All Cats Are Introverts by Francesco Marciuliano From Francesco Marciuliano, author of I Could Pee On This, comes All Cats Are Introverts, another great cat-centric collection of poetry! These poems so perfectly capture the essence of the introvert, and the cat alike. Most start out self-reflective and serious, then you reach the poem’s end and […]
Mary Shelley by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara This entry into the charming Little People, BIG DREAMS series takes a look at the creator of one of literature and film’s most enduring characters. From a young age, Shelley loved to write. That passion stayed with her through adulthood. During a gathering at Lord Byron’s, he issued […]
All about Allosaurus by Greg Gormley Gormley’s All about Allosaurus is an adorable little read teaching kids about selflessness and getting along. Allosaurus is upset because T. Rex gets all the attention, so he decides to write a book all about Allosaurus. As he’s writing, several dinos find him and when they learn he’s writing […]
Wheeler’s The Killing Fog kicks off his new Grave Kingdom series, introducing us to Bingmei, the orphaned child of warrior parents. Now she belongs to Kunmia’s mercenary group. When their normal employer asks Kunmia’s ensign to partner with another to locate the mythcal city of Fusang, it sparks an unprecedented chain of events. Ancient, restless […]
Ho’onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale Ho’onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale is a delightful, empowering picture book for kids based on a true story. Ho’onani is part of a big, loving family who mostly encourage her to be herself. All but her sister, that is. Her sister can’t understand why Ho’onani doesn’t act like […]
The Unwilling by Kelly Braffet follows Judah, a foundling raised in Lord Elban’s household with his eldest son. As the two children grow older, it is discovered that they share a psychic link such that what one feels, so too does the other. Not just emotional, but physical as well. If one is cut, the […]
Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin is a unique story, bright and bold. It is a tale of a brutal assault (not depicted), and the diabolical depths of revenge one girl takes against those who wronged her, and will never wrong another. The night after Elle and her friends Mads, Summer, and Jenny crash a […]
Subject A36 by Teri Polen is the first book in The Colony series. Asher and his family live in a dystopic world where human beings who do not belong to the Colony are hunted down and ‘harvested’ for their desirable DNA traits. The excuse for this inhumane treatment is that it controls the population (a […]
A Beginning At The End by Mike Chen is a tale of humanity’s survival following a slatewiper pandemic that killed off over two-thirds of the population. Those left either live in Metros (remnants of large cities), or out in ‘Reclaimed Territory’ (more like homesteaders, reclaiming areas away from the Metros). There are piratical gangs that […]
As promised, here’s my longer review for Oasis. I adored the archaeology aspect! I wish we had been able to take more of a gander at the actual dig site, and artefacts. My first degree was in archaeology, and it is still near and dear to my heart. I loved the descriptions of the dig […]