Kids will learn about the possibilities for adventure found in books in this colorfully illustrated pirate tale. Captain No Beard and his crew—sisters Hallie and Cayla, along with a variety of animated stuffed animals—discover that... Read More

Roman’s conversational tone keeps the book interesting and inspires kids’ curiosity for other cultures. Carole P. Roman continues her award-winning children’s series profiling different cultures around the world in the picture book... Read More

A one-company town falters, and amid the human drama, nature begins to reclaim what had been lost. Elizabeth O. Dulemba’s illuminating historical novel, A Bird on Water Street, recounts the legacy of copper mining in Coppertown, a... Read More

Collie’s natural, conversational style maintains high literary standards. Disillusionment and discouragement threaten to derail a young woman’s aspirations in her first year of college in this revealing look at the reality of... Read More

This complex tale with a dark atmosphere traces the ascent of the Nazis with peeks into class division. "Secrets of the Past", by Bernard Irving, weaves a dark tale of lives unraveling at the dawn of World War II. Albert and Mina... Read More

Science, psychology, and sociology merge to explain the theory of the biology of empathy. Who hasn’t watched someone laugh and felt the need to laugh? In fact, humans often mirror one another’s emotions, and Matteo Rizzato and Davide... Read More

Children see the delights of Turkey through the eyes of their Turkish peers. Former educator Carole P. Roman gives children a taste of life in other countries in her If You Were Me and Lived In… series, which has so far featured trips... Read More

Good and evil are questioned, violence is confronted as part of the human experience, and characters’ motives blur lines. Rich Shapero’s novel, "The Hope We Seek", takes place in a remote, unnamed place more than a century in the... Read More