Lebohang May offers this apologia in his dedication: “I may not have mastered poetry in motion and its rules but this is my poetry in passion and aspiration.” Indeed, passion and aspiration pulse through this volume. May’s fervent... Read More

Blistering hot sun. Searing, dusty winds. Mysterious dense bush. Violence lurking around every bend in the path. G. L. Bass’ collection of poetry evokes an intense sensory impression of Africa, and muses on the ever-changing and... Read More

In this modern age, as families become more and more busy and over-extended, it becomes similarly more and more difficult to practice a religion within a family context. Jeanne Preski faced this problem when she realized her children... Read More

It’s late November 1945 in Ramer, Alabama, and the author is eleven years old, living in a two-room wooden shack with his parents and sisters. The Rural Electrification Administration has not yet run electricity to this area, so the... Read More

Children need independence in order to grow up with healthy self-esteem and good decision-making abilities. Parents who smother their children with overly strict rules and arbitrary punishments, who do things for them that the children... Read More

What is a middle schooler? A human being who is “swinging between childhood and adulthood…dealing with a rapidly changing body…dealing with new massive amounts of hormones…creating an individual and personal code of... Read More

This memoir aims to be an inspiring tale of a child’s perseverance as she grows to successful adulthood despite difficult circumstances. The author is to be commended for her authentic voice and forthrightness. However, the story fails... Read More

Shel Silverstein, A.A. Milne, and Ogden Nash have a sister-in-rhymes named Martha Sears West. Her poems, like theirs, tickle the funny bone, lift the spirits, and warm the heart. She focuses on the joy and magic of childhood, and how... Read More