Two kids have to move to a small town in the YA novel Wizrd by Steve Zell. Bryce Willems is 14 years old and his sister Megan is 10. Pinon Rim, their new home, was once a booming Arizona mining town, especially after gold had...

The Line of His People by C.J. Adrien is set between 799 A.D. and 816 A.D. It begins with Abriel’s town and the nearby monastery being ransacked by northmen, a common occurrence at the time. Abriel is rescued by an order of monks who take...

Pride Be Damned: The Toby Garrison Chronicles, Book One is a young adult mystery novel written by Ellen Boyd. Toby was not going to allow his father to dictate the terms of his life and existence, and he was determined to do something about it...

Miss Nucleus is an amazing journey following the adventures and misadventures of Liza Lindsay Lewis, aka Miss Nucleus, the offspring of dedicated scientists that spend more time in the lab than at home. This epic superhero novel begins with the invincible Liza waiting in line...

Be Careful What You Wish For by JM Hughson is Volume 1 of The Idlebury Series. The residents of the Kingdom of Idlebury are, well, idle, quite happy to let the king and queen do everything for them. The king heads off on business on...

I am 58 years old. But I must admit that I still enjoy books about teenagers. I loved them when I was a teenager and I love them just as much today. Seeing with Your Eyes Closed by D.R. Kiss is about magic and young...

Sand and Storm by Stella Dorthwany is the first book in the Legendary Magic series. While on the run after helping a group of larats who are being mistreated, Faryn seeks help from Professor Shaun Valerian, known for his reputation as a heart-breaker. Not only...

House of Taurus by Whitney Estenson is the second book in the Ascendant series. Kyndal Davenport refuses to believe that Roman is gone for good. She's determined to save him, even if the Council has simply written him off as dead. When the emissary arrives...

Riley McCullough's summer in The Summer the World Ended by Matthew S. Cox does not start out very promisingly. She and her best friend had planned to spend the summer together, but then her friend's parents take her on a two-week holiday in Puerto Vallarta....

The Clan Calling: Chronicle Two – Sadie by Wendy Terrien is part of the Adventures of Jason Lex series. Sadie's life is just getting back to normal when her best friend, Jason, and his uncle suddenly take off for London and her grandmother becomes mysteriously...