Lunchmeat: A Novel by Ben D'Alessio is an interesting story with unusual characters. Victor Ferraro lives in the 90’s, but he feels like a “tourist in his own hometown.” The story begins on his seventh birthday in Short Hills in 1997. The reader is introduced...

What happens if we have clear memories of our past lives and what if those memories are not the best of memories we would like to have? In Two Moons: Memories from a World with One by RE Johnston, we are introduced to a world...

Jude Gallagher’s life has been a series of ups and downs. Growing up, she was blissfully happy. She had it all; a mother and a father who cherished her, a best friend by her side through both of their lives, and a glimpse at what...

Rayven Choi: Chapter 1: Koreamerica by Shequeta Smith centers around the main protagonist the book is named after. The very first scene shows us that Rayven Choi is not kidding around when she shoots a man almost point blank. But who was he? At a...

Hollywood Daze is a coming of age novel by Simona Moroni. The story takes us to Los Angeles, California where seventeen-year-old Mona Larvink has just moved after a few unfortunate events, such as being dumped by her boyfriend and being deserted by her parents. She...

Spring by Lele Iturrioz is the second book in the YA coming of age Season's Within fantasy series, picking up with teenaged Gaia as she accepts her destiny as Mother Nature. "Gaia released the air through her mouth and concentrated. She could feel the warmth...

The Girl With The Purple Hair is a young adult coming of age romantic short story written by Isabel Scheck. Benny had a thing for Violette. She did not speak, but they had grand conversations via their texts. He had a pet name for her,...

Another Girl Calls My Dad Daddy is a young adult coming of age novel written by Emma L. Price. Twelve-year-old Portia was beyond excited at the prospect of meeting her big sister. They had been speaking on the phone for a year now, ever since...

“Sometimes you have to do crazy things to truly experience life.” The mantra of young adults who don’t yet know the fragility of life. As the story opens on a summer's day, we find ourselves in Snowdyn, North Dakota, riding along in an old yellow...

In Can Dreams Come True? by Krysten Lindsay Hager, college student Cecily is happy with her life in a small town and her boyfriend, Zach. She is grateful that Zach, a small town boy, wants to be with her. Then she hears the news that...