We Be Dragons by Michael Weitz follows John Brewer through a summer in a small Idaho town after he loses his job at a local gas station. John needs money for college, so he takes work on Jim Henley’s farm, where long hours, strict oversight,...

The Wrath of Order by Glen Dahlgren follows Eve after the fall of the gods, as she tries to settle into a routine life at the temple of Charity. Her life turns again when she discovers that some orphans can enter the Dreaming, a strange...

Dancing in the Daylight by Ben Hafer is a perfectly delightful YA coming-of-age story. Noah Harper wants to stay in the shadows, away from the spotlight. He loves 80s pop culture and prefers to spend his time giving his imagination free rein. Riley is his...

Finding Ramanata: Daughter of the Summit and Sea by Robyn Dabney follows Klarke Ascher, a talented young climber from the kingdom of Ectair. A harsh king rules the kingdom, so Klarke, like most women, has very few rights. She constantly has to prove herself in...

Slax by Robert E. Kearns is set in a secondary school in north Dublin during the mid-1980s. The story unfolds among a group of students who find their Wednesday half-days filled with both spirited minor rebelling and companionship, especially after starting an informal film club....

The Shadowless by R.J. Garcia follows Mae Dawson as she tries to make sense of the mysterious and eerie things happening around her. After her sisters’ disappearance, Mae returns to her family’s secluded cabin and slips from the safety of her bed into a nightmare...

Children of Nemia by Michael Goe follows fifteen-year-old Van as he prepares for the sacred Journey of Patronage. It is a rite of passage meant to prove his worth to his tribe and to his demanding chieftain father. Hoping to return as a blooded warrior,...

There seemed to be no place to hide for the Clamors, people who possessed magic, in the Kingdom of Vocaris. The King’s guards were getting better at spotting them, and their execution methods were becoming more ruthless. Derron, a laborer in Banlyn, the capital of...

How can one explain the butterflies-in-the-stomach feeling when your crush starts to show an interest in you? Conversely, how does one describe the disappointment and uncertainty that overwhelm you when you face rejection? Kissing Henry by E. Hughes vividly explores these emotions in Penny, a...

Phoenix Knight: The Lost Son by James Ungurait follows a college student named Phoenix Knight, who is affected by his mother’s sudden disappearance and the mysterious changes taking place around him. At first, everything appears normal at his school—that is, until Phoenix and his friends...