Pam Lecky Will Win Your Heart with ‘Her Secret War’ [DIAMOND REVIEW]


She thought they were safe. But that was before she heard the drone of planes overhead. The following day’s events changes her life forever. Does she have what it takes to rise from the ashes and forge a new path as a spy? Find out in Pam Lecky’s Her Secret War.
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Brad Meltzer’s ‘I Am Oprah Winfrey’ Teaches Children to Love Themselves [REVIEW]

While Oprah Winfrey may be a household name to those of us who grew up watching her talk show every afternoon, children may not identify her as readily. But all that is about to change, because now she is the 25th hero featured in bestselling author Brad Meltzer’s “Ordinary People Change the World” series of biographies for kids, illustrated by cartoonist Christopher Eliopoulos.
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National Geographic’s ‘Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish’ Invites Us to Marvel at These Deep-Water Dwellers [REVIEW]

Maybe it is because they look like alien beings from another world, but I have always loved watching marine life like octopuses with their stretchy, squishy bodies; dainty seahorses covered with bony plates; and translucent jellyfish that propel themselves through the water by contracting their umbrella-shaped bells. In National Geographic’s forthcoming book, Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish, we get up close and personal with these amazing creatures.
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Alex Kava Announces Publication Date for ‘Fallen Creed’

We know lots of you are just as crazy about Ryder Creed and Grace as we are. Throughout the first six books in the series, each novel has just gotten better than the last, jam packed with both phenomenal characters and nail-biting suspense. While Alex Kava usually gets the next installment in our hot little hands each year, 2021 has come and gone without a new book. We kept getting emails from all of you asking when the next book will be released. For months, we had no idea. But now we do!
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Harriet Brown’s ‘Body of Truth’ Dissects How We View Weight [REVIEW]

Super thin supermodels. Muscular jocks with six-pack abs. They’re all-over social media, in magazines, and on television, telling us we need to look like them to live our best lives. Even when you diet and work out religiously, you may still have a hard time squeezing into your favorite jeans. At times like these, it can be difficult to stay body positive. What are we to do? It’s time to reevaluate how we look at our relationship with our bodies. Harriet Brown’s Body of Truth helps us do just that.
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