Title: My Country Story: Growing Up As The Farmer’s Daughter Author: Annie Farmer Publisher: Xlibris ISBN: 978-1796011814 Genre: Biographies & Memoirs Pages: 66 Reviewed by: Tony Espinoza Hollywood Book Reviews One of the toughest and most challenging professions a person can undertake is that of a farmer. Whether they are working the crops and
Title: Thus I Came: Voiceless Short Stories Author: Tien C. Lee Publisher: GoldTouch Press, LLC ISBN: 978-1952155901 Pages: 358 Genre: Education & Teaching/Schools & Teaching Reviewed by: Anthony Avina Hollywood Book Reviews While school and a proper education are the foundations of any modern society, life is often filled with lessons to be learned,
Title: Sheba's Song Author: Magaly Heriveaux Publisher: Outskirts Press ISBN: 1478760435 Pages: 114 Genre: Teen & Young Adult Fiction Reviewed by: Liz Konkel Hollywood Book Reviews Sheba's Song is a must-read tale about love and friendship which explores young Sheba's time in foster care at Hickory Brook Creek with memories. She searches for
Title: Trapped Author: Ted Bagley Publisher: Matchstick Literary ISBN: 9781645506614 Pages: 124 Genre: Modern Fiction Reviewed by: Anita Lock Hollywood Book Reviews Darkness comes in a familiar form for a young man from the South Side Chicago in Trapped. August James, aka AJ, knows what life is like living in the South Side of
Title: Uff Da! Summer Solstice at Midnight Sun Author: Karen Ganger Publisher: URLink Print and Media ISBN: 978-1-64753-419-6 Pages: 252 Genre: Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Brown Hollywood Book Reviews Uff da is one of those cultural expressions like Aloha in Hawaiian, or Prego in Italian, or Oy Vey in Yiddish that represents a
Title: Mom’s Poetry Author: Kathleen Dunleavy Publisher: Writers Branding ISBN: 978-1524590963 Genre: Poetry Pages: 88 Reviewed by: Lisa Brown-Gilbert Hollywood Book Reviews Offering a captivating collection of commemorating poetic works, which touch not only the heart, but stirs the mind, Kathleen Dunleavy’s Mom’s Poetry presents her loving perspectives on family, life, and loss, garnered
Title: The Passionate Long Walk to the Awakening of a New Life Authors: Katherine Steele Publisher: Balboa Press ISBN: 978-1-4525-3004-8 Genre: Non-Fiction Pages: 82 Review by: Allison Walker Hollywood Book Reviews The Passionate Long Walk to the Awakening of a New Life is the story of a mother raising a disabled child, and a memoir
Title: The Apricot Outlook of Kathrine Koon Hung Wong Author: Dennis W.C. Wong Publisher: Writers Branding ISBN: 978-1950955312 Pages: 70 Genre: Biography Reviewed by: CC Thomas Hollywood Book Reviews The Apricot Outlook of Kathrine Koon Hung Wong by Dennis W.C. Wong is a biographical story about the author’s mother, told using actual historical
Title: Harvesters of Stone Authors: George Dick and Talia Hodgson Publisher: iUniverse ASIN: B07Q36NZLW Pages: 208 Genre: Fiction Reviewed By: Dan MacIntosh Hollywood Book Reviews On the surface, George Dick and Talia Hodgson’s novel Harvesters Stone is about the search for potentially hidden treasure. However, in the end, ‘treasure’ becomes more about the people in
Title: Clodio’s Corner Author: Magaly Heriveaux Publisher: Outskirts Press ISBN: 1478766581 Pages: 130 Genre: Fiction, middle grade or young adult Reviewed by: Leah Shepherd Hollywood Book Reviews This heart-warming story begins with a wedding. Clodio’s dad marries his new wife after the death of Clodio’s mom. It’s a major transition for young Clodio,
