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DIARY OF A LUCKY DOG

by Edisun Consulting

As the title suggests, this is a diary of an adorable dog and his super cool adventures. This story, written from a dog’s perspective, is about the happy life of Lucky – how he beats Cupcake – the snobbiest dog in the world, how he cooks food, and how he loves and cares for everyone. If you’re a dog lover, this is for you. If you’re not, you’ll turn into one by the time you finish this book! Links Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/DIARY-LUCKY-DOG-Avyukta-Bhattacharjee/dp/8194939615/ref=sr_1_... more

Trapped in Glass

by Pam Records

Set in Prohibition-era Chicago, two Polish sisters, Halina and Patcja, are tangled in bootlegger feuds and their own Old Country roots. Patcja runs The Corner, selling whiskey and escape. Halina patches up the broken results using Old Country cures--with a mix of stolen hospital medicine and imported poppy tonic. When a detective with mysterious motives begins delving into buried secrets, the stakes become higher. Whiskey wars escalate, and Patcja's 10-year-old son is injured in a street fight. ... more

Wilbert the Wombat Social Distances

by Jamie Brooke

Even the animals in Australia are socially distancing! Mysterious flu has spread from the brightly colored lorikeets to their friends and neighbors, and it’s making everyone very anxious. Doctor Kookaburra and the first line workers at Gum Tree Hospital are helping to take care of the sick animals. But Doctor Kookaburra also needs to come up with a cure and stop the spread quickly. Wilbert the Wombat and his friends in the animal town of Fig Tree are told to spend more time at home and practi... more

My Father's Wife and My Daughter's Emu

by Nina Dabek

In the first half of this psychological and subtly humorous collection of linked short stories we meet the child and adolescent Naomi, who lives in the Bronx with her two sisters and her parents. Naomi not only grapples with the complexity of her relationships, her family's mysteries, and the world around her, but also finds her way to her lesbian identity. In the second half, the adult Naomi experiences the challenges and pleasures of lesbian motherhood, while continuing to untangle her fathe... more

Dangerous Conjectures

by Brian Finney

From the award-winning author of Money Matters, an explosive family drama set in the Bay Area during the early months of the pandemic: a suspenseful tale of transgressions, betrayals, and the rise of outrageous conspiracy theories. Oakland, California, 2020. Computer scientist Adam cannot understand the widespread appeal of conspiracy theories popularized by the president. He decides to investigate one, QAnon, which turns out to have hidden connections to the White House intent on subvertin... more

FLOREAT LUX

by Robert Brace

The Devil is to publish an apologia, something for which he needs the assistance of a sharp legal mind. Sabrina Lancaster is completing her doctorate at NYU Law School. The subject of her dissertation is the opinions of Mariano Scaglietti, a Supreme Court Justice famed as much for his acerbity as his intellect. After the Justice's sudden death the estate hires Sabrina to catalog his papers, and among them she discovers the draft of a letter, a disturbing one. The intended recipient is a wealt... more

The Adventures of Charlie and Jayden

by Adrian Port

Charlie is a pug that's adored by his family. Things change when a new baby brother enters his house. Find out how Charlie feels when he dreams of a world where everyone needs his help!

A Book of Unfettered Thoughts Vol 1: A.B.O.U.T. Beginnings

by Llewellyn Packia Raj

This work chomps through the last four years of life on this world using a variety of literary styles that blend together in an initially disorienting, subsequently cohesive, and always compelling ride. The author tackles race, religion, politics, love and friendship, all from the place where everything starts: at the beginning.

The Face Painter's Mirror

by Pamela Melon

Ryder and Amber embark on a magical journey when they get transformed into what is painted on their faces at the fair. The problem is that the face painter decides what to paint on their faces based on gender stereotypes, not their wishes. With colourful illustrations and lots of imagination, this story explores gender stereotyping and how that can make children feel and see themselves.

Blind Man's Labyrinth

by DARYL POTTER

A Jewish Civil War Is tearing apart northern Israel. In the south, servants of the goddess Ashtaroth are abducting unwary refugees. Haim, an unwanted boy, escapes into this nightmarish landscape to find his way in a world gone mad. 92 BCE. A widow and an old scribe together raise Haim, a boy whose lineage cursed him from birth. When Haim is eleven years old, he runs away into a world populated by Samaritan bandits, a cultic pagan temple devoted to horror, and the white‑robed priests of Qumran... more

Outlaw’s Shadow: A Sherwood Noir

by Nathan Hopkins

Robin Hood’s disgraced rival, Guy of Gisbourne, is recruited by the Archbishop of York (half-brother to the king) to run a gang in Barnesdale Forest for him. Desiring to regain his knighthood through service to such a powerful patron, Guy accepts, proving himself a capable gang leader, but quietly begins a relationship with the Archbishop’s half-sister Lady Lillian as well. When the Archbishop has his suspicions raised about an obscure Knight’s sudden increase in wealth and worries it could be t... more

Molly's Big Score

by Katie Purcell

Molly wants nothing more than to score a goal for the soccer team, but just trying to kick the ball causes her to fall over. If only her legs worked as well as her brothers. With the braces on her legs, Molly doesn't believe she'll ever be good at anything. Let alone soccer. Until her friend, Anna, encourages her to go for her dreams. Maybe now she has a chance at scoring big in the upcoming game? This friendship story opens the discussion on inclusion and children with disabilities by demonst... more

85A

by Kyle Thomas Smith

85A explores a fateful day in the life of Seamus O'Grady, a gay, punk-rock teen in late eighties Chicago who is about to run away to New York with the long-term goal of being a theater-artist in London.

Breathe Deep & Swim

by Jenna Marcus

Perfect for fans of Gayle Forman’s If I Stay and Jandy Nelson’s The Sky is Everywhere, this witty and achingly beautiful coming of age story will tackle what it means to be alive, loved, and trusting in a world gone mad... All 14-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Thomas wants is normalcy. But a global pandemic prevents him from having anything close to a typical teenager's life. When Wolfgang discovers his father dead in bed from the coronavirus, his world is thrust into even more turmoil and ... more

Belluna's Big Adventure in the Sky: A Dance-It-Out Creative Movement Story for Young Movers

by Once Upon a Dance

Belluna is a basketball player, sister, and daughter with one remarkable feature. While on a family outing, a storm sweeps Belluna up on a wild ride. As she is tossed about by the wind, Belluna discovers she can overcome her fear and embrace her uniqueness to take control of her movement and her mind.

Ballerina Konora joins each page with suggested actions to get kids moving alongside Belluna in her tale of level-headed tenacity and a celebration of individuality. Each Dance-It-Out! sto... more

Rashai: The Forbidden Moran

by Ted Walde

All her life, Rashai has wanted to become a warrior. Every time she stops by the Emanyatta, she thinks of her father, Kapshan, who forbade her from ever joining the morans. When she overhears plans from the neighboring village to kidnap her father and plunder Etikinya’s uranium mines, her life takes a terrifying turn. Against everyone’s better judgement, she follows the perpetrators to their hideout in the train station to stop them in their tracks. Up until now she has no idea the enemy is s... more

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