"Magic Bat Day" will spread a love of baseball and really engage young readers who are already interested in learning the game. "Magic Bat Day", the latest installment in the Hometown All Stars series, is an interactive picture book that... Read More

Humor and a quick wit make Parker’s memoir a pleasant, breezy read. Will Parker shares memories of his lifetime in this mostly lighthearted telling of growing up in his native Australia, and later travels and adventures around the... Read More

This postapocalyptic YA novel is a fast-paced, fascinating slam dunk of a book. "The Threat Below", by Jason Latshaw, is a YA science fiction novel built expertly upon genre basics. The result is a fast-paced, mind-expanding tale of... Read More

I Am Not My Mother’s Child motivates others with traumatic pasts to leave pain behind. Pride. Determination. Resilience. Andrale Jean-Louis claims these talismanic words as her guide through an abusive childhood in Haiti with her... Read More

Romtvedt is an enchanting, natural storyteller, with a light touch and a wry sense of humor. In the wildly imaginative Zelestina Ursa in Outer Space, David Romtvedt tells the captivating tale of a Basque immigrant, starting with her... Read More

A spirited mother-daughter road trip to Mexico takes a turn for the humorous when long-dead relatives start showing up. "Fling!", Lily Iona Mackenzie’s debut novel, is a romp from Canada to Mexico that includes long-lost relatives,... Read More

One of Western religion’s patron saints is vividly brought to life for a new audience. John Loranger vividly reimagines St. Mary of Egypt, a prostitute in Alexandria who became a hermitess in the Jordanian desert. A tale of demonic... Read More

This is an insightful and well-researched biography of a man known in the United States primarily for his role in the American Revolution. Donald Miller’s biography of the Marquis de Lafayette chronicles the pivotal events of his life... Read More