Imagine being a child and not realizing that this can even happen. How difficult to understand the huge ups and downs of the emotional rollercoaster that life can sometimes be! This is a terrific book to help children understand, process, and realize that life is sometimes like that. Stephan has written a fun, expressive book … Continue reading The Best Worst Day Ever by B. C. Stephan
If The Shoe Kills; A Tourist Trap Mystery by Lynn Cahoon
When you live in a small town, own a business there, and date the police detective, you can expect to have some political intrigue! Jill Gardner owns the coffee bookstore and is dating Detective Greg King but she also has a knack for solving mysteries and finding dead bodies. It’s holiday time and the town … Continue reading If The Shoe Kills; A Tourist Trap Mystery by Lynn Cahoon
The Christmas Mystery by James Patterson with Richard DiLallo
Luc Moncrief is from France, living in NYC, and is a police detective with NYPD. His police partner and dear friend is Katherine Burke or K. Burke, as Moncrief calls her. Their relationship is fun as they work to solve crimes together, support and encourage each other and tease each other over their flaws. They … Continue reading The Christmas Mystery by James Patterson with Richard DiLallo
The Giving Snowman
If you are trying to get your children to understand the joy of giving, this is the perfect book for it. Along the lines of The Giving Tree, this book makes it clear that giving to others is always the right thing to do. The illustrations are beautiful and the story flows in a meaningful … Continue reading The Giving Snowman
The Christmas Walk Caper: A Mac and Millie Mystery by J B Michaels
The subtitle of this book is “A Mac and Millie Mystery” which is very accurate as the two make a most comical team of investigators. Mac, a retired too-soon cop with a brother who is still a cop, and Millie who desperately needs to get away from her parents and live her own life, join … Continue reading The Christmas Walk Caper: A Mac and Millie Mystery by J B Michaels
The Festival by Ron Kinscherf
Love this book! Seriously, love this book! As a teacher, I was always trying to find well-written, well-illustrated books for my students that promoted diversity, acceptance, and tolerance. I wish that this one had been available. As a mom, I would have loved this for the holiday season. I am a big believer in celebrations … Continue reading The Festival by Ron Kinscherf
Christmas Begins With Christ by Gina Kirkland
This is a lovely book with tremendous illustrations. Every point it makes is a good one. Kirkland combines the secular, creation, the holy, special needs people, and multiple races to highlight the importance of sharing love with each other. She points out that Jesus is a good friend to have and we all need more … Continue reading Christmas Begins With Christ by Gina Kirkland
Christmas Card Murder by Leslie Meier
Lucy Stone is a journalist for the small-town newspaper where she lives. She has a great husband, three grown children, a job she enjoys, good friends, and a fabulous old home. With two of the three kids out of the house and the third almost finished with college, Lucy is thrilled when her contractor husband … Continue reading Christmas Card Murder by Leslie Meier
Reprisal: an Agent Hank Rawlings on the Hunt Series by E. H. Reinhard
The FBI wipes out an entire family in a shootout leaving Roman Levy angry and seeking revenge. Levy was raised a killer, he is smart and dedicated to violence. It doesn’t help that he has done his homework and knows exactly who he needs to kill and where they live. When an FBI agent is … Continue reading Reprisal: an Agent Hank Rawlings on the Hunt Series by E. H. Reinhard
Empire Eternal: Reset by Philipp Muenzer
If you like science fiction and fantasy, this is the perfect book for you! Muennzer does a masterful job of combining the two genres. A talented warrior named Korbin awakes after victory in the last human battle having suddenly experienced extreme magic flowing through him to discover he is physically much younger. Somehow, through the … Continue reading Empire Eternal: Reset by Philipp Muenzer
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