In To the Stars, Niki O'Malley is the stereotypical 'fat kid' with bad eating habits, social isolation, and bullying issues. Her poor self-image is self-perpetuating and her disconnection from her family is inevitable. But inside the body of someone who self-medicates with chocolate, author Suzanne...

In The Peace Project, Denise Mathew writes about two young teens, Marilee and Jax, both of whom have cancer. Marilee is diagnosed with cancer and begins treatment. In the hospital she meets Jax, who works there and who eventually becomes the love of her life....

The War on Science Goes Batshit is a young adult story written by Allen J. Woppert about Timothy Thompson, a 14-year-old who lives in a small town in Illinois with the improbable name of Batshit. Timothy tells us exactly how the town got its name...

The Tapestry of Life - The Lost Prophecy by Vincent A. Gonzalez is a fantasy story. Urnarld is a young sorceress. She has lost her mother and that makes her eager to know what the future has in store for her. There is an empty...

Peter is not just the boy who never grew up. In fact, he’s a young boy who has been treated badly. Tinkerbell, on the other hand, is not just a fighter as she’s always been known. Instead, she’s a flighty debutante with not much of...

Time Hackers by Layne Walker is a middle grade to early teen book with elements of science fiction, time travel, fantasy, and the general pre-teen angst that we've all come to know and love in middle grade fiction. Sixteen-year-old Jeff Watson is shaken out of...

The burden of achieving social acceptance and outward, physical beauty can be crushing for a teenage girl. But then there are the victories, both small and large; little feats of independence and larger, inward self-acceptance. Jacquelyn Eubanks in The Last Time showcases a sympathetic and...

The Harpoon Solution, by G.A. Jamin, is the story of Michael Dinero, a privileged kid who is gifted, but socially inept. His attempt to foil the kidnapping of his friend and classmate, Carla, ends up with him being grabbed as well and becoming an unwilling...

Truth or Dare was written by author Jacqueline Green and read by Kate Koster. What began as a game at a party turned into a nightmare. Tenley, Caitlin, and Sydney live in a small town. Sydney is a loner hiding behind her camera, while Tenley...

The Sword of Demelza by J.E. Rogers is a fantasy adventure that is geared towards preteen and young adult readers, but should have many adult fans as well. The author set her fantasy in Australia, and the heroes and villains in the tale are native...