Targeted Age Group:: 13 up Category: Children and Young Adult Books Print book price range: $9.95 Audiobook price range: $17.95 eBook price range: $2.99 About This Star Shall Abide: Noren knew that his world was not as it should be--it was wrong that only the Scholars, and their representatives the Technicians, could use metal tools and Machines. It was wrong that only they had access to the mysterious City, which he had always longed to enter. Above all, it was wrong for the Scholars … [Read more...] about Buyer’s Guide: This Star Shall Abide by Sylvia Engdahl
Bargain Book: Phoenix Child by Alica McKenna Johnson
Sara is just another group home kid. She’s given up on being part of a family and has planned out her life as a child of the system. Then she wakes on her fifteenth birthday, with ruby red streaks through her now midnight black hair and strange powers she did not know she possessed. Enrolling in classes at the San Francisco Center for the Circus Arts, she meets strangers with frightening powers who say they are family, with a four thousand year old god as a common ancestor. As Sara … [Read more...] about Bargain Book: Phoenix Child by Alica McKenna Johnson
Interview with Author – Michael Rossi
About Michael Rossi: Michael Rossi's new memoir, Off The Reservation: Stories I Almost Took to the Grave and Probably Should Have, is his debut book. Equal parts moving and shocking, these stranger than fiction stories are an honest account of an incredible life--not an incredibly good life, but an extremely unlikely one, and at times an utterly disastrous existence. Michael is the father of two wonderful children, and currently lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his girlfriend and her … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Michael Rossi
Interview with Author – Kevon Brown
About Kevon Brown: I was a huge reader as a child, as I got older into my early teens I really got into superheroes. Everything flipped a bit when I got into High school and started playing sports. I was a 2x State Champion, once in the 55 hurdles and another in the outdoor 200 meter dash. When I got to Rutgers University where I also became an All-American in the 55 hurdles, that's when my love for reading and writing got back on track and I wrote my first book Hero-The Manipulated Perception … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kevon Brown
Interview with Author – Alica McKenna Johnson
About Alica McKenna Johnson: Being told she was a horrible speller and would never learn to use a comma correctly, Alica never thought to write down the stories she constantly had running through her head. Doesn’t everyone daydream about flying on a spaceship while walking to school? Not until she was thirty did Alica dare to write down any of the people living exciting lives in her head. The relief was instantaneous. By giving them life on the page they could be released from her mind and … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Alica McKenna Johnson
Interview with Author – Debbie White
About Debbie White: Debbie is an Amazon bestselling author for her book Passport to Happiness in the category of fiction/sagas. She currently resides in beautiful Sonoma County, California, where the jagged Pacific coastline meets the rolling hills cascading with vineyards. She writes romance novels that feature strong, independent women, who when faced with adversity, or tragedy, find strength to overcome the perils that stand in their way. She’s an avid supporter of animal rescue, and happily … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Debbie White
Interview with Author – Megan Haskell
About Megan Haskell: Legend has it, I was born with a book in my hands. When I was a kid, my mom would ground me from reading in order to get me to do my chores. To this day, I can readily ignore the real world in favor of the imaginary one lurking between the pages of my current addiction. My dad — also an avid reader — introduced me to Tolkien in my late elementary years, and I never looked back. I love escaping to worlds where magic and monsters are real, especially stories with kick-butt … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Megan Haskell
Interview with Author – Chantel Seabrook
About Chantel Seabrook: Chantel Seabrook currently resides in London, Ontario, with her husband and two daughters. She is passionate about writing and enjoys reading fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction. Chantel has a four-year Anthropology degree from Western University. What inspires you to write? If you don't see the book you want on the shelf, write it. - Beverly Cleary This quote sums up why I write. I love to read. There are weeks when I will read two to three novels, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Chantel Seabrook
A Diamond in the Rough by Rich Fogel
Set in the world of minor league baseball in the 1950s, this imaginative retelling of the Snow White story follows eleven-year-old orphan Whitney Snow as she tries to escape from her villainous aunt who is bent on stealing her inheritance. On the road, Whitney encounters a scruffy minor league baseball team that adopts her as their unofficial team mascot. With the help of these good-hearted players, Whitney learns how to handle the curveballs that life has thrown at her. It's a nostalgic and … [Read more...] about A Diamond in the Rough by Rich Fogel
The Real Me by Ann Herrick
When Mattie has issues with her weight, she decides to take charge of her life, redo her image, find confidence and maybe even dare to talk to guys. Will a change in lifestyle, a friend, a tormentor, and a dream guy help Mattie discover her real self and find romance along the way? Targeted Age Group:: 12 and up What Inspired You to Write Your Book? So many girls struggle with weight issues and body image, and often try to solve what they see as a problem in ways that are not totally … [Read more...] about The Real Me by Ann Herrick
Lolita in the Lion’s Den by Justin Forest
A young man must overcome a horrific past in order to release his inner demons in Justin Forest’s shocking new novel, Lolita in the Lion’s Den or Pre-Tween Juxtaposition. Glen has fought for years to escape a brutal home life, one in which he acts as his mother’s only friend and to accept that his father has been molesting his sister for over a decade. But after dropping out of high school and spending years working aimless jobs, Glen finally turns a new chapter when he enters the thrill … [Read more...] about Lolita in the Lion’s Den by Justin Forest
Interview with Author – Jeania Kimbrough
About Jeania Kimbrough: Jeania Kimbrough is an American entrepreneur and author. Exploring new ideas and places are among her favorite pastimes. Reading is another. She likes to think she was born in the middle of a dried out ocean (commonly referred to as the Desert Southwest) and has been thirsty ever since. What inspires you to write? Complex people and situations inspire the writer in me. Tell us about your writing process. I do like to start with a rough outline, to know where I am … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jeania Kimbrough
