“The height is easy, the climb is hard; the thought is consuming. The jump is soul.” In SkyJump (Book 1) by Anastasia Bolinder, sixteen-year-old Equila ‘Quil’ Deshion is always on the move with her father, Paxton, due to their secret identity as Skyjump descendants－a race...

A Hare’s Tale 17: Dandelion Bigfoot and the Dark Hare (A Hare’s Tale Book Series) is a children’s book that isn’t really a children’s book. Author Rob Auty has produced the latest in what is clearly a long-running series about Dandelion Bigfoot, the Golden Hare....

Sand and Smoke by Carl Cota-Robles is the first book in the Dragon Destiny series. Maya’s dream is to attend a Serpentine school and to bond with a Sun Dragon of her very own. When she receives news of her acceptance, it’s only the first...

Winter of the Wolf is a work of fiction set in the mystery genre and penned for young adults by author Martha Hunt Handler. Recommended for more mature teens due to some thematic content such as death and suicide, this engaging and well-written novel explores...

Keep Forever is a work of fiction written for adults in the historical genre by author Alexa Kingaard. Inspired by real events surrounding the conflict in Vietnam, this heartfelt tale of loss, grief and the ways in which we heal from tragedy focuses on the...

Death and Other Side Effects by Rose Maldonado is a beautiful story told from the perspective of a sixteen-year-old girl with an inoperable brain tumor. Alexis lives in a nursing home and has all but given up on life until she meets Jonah, a one-legged...

Maryvonne Fent’s The 35₵ Dowry highlights the difficult childhood of Minouche, a young French girl whose early life was shrouded in violence, abuse, poverty and undying love for her mother. Minouche dreams of travel, education, and love, which all seemed just slightly out of reach...

The Monster Under the Bed by Chrys Cymri is a thrilling tale of coming-of-age, magic, and fighting the monsters we all must face. Michael has special abilities to perform magic, but he’s terrified of what could happen if he were to lose control. He can...

The Good Life by Thomas Corrigan is a gritty, no-nonsense, coming-of-age story. When fifteen-year-old Walker Morrison turns up on a church’s steps with a bullet in his chest and covered in various injuries, he wants to tell his story to the young priest and thus...

Andy McDonald loves football nearly as much as his father does. He even shared the possibility of “going pro”, like father, like son. Until that fateful day in August when Andy’s enthusiasm dies as quickly as his father’s unexpected and sudden death. As Andy tries...