Amira is trying to let go. Let him go. But the strings attached to first love are too strong to be traded in for a weak substitute. She tries, though, until she can try no more. When Amira’s estranged parents announce that they are going...

Cate Decker and the Kye by LC Kolm and M Trenta is a wonderful meld of fantasy and adventure that has the potential to entice both young and adult readers. Eleven-year-old Cate Decker has led an ordinary life, until the search for her cat in...

Shattered by Jody Calkins is a different kind of story, because the main character is dead. Marris is 15 years old and an orphan. She’s been living in a late 21st century academy for unwanted children for a few years, and has three more years...

The Eclipse Dancer by Laura Koerber follows the journey of a thirteen-year-old as she learns of her hidden identity and later as she comes back home after years away from her family. Andy had always known she was different and more than once she was...

When Christine realizes that her computer has been compromised and pictures deleted, she has two choices: consult her best friend Aidan or go outside the box and employ a professional hack. Aidan would be the easy choice, but the professional would be private and no...

The Maddie Chronicles features three books in the series by Hannah R. Goodman: My Sister’s Wedding, My Summer Vacation, and Fear of Falling, a compelling collection in which readers encounter high school student Maddie Hickman who is determined to rediscover herself and pursue a life...

When nineteen-month-old Casey draws a purple number five instead of the standard Mr. Messy enjoyed by other kids her age, her grandmother cannot praise her intelligence enough. Five days later, Casey’s grandmother is dead. No one makes a connection, but years later Casey figures it...

The Reformation of Marli Meade by Tracy Hewitt Meyer is a young adult novel in the thriller genre. This is the story of Marli Emmaline Meade, a sixteen-year-old girl living amongst a family of religious zealots situated in an isolated rural location in the Appalachians....

Samantha is, as the subtitle suggests, a back story to the Amie in Africa books, so Amie does make a few appearances. One of them is with Mum, when they deliver her bossy, dismissive, super-efficient, elder sister Samantha’s forgotten passport to the airport. That is...

Cycles Of Hatred: Will He? by Linda Heavner Gerald was a hard novel to read because it hit home with me and I am sure it will do the same for many other readers as well. The author opened the novel with a prayer, which...