PART OF THE FAMILY
IR VERDICT: PART OF THE FAMILY is the first in a series of four books tracing the lives of children who were rescued from the Holocaust. Part one is the…
IR VERDICT: PART OF THE FAMILY is the first in a series of four books tracing the lives of children who were rescued from the Holocaust. Part one is the…
Emily Heart is a brilliant, but troubled teenage girl who’s had everything taken away from her: her family, her friends, and her future.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE is a heart-warming tale of alpha males facing a precipitous slide—for beta or for worse.
IR VERDICT: The first of a series, BIRTHRIGHTS, an epic fantasy, covers all the bases. Class and family name mean everything as we follow two young men —along with several…
IR VERDICT: THEY ALL FALL DOWN is a novel that follows a musician’s journey to stardom, as he tries to heal from the wounds of his troubled past. Though an…
"A Pyre of Roses" is a poignant story of a man who struggles to find the truth about his identity, amid a web of deceit, lies, and latent danger.
IR VERDICT:Return to Montauk 2017 film trailer CHICO BOY is an excellent middle grade novel featuring a brave, 14 year-old, half Mexican boy who is struggling with an absent father…
IR VERDICT: FRENCH BETRAYAL offers an expansive view of the Second World War—from backroom political discussions to the front lines of battle—and accurately captures the fear and frenzy of wartime.
IR VERDICT: THE UNLEASHED is Bentz Deyo’s exciting second installment in his UNDELIGHTENED series. Leam Holt is a child of the Darkness and the Light, two opposing magical forces battling for…
IR VERDICT: WHEN THEIR WORLD STOPS, authored from the perspective of Christian beliefs and customs, includes lists, suggestions and resources for those who find themselves dealing with the mourning of…
IR VERDICT: DARK FRONTIER introduces readers to a frightening future where the colonization of Mars has occurred. Though the world building is clearly detailed and developed, the reader—unfortunately—is not introduced…
Two years ago, Lizzie broke Tucker’s heart into six jagged pieces when she packed up her vampires and quit the quirky town of LonePine, Wyoming, population 438. Since then, Lizzie has stayed put in Russia, ruling over the vampire nation, while terrorizing a string of new lovers.
IR VERDICT: Scott Sterling’s memoir TEENAGE DEGENERATE, his account of rock-bottom drug addiction, makes a compelling read, and imparts the lethal appeal—even to those who have not been enslaved to…
IR VERDICT: You might well have had enough of elections for one lifetime, but don’t let that deter you from ELECTION 2064 by Scott McDermott. This lively political thriller interweaves…
IR VERDICT: BE YOUR SPIRIT is a readable, general, concise overview of some Buddhist and Hindu teachings on the ego and the spirit, with specific exercises designed to put the…
IR VERDICT: A young boy, Sam, takes the blame after his friend pulls a fire alarm, so he has to work at the local fire station every day after school.…
IR VERDICT: Mark Flynn’s BENEVOLENCE is the definition of intense. The story genre-bends to surprise the reader with Hitler’s religious fascinations and the untold secrets of Christianity. The concept of…
IR VERDICT: The title of this 151-page book may imply more effective ways of managing a house, career, and family, but certified health coach Lilly Cadoch instead offers condensed information…
IR VERDICT: Jessica and Mateo are teenage lovers determined to be together despite the objections of parents. After the death of her mother, an adult Jessica must return to her…
IR VERDICT:MADAME BEY’S: HOME TO BOXING LEGENDS, by Gene Pantalone, is a sprawling, enjoyable, hugely informative book – part 嘉盛外汇 biography, part history, part compendium of iconic boxers from the…
IR VERDICT: Henry Mosquera’s SPACE FANDANGO: BACKSTABBER’S BLUES is a wild and raucous pulpy adventure, a fusing of Firefly‘s space opera and Guardians of the Galaxy‘s self-aware humor. As this…
This book is about loving and nurturing children with or without a biological connection, something that I feel is innate in all of us.
An inadvertent embezzler bolts for the Caribbean, a step ahead of the Feds and desperate to restart life as an anonymous divemaster in a tropical paradise.
IR VERDICT:THE LITTLE YARNMOUTH ABDUCTION is a fanciful adventure for young readers that employs pirates, white slavery, and global warming to etoro tell the tale of an evil wealthy businessman…