Scientific evidence continues to show that human activities (primarily the use of fossil fuels) have warmed the Earth's surface and oceans, influencing Earth's climate. No matter what we do now, science predicts that it will be too late to prevent climate change, and a climatic...

Life Tree is a young adult drama by Martha Amabile. While preparing himself for the next day's funeral, Peter McKinney starts thinking about his childhood. His memories transport him back to the year 1964, just days before Christmas, when he was a mischievous eleven-year-old living...

Stealing Freedom by Sylvia Leontaritis is filled with history, romance, and adventure. The story takes place during the buildup to World War II on the Greek island of Kalymnos, which was under an Italian occupying force. Popi, a sixteen-year-old girl, loves her Greek island world...

Where the Magic Lies: Perils of Portia Saga #1 by Hermione Lee commences as Amethyst and her mother bring home a log. They are shocked to be confronted by fairies who accuse them of stealing treasure. The penalty is death, but Amethyst bravely offers herself...

Wow! What a fantastic magical adventure! This was the main thought that kept running through my mind as I read this brilliant piece of work by Derrick Smythe. In his book The Other Way (Passage to Dawn Book 2) the magical system in that world...

Russian spies, cover-up stories, alien visits, alien artifacts, a teenage romance, and tarot cards are only some of the elements in The Tale of the Tarot by DJ Schneider. Mel, the protagonist, is only 15 years old and already had to deal with more than...

Quinn's junior year is not off to a good start. In Carpool to Christmas: A Sweet Teen Carpool Romance, Nicole J Schubert dives right into the dramatic comedy that young adult readers are sure to love. With her helicopter sister off to college, Quinn is...

Some Kind of Comfort: A Coming of Age Adventure by Gary Clark is a literary teen to young adult crossover novel that revolves around a high school student named Charley. Charley is a musician with paralyzing anxiety that impacts her ability to perform but also...

Spindrift by Simon Bardwell is a coming-of-age story about a young man's journey of self-discovery. Narrated from the father's point of view, it's also about letting go of your children so they can spread their wings. The story opens inside a car at the side...

Privateer by R. Prior is a young adult sci-fi novel set in a distant future where humanity has mastered interstellar travel, enabling them to colonize scores of planets across the cosmos. Recently graduated from the United Earth Forces Fighter Academy, Tye Williams receives his first...