The book Owl and Penguin has several shorter stories about the characters Owl and Penguin, who are best friends, and how they help each other out and cheer each other up when they need it. In one of the stories, it is raining, and Penguin is outside playing, but Owl isn’t sure about getting wet; […]
Rolly Waters is listening to a story from his newest client, a nurse named Lucinda Rhodes. Rolly previously made Lucinda’s acquaintance when a previous case of Rolly’s nearly killed him. Lucinda recently lost her father, Gerry. Her father had left her a photograph of an unidentified man holding a guitar. Rolly’s knowledge of guitars is […]
Ken Kesey, the famous author and infamous explorer of inner space, once said “you don’t get anything for free. Everything causes bruises.” While he was referring to the effects of psychedelics on the brain, the same is true for life in general. People suffer life traumas that leave hidden bruises on the psyche and impact […]
Destiny Springs by Elliott Foster is the third fiction novel within his latest trilogy. This novel picks up from the award-winning Reckoning Waves and follows Corey Fischer after fleeing Minnesota to Los Angeles where he is continuing to build a new life for himself. The reader sees more from his best friend Billy, his mother […]
Book Summary: One malfunction… Millions dead… The search for answers begins… In the year 2040, the world’s transportation is dominated by a highly advanced artificial intelligence system. However, this seemingly perfect technology collapses, resulting in catastrophic disasters and the loss of millions of lives worldwide. The disaster is dubbed Mayday, and its aftermath affects everyone. […]
A book written by a book! That’s so amazing! (Not really, it was written by Richard Ayoade, but the narrator says it was written by a book, so that’s really fun.) And Tor Freeman did the illustrations (those are the pictures). She has super fun maps. I loved the library map because when I was […]
Ten-year-old Lina Gao last saw her parents and little sister five years ago. Since then, she’s been living in Beijing with her grandmother. Until now. Her parents are finally ready to bring her into their lives again. However, living in America poses some challenges for Lina. She struggles to keep up with English lessons, and […]
One Tiny Treefrog follows the life of a red-eyed treefrog in the Rainforest. This incredible journey starts as a small clutch of eggs are laid on a leaf above water and must hatch and survive life in the harsh waters below. Sadly, the survival rate of tadpoles to grow into an adult frog is very […]
Edie and Violet are running from a past that haunts them as much as spirits haunt the twins. A year ago, Edie slipped into the Veil, the place between life and death, and caused her mother’s death. Concerned with witchcraft and neighborly perception, their father vows to place them in a facility to help them. […]
Midway through her senior year of college, Isabel finds herself enmeshed in a sexual encounter that she feels, in hindsight, was not entirely consensual. Her activist roommate publicly humiliates the boy involved, and Isabel finds herself shaken as rumors abound. Better company is her new creative writing professor, Connelly, who is married but makes no […]
