On vacation with their grandparents, siblings Avery and Evan visit the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia, where they’re warned of two dangerous creatures: the fearsome alligators that stalk in the swamps and the treacherous... Read More

Using humor, sarcasm, allegory, metaphor—and a little time travel—Guriel shows how poems succeed. The Pigheaded Soul: Essays and Reviews on Poetry and Culture offers thoughtful and critical analyses of some of North America’s most... Read More

Eerie monsters and psychological demons creep from the shadows of Johnson’s vivid occult mystery. Haunted houses are a staple of horror novels, but few are quite as patently evil as the seemingly abandoned home at the heart of Carter... Read More

The wide variety of personal accounts creates a gritty, deeply emotional collection of war stories. Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors, Volume Two is an inspiring anthology of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and photographs offering... Read More

A smart-alecky cab driver makes for a pathetic yet empathetic protagonist in this goofy book in a series. "Doctor Lovebeads" is the fifth novel in the Asphalt Warrior series penned by the late Gary Reilly and, although it has its flaws,... Read More

You want vampires? This book has a mean one. Fast-paced and tight, the writing succeeds in presenting this lethal predator in an abhorrent light. This vampire tale on steroids meets the horror genre in a nauseating parade of... Read More

With a plot interwoven with secrets and twists, young Maggie’s story of homeschooling and escape shines light on her eight siblings’ inner worlds. After years of raising her eight siblings in near isolation, nineteen-year-old Maggie... Read More

The definition of love itself is an underlying social issue explored in depth, though not addressed in a typically overt manner, throughout this touching story. The exciting world of competitive ballroom dance sets the backdrop for this... Read More