Esme’s Gift is the second book in the Esme Trilogy by Elizabeth Foster. Fifteen-year-old Esme now knows her mother, Ariane, is alive, locked in sleep in the magical, water-imbued land of Aeolia. When her father refuses to believe anything she says, Esme plunges back into...

Unhappy in Heaven is a work of fantasy fiction set in contemporary times, and was penned by author Leonard Herman. The plot follows teenager Naomi Silverman – known as Nomie to her friends – who is following the standard plan that life has set out...

Nineteen Hundred Days by Florence Osmund is, at its core, a coming-of-age story but with a more unusual storyline than most. Ben is twelve years old and his sister Lucy is just six when their father and mother fail to return home one day. The...

Based in 1952, The Ride by Nancy Cathers Demme tells the story of Diego Ramirez, a 15-year-old boy who is running away from his home for unknown reasons. The crux of the book is an exploration of who Diego is, why he has left and...

“My elation was clouded with fear. Happiness dissolved into confusion. I realized something that night, sitting in the backyard with my sister, my friends, and that ass clown Travis. I had a crush on Becca Cohen”. Skyler’s Sophomore Soundtrack by Michael C. Barrett takes readers...

East Side Angels is a work of literature featuring young people and themes of growing up and was penned by author Joseph Gustafson. Suitable for young readers as well as nostalgic adults, this charming tale gives life to its central character Joe, who is growing...

The Tethering is an exciting first-in-series novel by Megan O’Russell about a teenage boy named Jacob Evans who learns through tragedy that he has magical abilities. I was immediately drawn into the friendship between Jacob and his best friend Emilia. Emilia took Jacob under her...

Grouper's Laws: A 1960s Tale of High School Highjinks and Romance by D. Philip Miller is a coming-of-age story about a young man on the brink of adulthood. He finds out that life is not going to get easier, but it can be fun if...

"It turns out that in the real world and in her world, nothing is as it seems, no one is as they seem, not even her." Sixteen-year-old book lover Éabhla feels trapped in her home as her adopted mother, Maloire, and older brother, Sté, rarely...

Tru Untrue by Rachelle Jones Smith is a novel that explores strong social issues, identity, and self-acceptance while navigating the relationship between two strange characters. Tru doesn’t have a very happy past. Transferred midterm, all he wants is to complete his community service. He appears...