Songs in the Key of DJ: When Ambition and Romance Hit All the Wrong Notes by Murray Weber seamlessly blends elements of coming-of-age, rock culture, and romance, delivering a delightful adventure. In 2007, nineteen-year-old DJ Martin is on a relentless quest for stardom, ready to...

Bella Santini in the Land of Everlasting Change by Angela Legh is a delightful middle-grade coming-of-age fantasy novella. Bella Santini is a fourteen-year-old, ordinary-looking girl living an ordinary life. She wants to spend the summer inside, painting all day, yet her parents dragged her with...

Set in 1920s Oklahoma City, Genevieve Morrissey's Thea follows the story of a teenage girl trying to find her place in the world. Raised by an alcoholic mother, Thea Carter longs for a life of normalcy where she doesn't have to change homes frequently and...

Some Species of Outsider-ness by Angela Grey and Paige Peterson is a poignant coming-of-age novel for young adult readers. Piper Quesenberry and Slater Hartmann are two teens who feel like outsiders for different reasons. Piper is battling bipolar disorder, and Slater is recovering from Guillain-Barré...

Weun Academy: The Shadow Maker by Michael Zummo is an exciting sci-fi adventure that follows sixteen-year-old Eisah Tanner, an outsider caught between worlds. Living on the outskirts of a Martian colony, Eisah tries to stay unnoticed until a sudden attack by the fearsome Redborn awakens...

Hilo Dome by Jack Bartley follows Nathan, a mute telepathic teen in the post-war dome city of Hilo, who learns that the dome’s systems are failing. He evades capture but is swept away in the river and ends up outside the dome. Rescued by a...

Boba Wars Zero by Tom Dolan is a thrilling post-apocalyptic sci-fi fantasy adventure following Raen Bissitter, a demon hunter from a legendary bloodline. With demons on the rise and a god of chaos threatening humanity, Raen is called back into service. Alongside her sister Massal,...

And Far Between by Alex Stearns follows Jimmy Stone's tumultuous summer as the pre-teen moves through a fractured relationship with his abusive, alcoholic mother, her partner Paul, and the cruel power imbalance of “friends” like Fred and Mike. Jimmy has dreams of an escape route...

Chelsey Elise Young skillfully brings together the tropes of coming of age and coming to faith. Set on a university campus, The Sweet Experiment follows undergraduate Payton’s desire to change who she is to attract the attention of her college crush. Influenced by her friends...

Where the Guava Tree Stands by Leah T. Williams is a heartfelt work where the poems in the collection are set in a narrative style. We follow Mina’s emotional journey as she moves from her beloved St. Kitts to Orlando, Florida. Williams has a poignant...