You Were Always There by Heidi Dischler explores friendship, love, and self-discovery. The story follows Jessie, a young woman coping with the loss of her best friend, Addy, who leaves behind a series of letters and videos to guide Jessie through her grief and help...

Yella’s Prayers by Nadine C. Keels is a beautifully written coming-of-age novel that will have readers inspired by God and His abilities. Bless Heggins is a sixteen-year-old who has been blessed with a gift: she can hear God speak to her. When two troubled teens,...

Young People of the Pandemic: An Anthology of Stories, Anecdotes, and Poems by 10- to 21-year-old Americans, edited by Nancy S. Nelson, is a fascinating collection of tales and poetry from tweens, teenagers, and young adults from across the United States. Here they share their...

You Look Something: An Indigenous Coming-Of-Age Novel by Jessica Mehta is the story of a young woman who tries to rise above everything and prove her worth. Julia was looking forward to moving to Portland for higher education. She was eager to start a new...

Yeah, But I Didn't by Ann Swann is a coming of age novel chronicling a disturbing period in the life of a young girl named Benji (Ben) Stevens. At age 14, Ben has been advanced into high school as a result of a high IQ...

Marie Drake’s You Can't Force Love is a realistic novel with multi-layered characters. We encounter two sophisticated characters, drawn from two different worlds and thrust together in the same foster home. The only thing that Jordan Fry and Kimberly Orvine have in common is the...

You Gotta Have Heart is a coming of age novel for children and preteens written by Bruce Bernstein. Alan Michaels was excited and just a bit nervous about his first day of classes at Sensei Hideki’s School of Karate. He was the first boy from...

You Can Rise Up is a Christian fiction novella written by Karlene Stewart. Carla Henderson had a rich and loving family life. Her mom was a dressmaker and worked at home, and her dad was in construction. Carla was their only child and was the...

Y’keta did not choose to leave his home village, that was a choice his father made for him. Cast out and stripped of his true form, Y’keta must come to terms with traveling the path of the Kit’na. Swallowing his bitterness will take time, learning...

You Again, written by author Helen MacArthur, is a novel aimed at young adults. The central female character of the tale is skateboarding tearaway Angie Anderson, orphaned as a baby and constantly a worry to those around her. At fifteen, Angie presents a tough façade,...