aired the week of December 22, 2014

The Christmas Angel by Jane Maas may very well be one of my new favorite Christmas stories.  This beautiful tale follows poor Welsh coal miner Owen Thomas as he makes an angel for his love.  His suit is rejected and he leaves for America where the precious tradition of the Christmas Angel is passed from one generation to the next until she comes full circle.

aired the week of February 2, 2015

Counting by 7's by Holly Goldberg Sloan is a difficult book to categorize.  Twelve-year-old Willow Chance is a genius with poor social skills.  But she manages to find friends when tragedy strikes her young life.  Enter school behavioral counselor Dell Duke and Qang-ha and his sister Mai who are also visiting the counselor.  This is a must read story that will make you laugh and cry in turns.  A gem to treasure.

aired the week of January 26, 2015

A Cold and Lonely Place by Sara J. Henry is set against the backdrop of upstate New York int he Adirondack Mountains.  When men cutting ice for a sculpture find a body frozen in the ice reporter Troy Chance is surprised she knows the dead man.  He was her roommate's boyfriend and there has to be a story there.

aired the week of January 19, 2015

The Poacher's Son by Paul Doiron is set in rural Maine.  Mike Bowditch is a young game warden for the state who sets of on his own to investigate a murder in which his father is the primary suspect.  An enjoyable series that will have you checking out the rest of the 5 titles.

1. The Poacher's Son
2. Tresspasser
3. Bad Little Falls
4. Massacre Pond
5. Bone Orchard