Both informative and interesting, this is an excellent historical book on the Civil War era navy. Centered on the family and the military career of America’s first admiral, Farragut and Family: The Making of an Elder Hero, by Robert L.... Read More

Shizumi Shigeto Manale and Richard Marshall’s delicate and heartrending narrative details the life of a young girl living in a town near Hiroshima after the bombing in 1945 and offers a message of hope and cultural understanding. The... Read More

Increasing danger and the revealing of clairvoyant abilities ramp up the suspense and intrigue. A young man forced into dangerous service to his kingdom ultimately finds his path in Gavin Ough’s brief but jam-packed fantasy adventure,... Read More

"The Boom Room", by Rick Blechta, is a fast-paced murder mystery that follows Detective Mervin Pratt, first introduced in Blechta’s Orchestrated Murder. There’s been a murder in a nightclub, the Boom Room. While Pratt’s rival... Read More

The Pink Panther meets the twenty-first century in this hilarious noir parody. The first in a planned series, "The Corsican Dove" kicks off the investigative adventures of Ramone Ramone, a gumshoe in the tradition of Jacques Clouseau.... Read More

Nolton reminds readers through her engaging and encouraging words that creation as a spiritual pursuit is worthwhile, if challenging, work. Welsh visionary artist Faith Nolton shares stories and paintings from her path as a shamanic... Read More

This book offers young people a candid, compassionate view of an often-misunderstood problem. People often joke about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), as if it were little more than a funny quirk. “I’m so OCD!” people say about... Read More

Putting a focus on the runners instead of the tragedy, this account of the 2013 Boston Marathon offers hope and a keep-going attitude. The 2013 Boston Marathon will inevitably be remembered for the two bombs that went off and the deaths... Read More