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White Privilege and Systemic Prejudice in the Little Red Schoolhouse

Title: White Privilege and Systemic Prejudice in the Little Red Schoolhouse (Narratives and Hard Truths by a Former African American Principal) Author: Scarlet Harvey Black, MEd. Publisher: Page Publishing ISBN: 978-1662465406 Pages: 111 Genre: Discrimination & Racism Reviewed by: Ephantus M.  Hollywood Book Reviews   Author Scarlet Harvey Black's book White Privilege and Systemic

Sonoma Ghosts

Title: Sonoma Ghosts: True Stories Of Sonoma's Haunted History Author: Carla Heine Publisher: Ewings Publishing LLC ISBN: 979-8894192314 Pages: 222 Genre: Non-fiction Reviewed By: Susan Brown   Hollywood Book Reviews   Sitting around a campfire listening to ghost stories is, for many of us, a rite of passage in childhood. Something about the glowing

Anna’s Story

Title: Anna’s Story: A True Story of a Young Girl’s Will to Survive in the Aftermath of World War II Author: Steven G. Kautner Publisher: Newman Springs Publishing, Inc. ASIN: B0BCHCYRB7 Pages: 163 Genre: Biographies & Memoirs Reviewed by: Alyssa Avina Hollywood Book Reviews When individuals think of the history of WWII, it is

God’s Foot is on the World

Title: God’s Foot is on the World: Christ the King Millennium Era Begins Author: Rev. Fr. Ignatius Mary Okoroji SDV Publisher: Primedia eLaunch LLC ISBN: 979-8887963624 Pages: 390 Genre: Religion & Spirituality  Reviewed by: Liz Konkel    Hollywood Book Reviews The sevenfold joy for God’s grace is explored through a seven-day calendar which contains within

Undermining The U.S. Constitution

Title: Undermining The U.S. Constitution Author: Diane Vann Publisher: BookSide Press ISBN: 978-1998784882 Pages: 186 Genre: Current Affairs / Politics Reviewed by: Reyan Boris Mishra Hollywood Book Reviews Are you well-versed in U.S. history and the Constitution, or do you just know the basics? No matter where you stand on the interest-in-politics scale, the

We Remember

Title: We Remember: Stories of September 11, 2001 Victims Written by Families Author: Maureen Crethan Santora Publisher: Ewings Publishing LLC ISBN: 979-8-89031-944-9 Pages: 206 Genre: Non-Fiction / Memoir Reviewed By: Susan Brown Hollywood Book Reviews As so many Americans do, I remember exactly where I was when New York’s Twin Towers were attacked by

My Cemetery Friends

Title:  My Cemetery Friends: A Garden of Encounters at Mount Saint Mary in Queens, New York Author:  Vincent J. Tomeo Publisher: Bookside Press ISBN:  978-1778833526 Genre:  Memoir, Poetry Pages:  80 Reviewed by:  Lisa Brown-Gilbert Hollywood Book Reviews A work dedicated to honoring ten soldiers from Corona Queens killed in the Vietnam war, poet and

Undermining The U.S. Constitution

Title: Undermining The U.S. Constitution Author: Diane S. Vann Publisher: BookSide Press ISBN: 978-1998784882 Pages: 186 Genre: Current Affairs / Politics Reviewed by: Reyan Boris Mishra    Hollywood Book Reviews Are you well-versed in U.S. history and the Constitution, or do you just know the basics? No matter where you stand on your “interest-in-politics scale,”

The Family Debt

Title: The Family Debt: The True Story of Giacomo "Jack" Bianco Author: Teresa Bianco Publisher: 2020 Literary Group ISBN: 978-1450207683 Pages: 112 Genre: Biography / True Crime Reviewed by: Ephantus M. Hollywood Book Reviews   Author Teresa Bianco's book, The Family Debt: The True Story of Giacomo "Jack" Bianco, is a moving tribute to

My Son Christopher

Title:  My Son Christopher:  A 9/11 Mother’s Tale Remembrance Author:  Maureen Crethan Santora Illustrator: Christopher Echevarria Publisher:  Ewings Publishing LLC ISBN:  9798894190044 Genre:  Non-Fiction Reviewer:   Barbara Bamberger Scott Hollywood Book Reviews Educator, author, and devoted mother Maureen Crethan Santora pays homage to her lost son in this emotive true story that blends tragedy with