In Lana Stasek's Voices Within, Bella: Beyond the Bark, Bella, a purebred beagle, begins life when she's born inside a breeding barn. Sadly, this is what most will recognize as a puppy mill, where puppies are treated as property and survival depends on staying useful...

V for Victory by John McKay is a most interesting story set during the occupation of Paris by the Germans from June 1940 to July 1944. Events are seen through the eyes of a young Parisian boy, Charles Mercier, who is 13 years old and...

Vicky’s Victory by Nadine C. Keels is the first installment in the Malt Shop Milestones series. It opens with sixteen-year-old Vicky Phillips spending the last Saturday of summer vacation at Bro Brown’s Burgers and Malts, sipping her favorite strawberry ice cream soda just before junior...

Venomous by Brian Clifford follows the story of Oliver Stanton, a Boston teen, whose sarcastic tongue and reactive nature land him in trouble. One thing leads to another, and a school fight earns Oliver a quick suspension. His weary parents see this as an opportunity...

When six-year-old Jax Conner wakes up to a quiet house, he has no idea Russia has dropped a nuclear bomb on the shores of Long Beach, Los Angeles, leaving thousands dead and the city in ruins. With the help of his Virtual Reality companion, Sky,...

Vindication is an absorbing coming-of-age story by Elizabeth Muir-Lewis. With his parents traveling on tour with their acting company, Jamie Lindsey, a seventeen-year-old boy who dreams of studying medicine, is forced to spend his time with his aunt and uncle in a village near Montrose....

In Shari Marshall’s world of magic, Juniper Berry, a 13-year-old, lives with her parents, who love her and teach her how to hone her powers. However, one fateful night, Juniper’s world comes crashing down when unknown assailants kill her parents. Juniper’s ability to see visions...

Val Vega: Secret Ambassador of Earth by Ben Francisco is a dynamic young adult sci-fi debut that blends interstellar politics, murder mystery, and heartfelt coming-of-age drama. We’re with Val when she learns she’s Earth’s new ambassador to a galactic council, and she’s then thrust into...

Voices by Angela Bier is a captivating exploration of adolescence, identity, and the supernatural. The story follows Elena Tannin, a teenager transitioning into a new high school filled with social dynamics and personal challenges in the small town of Belvedere. As she starts new friendships,...

Vermilion Sunrise is a YA sci-fi novel by Lydia P. Brownlow. Seventeen-year-old Leigh Crawford wakes up to find that she’s no longer on Earth. Along with other teenagers, all under twenty, she has traveled light years to another planet called Marjol. The video information on...