Dance Daughters of the Most High! by Dr. Bill Senyard is a touching portrayal of unnoticed females in biblical stories in the Old Testament. The narrative starts with a thoughtful introduction, which demonstrates the similarity in society's constricted expectations of women, and the historical disappearance of...

Wendy Schultz's River of Light is an enchanting coming-of-age story about a girl who struggles with her identity and strives to live a healthy, normal life despite her disappointing family issues. In the early part of the story, Clare is happy to stay with Grammie...

Walk the Web Lightly by Mary Pascual is about Naya, a talented young girl who hails from a family of proud yet secretive artisans. Involved with the clothing trade, they use their magic to see a person’s past and future timelines. But Naya believes that...

Lorelai knew the bond she shared with her witch mother, Breanne, was special. She was the anchor in Lorelai’s life, the only person who truly loved her. So what if her love sometimes became a little too intense? After all, it was Lorelai’s disobedience or...

The foster care system is complicated and, at times, it doesn’t have the best interest at heart of those it’s supposed to protect. In Sheryl Recinos’s Crossover, Cuervo shares her story of life in the foster care system and how quickly a little mistake plunges...

Girl Under Glass by Ginny Rorby is the story of a thirteen-year-old girl living with her alcoholic mother and assuming adult responsibilities of caring for their home and managing the bills. From the get-go, the author depicts Kelsey as an outsider when she steals a...

Throwaway: YA Novel in Verse (Transitional Age Youth Series) is a set of poems by Sheryl Recinos. Becoming part of the unhoused children's community, Margo tells her story in poetic form. Turned away by her parents because she's gay, sixteen-year-old Margo fights for herself on...

In AFK, a young adult drama by Jamie Zerndt, Atsuko and Lyric are best friends who love to surf and play video games to keep their minds off their personal issues at home. While Lyric deals with the divorce of his parents and his complicated...

The hero’s journey is a staple of adventure storytelling and for good reason. Nothing is more satisfying than following the trials and tribulations of an imperfect but likable hero or heroine as he or she gains maturity and knowledge of the world. In this opening...

A Lion Name is a work of young adult fiction penned by author L. D. Mussell in the fantasy, coming-of-age, and adventure subgenres. Readers are introduced to a magical place teeming with thundering rhino herds, man-eating mud toads, and towering trees. In this vibrant realm,...