BOOK REVIEW LISTINGS

The Wisdom of the River

The Wisdom of the River by Elaine McGinlay is a beautifully illustrated children's book about a river that sustains a small community. The story explores the vital bond between the river and the people who depend on it. When the villagers stop cooperating, the river begins to suffer, leading to serious consequences for everyone. Featuring stunning ...

The Wisdom Tree

The Wisdom Tree by Dominique Ellis is a must-read children's book for new fathers. It artistically explores the empathy and wonder that a first-time father feels amid the flurry of questions and anxiety that accompany the journey of parenthood. Reading Ellis's work is like shaking a snow globe of emotions that have been bottled up in a new ...

The Witchfinder's Serpent

 Author Rande Goodwin’s historical fantasy, The Witchfinder’s Serpent, has elements of well-researched history combined with a contemporary setting in an intriguing mystery. The story opens with a back story. Way back in England in 1645, Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General, set about to identify, test, lead to trial and execute ...

The Witness

The World Needs a Uniquely Happy You.

"The World Needs a Uniquely Happy You" by Makida Arshi and brilliantly illustrated by Siddhant Jumde. It is a delightful rhyming book that inspires children to cherish the "unique" in others, paving the path to a more compassionate world where the diversity within each of us is honored and embraced.

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The Young Communicator

When young Cara moves to a new home with her family and discovers some diaries under the floorboard of her new bedroom, life goes pretty crazy. Faced with challenges, mysteries, and adventures, Cara finds herself unable to sleep and anxious. The more she reads of Suzann’s diaries (from 50 years’ previous), the more Cara’s life begins ...

There Are No Saints

There Are No Saints by Stephen Kanicki is an engaging and subtly humorous tale set in the mid-1800s in Titusville, a tiny village in Pennsylvania. Like overgrown corn stalks, or macabre grand cathedrals, oil derricks sprouted from farmland. “oil… is the new religion of Titusville”. 
Told in the first person by Dexter ...

There Will Be Other Summers

There Will Be Other Summers by Tegan Anderson is a coming-of-age novel by a young British author who captures the challenges and triumphs of young adulthood. Set in England, it offers American readers a glimpse into British culture, language, and local nuances. The story follows Ryn and Asher, two diverse, flawed, but likable characters. They both ...

These Hands

"These Hands" by Darcy Daniel is a captivating tale about an individual named Lucas Daniels, who possesses the extraordinary power to heal with his two hands. He can heal bugs, birds, cats, and even humans, which is where the complications arise. This remarkable gift was inherited from his father's side. Although it seems like a divine ...

They Don't Have to See You

Hollis Avery's book, They Don't Have to See You: Be a Better Remote Manager and Build Trust with Your Employees, was a fascinating read for me since the book was about my own work situation. I am a remote worker and a remote manager of other workers. I could relate to many of the statements Avery made in his book.

Avery makes ...