read More

While the weird situations and characters are humorous and entertaining, the themes beneath its surface offer depth and insight. Surely Dash’s run of bad luck must be winding down. He’s lost his job and fiancée and finds himself... Read More

With both modern-day and historical characters equally believable in their desires and life journeys, this novel tells a little-known story that is complex and captivating. With "The Cherokee Rose", Tiya Miles has written a complex and... Read More

The romance of the Spanish countryside wars with the practicality of England in this romance set in the 1950s. A large volume, rife with romanticized descriptions of Spain, Hannah Fielding’s "Indiscretion" traces the relationship of... Read More

The weighty themes of mental illness and abuse are skillfully balanced with a road trip plot line and observations on America’s homogenization. In YA writer John Michael Cummings’s first adult novel, Don’t Forget Me, Bro, a... Read More

Shyness can be crippling, but Helen Rivas-Rose shows the way toward better communication and a better life. In Helen Rivas-Rose’s detailed and poignant memoir, "Brave", she details her lifelong struggle with shyness and how she learned... Read More