Righteous by Kim Lehman is a young-adult novel that centers around Righteous Andrews. She is a stereotypical teenager, at least until you look at what’s underneath the all-black attire and the bad attitude. This is the story of a girl who has been beaten...

In the novel Fall Down Seven, written by C.E. Edmonson, thirteen-year-old Emiko Arrington witnesses the most shocking events of December 7, 1941, through the window: the Japanese attack on the United States base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. While the unexpected attack prompts the US...

Darn, this guy's life has some highs and lows. Maxx Miller's A Stoner Guide To His Life is like the raw expression of graffiti. Ideas and memories are seen through a thick cloud of images. The short table of contents includes the irreverent chapter In...

Rosa in Bloom by Janet Rhyme Key is a coming of age, nice story especially for girls. It is well written and I enjoyed the tale. It is written at an appropriate age level, clean, and wholesome. It is a good tale to teach children...

"Constantine and the Summer of Lies: A Novella" by Lisa Rusczyk is an interesting tale interspersed with mystery, intrigue and cats. The story is about Celina and the crazy cat lady Silly Sally at whom she throws an egg by mistake. Silly Sally asks her...

"Glimpse" by Steven Whibley introduces us to Dean Curse, an almost fourteen year old who finds himself witnessing a crime, and becoming an unlikely hero one morning while going to school. When the victim whispers the word "Glimpse" to him just before passing out Dean...

“With Love, The Argentina Family: Memories of Tango and Kugel; Mate with Knishes” by Mirta Ines Trupp is a narrative of the author’s recollections of childhood and the circumstances that shaped her family's life. Mirta Ines Trupp has a Jewish, Russian and Argentine ancestry that...

"Children of the Knight" by Michael J Bowler is a book that will leave quite an impact on you, no matter whether you are a young adult or a pensioner. It is a story about how our society lets down the members who would need...

The Earth Painter Book 1 of The Painter Series is written by Melissa Turner Lee, a stay-at-home mom with a degree in journalism and marketing. This YA novel stars Holly Scruggs, a strong female protagonist, who discovers Immortals that painted reality into existence: Theo, the...

"Finding My Place: One Girl's Strength at Vicksburg" is written by Margo L. Dill. This book was uniquely researched and written as an American Civil War Adventure Story. The genre of the book is historical fiction. Though designed as an adventure story, it is an...