The Salamander Stone is the first installment in The Beowulf Brigade series by Heidi Nickerson. The story follows 16-year-old Ellie Adair as her world turns upside down. For nearly a year, things have gone to hell worldwide. Monsters roam freely in the open, terrorizing people...

Have you ever piloted a spaceship, had a run-in with Interstellar Guards, visited the Museum on Nothing Beyond, or savored jellied garloss and rainbow omelet? Reading Taboo Tech by Joy V. Smith, I felt I was doing precisely that in the company of Lacie and...

Mentors and Tormentors: On the Journey to Self-Respect by Tim Jones, MD, is a must-read. The year is 1974; Wendall Nichols and his little brother, Damon, live in Benson, Kansas. Wendall thinks he's oppressed and is unhappy. But he isn't aware of how privileged he...

In writing 35 Letters: Letters from a Mother to her Son, Joseph L. Ferguson has created a beautiful but sad story about Mildred Riley and the letters she writes to her son Gordon. She begs him to return home after he left for San...

Social Vampire is a work in the coming of age, interpersonal drama, and social issues subgenres. Penned by James Schannep, it is intended for the young adult reading audience. In this delightful, amusing, and heartfelt teen drama, we meet newcomer Gordon when he’s about to...

Flight of Sparrows by R.A. Lingenfelter is a young adult science fiction story and is the second installment in the End of Crows series. After the attack by the Dominion, Willow feels betrayed by Bradlee, whom she thought was a friend, and angry about the...

Two Between Worlds is an enticing romance and paranormal tale by Nissa Harlow. Arianna Warne and Ephraim Diaz-Pierce have known each other since childhood. Crippled by her anxiety disorder, Ari takes comfort in Eph's soothing aura. His lack of arms is no obstacle to their...

Summer of the Ancient by Jodi Lea Stewart is the first book in the series Silki, the Girl of Many Scarves. Concho Mountain represents peace and freedom for Silki who enjoys spending her days riding her horse Smiles and embarking on adventures with her best...

To Shine With Honor: Book One: Coming of Age by Joseph Scott Amis is a historical fiction novel following the life of Galien de Coudre. Set in late 11th-century France, Galien’s life is already planned for him. His father, Henri de Coudre, is a knight...

Shadow Runner by K.J. Fieler is a coming-of-age adventure story about Ada, a young girl taken from her affluent life and turned into an assassin. Ada is just ten years old when she is snatched away from her dysfunctional yet rich family by Nadine, a...