Even if you never went to summer camp this is a terrific mystery for young adults. Suspenseful, thrilling, adventure at its best! Follow four middle school friends as they spend the summer working as junior counselors at Camp Lenape. Working at the camp is a lot different from being a camper now that they are … Continue reading Camp Lenape by Timothy R. Baldwin
Coyote Laughing by S. R. Ruark
Carrie and Autumn are trying to finish their last year of college. They are working their way through school. Although Autumn has a job as a waitress, the pay is not anywhere near what she needs to pay rent, tuition and live. So the logical thing to do is sell drugs; not the awful stuff … Continue reading Coyote Laughing by S. R. Ruark
OCAAT: Book Two by Ruthie Robinson
You just can’t help but love a Ruthie Robinson book! Although she claims she is a romance novelist, her books are always so much more. Maybe romance for the empowered feminist is more plausible! In this novel, the second of two, Robinson deals once more with issues of social justice. In my mind, this is … Continue reading OCAAT: Book Two by Ruthie Robinson
The Lie: When DNA Reveals the Family Secret by Heather Dawn Gray
Imagine growing up in Canada with two very loving parents that encourage you as a girl to be strong and brave, they nurture your faith as a Muslim and support your education. You meet a wonderful Muslim man that you share many beliefs with and who is by your side when you receive your Ph.D. … Continue reading The Lie: When DNA Reveals the Family Secret by Heather Dawn Gray
Looking for Laura by Ellen Shapiro
Looking for Laura is a cozy mystery written by a real Private Investigator in New York City. Shapiro does a great job of writing about what it is like to solve your first missing person case as a PI. Her main character is Tracey, a dynamic single woman, who has her own PI business. Tracey … Continue reading Looking for Laura by Ellen Shapiro
Girl of Fire: Berona’s Quest by Gabrielle Mathieu
When I was a young adult, the author to read was Judy Blume, but alas, times have changed and now we have Gabrielle Mathieu. Mathieu writes with the same sense of the reality of youth as Blume did but in a non-reality setting. Instead, the reader finds the main character, 18-year-old Berona, in a feudal … Continue reading Girl of Fire: Berona’s Quest by Gabrielle Mathieu
In the Still of the NIght and the Wee Morning Hours…I Find God Everywhere by Rev. Vickie L. Hughes
Rev Vickie L. Hughes is one of those thoughtful people who have to write. She expresses herself through the written word and grows herself while she writes. This book is basically a collection of her various forms of writing: poems, sermons, statements, etc. Hughes focuses on her relationship with God and her beliefs, both those … Continue reading In the Still of the NIght and the Wee Morning Hours…I Find God Everywhere by Rev. Vickie L. Hughes
