If the moment that broke you still defined every choice you made, what would it take—and who would it take—to finally set you free? That is the question 17-year-old Avery Warren needs to find the answer to in Kelly Pollard’s Shattered Streams. As she arrives...

Sincerely Yours... by Sonia D. Hebdon is set in 1989 in Haven Cove. Seventeen-year-old Josie Worthington is an intelligent senior high school student who begins writing the anonymous advice column “Soul Searcher” for the Haven Cove Gazette. Her carefully constructed world tilts when Blaine Cordwell,...

Sparrows by Rose Betit follows Isabelle, a young girl whose childhood is affected by poverty, family instability, and the difficult choices made by the adults around her. The story traces Isabelle’s early years as she and her older brother, Stevie, struggle with their Southern-born mother...

Surfing on Dry Land by Sheryl Recinos is a searing story that documents the struggles of a mother and daughter in two timelines. Ixchel is just fifteen and with a baby when she escapes from her home village in Guatemala because of gang violence, traveling...

It is 1962, two years since eleven-year-old Piper Lewis lost her mother. The phone call that changes her life comes through at her home in Arlington, Virginia. Her father, Neil Lewis, a career officer with USAID, had been posted to Bangkok, and he was moving...

Sway with the Wind by Amanda LaPera is the story of eleven-year-old Anne Dougherty, who is sent off to live on a ranch in the desert with her grandfather, after her parents died in a terrible accident. The land is large, empty, and harsh, and...

Strength Hidden by Sara McQuarrie tells the story of twelve-year-old Andromeda Smith (Andy) as she tries to understand her life in foster care after her parents abandon her. Andy has moved through many homes and never felt truly cared for, leaving her wary of others....

Stories From Away by Christopher D. Wayland is a collection of short stories and poems aimed at young readers, highlighting key moments in childhood. It moves across schoolrooms, neighborhoods, and school projects, depicting kids as they navigate bullying, friendships, and their emotions. One story follows...

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....

Son of Empire is the second book in the Dodecahedral Space Empire series by S. A. Melia. Set within a twelve-planet dominion, the novel follows Prince Teodor, the Emperor’s only heir, who has been kidnapped by mysterious cyborgs. With his life hanging in the balance,...