Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one. Or did she? This is the story of Lizzie Borden and what happened that fateful day when her father and step-mother were brutally murdered. Did she do it or did someone else?…
Touted as one of the most important books all businesses need their workers to read, “Who Moved My Cheese?” is about change. In business and in life, we need to learn to adapt to change or be left out. Businesses need to evolve in order to survive. Along with that, employees need to grow and…
This book is set to be released October 10, 2017. If you are a blogger, an entrepreneur, boss…this is the book you need to read. This book teaches you the importance of building your business by focusing on the only thing that matters: the customer. Everyone is a hero in their own story, but in…
This is the new 1994 of our age. This YA book is 1984 for our kids. Mixed with the realities of our age, this book explores a grim future for human beings after our world changes due to climate change. Letta is the new Wordsmith in one of the only civilizations left. She is responsible for creating…
This book is due to be released on August 1, 2017. This is by far one of the best stories I’ve read this year. I gave it 5 stars because this is more than just a Spider-Man story. This is about a kid facing adversity, just like every other kid out there. He may have…
This book is due to be released on August 29, 2017. A coming of age novel set in Royston, Massachusetts. Two girls, Julia and Cassie, grow up together in this small town. Julia is from a good, middle class family, while Cassie is from the other side of town. Having known each other since nursery…
Oh, Apollo. Lester (aka the pimply teenage version of Apollo) finds himself in Indianapolis with Leo and Calypso. Their search for the second emperor Commodus (the Commodus of Gladiator fame) has them teaming up with two old acquaintances of Apollo. They need to free two griffins, find (and heal) a missing girl, and receive a…
Unraveling Oliver is set to be released on August 22, 2017. A prominent Irish children’s book author snaps and puts his wife into a coma. People that know Oliver Ryan help put the pieces together to explain why this happened. Who exactly was Oliver Ryan? What could make him snap that day? As the pieces…
For those who love animals, especially dogs, this is the book for you. This is the story of a dog who lives many lives and one day finds his purpose with a boy named Ethan. With each life, he remembers his previous life and it helps him get through that life until one day, he…
The Hearts We Sold is set to be released August 8, 2017. Imagine going about your regular life and all of a sudden you learn that Demons really do exist. As in, the whole world now knows that Demons exist. They do not harm humans, but will grant you your wish in exchange for a…
An incredible story from Emily Arsenault. This mystery will keep you guessing all the way to the end. Andrea Quinley disappears. She is presumed dead. There are no answers to the many questions everyone has on her disappearance. Marnie Wells is a classmate of hers that everyone thinks is strange. One of the popular girls…
The Land Beyond the Wall is set to be released December 1, 2017. This is an amazing story of how Veronika Martenova Charles left her country. The story is mixed in with her immigration tale of how she wound up in Halifax after her parents went missing. The challenges of not knowing a language, being…
Have you ever wanted to be something you weren’t just so you could live your dream? In this book, Rabbit wants to watch the sun set. He sees Bird flying around and wants to see the sun through his eyes. Bird tries to help him learn how to fly. After several failed attempts, Rabbit doesn’t…
Brandon Mull continues the beloved FableHaven series with a spinoff called “Dragonwatch.” Kendra and Seth killed the Demon King back in FableHaven, but in doing so have created a whole new problem…the rise of the dragons. Each sanctuary exists to protect creatures of myth, but each species is dependent on the other to keep the…
The Tea Dragon Society is set to be released on October 31, 2017. This beautifully illustrated book is about a young girl who learns how to make tea from special leaves from a tea dragon. This children’s book is a great way to introduce children to tea and its healing properties. While reading this book,…
“Breathe Like a Bear” is set to be released on December 5, 2017. If you’re looking for a way to get your young’uns to stop a moment and take a breath, this is your book. This is a great way to introduce meditation and relaxation to your kids. It teaches them how to calm down…
One of the most important rules in life is to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. In this case, Sister Bear learns the importance of being kind to others, no matter how horribly they treat you. When a new girl arrives at Sister’s school, she isn’t nice to her. What…
Neil Patrick Harris is releasing his first young adult book series November 21, 2017. For those who love YA, you can get through this book in a few hours. What I love about this story is how a young boy overcomes bad circumstances to find a family of his own. Carter is an orphan who is sent…
Today Show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie has a new book coming out on September 12, 2017 and if you have a little girl, you must include this book in her library. Princesses wear gowns and tiaras, but some also wear pants. I loved this story, because this princess is me in a nutshell. When I gave…
I love the Kevin Kwan series about insanely rich Asians and how they live, invest, make money, and spend money. A mom with an Hermes Birkin obsession (and has a whole closet full of them), boys who love their luxury cars, young women who love every luxury designer look? I mean…it’s every fashionista’s dream book…