Book Review
A Story About Cancer with a Happy Ending
by Nancy Powell
Cancer is a difficult subject for children to process, as India Desjardins’s A Story about Cancer with a Happy Ending shows. The book follows one child’s experience of the disease with inspired, no-holds-barred determination. It is...
Book Review
Stranded in the Wild
by Nancy Powell
"Stranded in the Wild" is an emotional coming-of-age adventure with a positive message. Gary Rodriguez’s "Stranded in the Wild" is a riveting, character-driven adventure that pits a diverse group of adolescents against the treachery of...
Book Review
Calculus in 5 Hours
by Nancy Powell
Calculus in Five Hours is an excellent beginner’s guide to first semester calculus. Dennis Jarecke’s succinct version of a first semester, college-level calculus course, Calculus in Five Hours, contains useful tips and tricks for...
Book Review
Primordial Beast
by Nancy Powell
"Primordial Beast" touches upon Cherokee myths in a thought-provoking way. Peter Chicuorka’s slow-building thriller "Primordial Beast" is set in a national forest where a mysterious predator is brutally killing park visitors. A young...
Book Review
The Mouse That Snored
by Nancy Powell
"The Mouse That Snored" is whimsical and original, with often excellent comedic timing. Mel Horowitz’s "The Mouse That Snored" is an amusing farcical reinterpretation of American revolutionary heroes and myths. Humboldt “Humby”...
Book Review
The Book of Dog
by Nancy Powell
Lark Benobi unabashedly takes on modern politics in all its bestial madness in "The Book of Dog", celebrating the joys of womanhood, diversity, and the wonders of nature. The apocalypse arrives in California via a yellow puffball...
Book Review
What to Eat During Cancer Treatment
by Nancy Powell
"What to Eat During Cancer Treatment"’s new edition puts a fresh spin on a stable of delectably solid recipes, introducing gluten-free menus and new reference sections on food safety and vitamin supplementation. Cancer treatment is a...
Book Review
The Separation
by Nancy Powell
"The Separation" is an entertaining dystopian thriller centered in a repressed future America. In Thomas Duffy’s smart and timely Big Brother thriller "The Separation", a mathematical genius is caught up in a dangerous game with the...