The Enigmatic Marsden by Todd A Biron is a compelling LGBTQ novel about self-acceptance and fitting in. The story centers around high school student Alex Marsden, who has the same aspirations and goals as his peers; to fit in and make friends along the way....

Tick Talk is a work of fiction in the teen drama and social issues sub-genre. It is aimed at young adults and was penned by author Renee Wehrle. The book follows teenager Mia as she starts to show symptoms of an invisible illness that she’s...

Adventures on the Road to Me is a work of fiction in the romance genre. It is aimed at young adults and was penned by K.D. Van Brunt. The book follows teenage con artist West as she travels with her mother, searching for new targets...

If coming-of-age romantic comedies are your forte, grab yourself a copy of Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land by Nicole Schubert. The only single teenager amongst her group of friends, eighteen-year-old BookTuber and blogger Saoirse Berger has romantic fantasies of being swept off...

Just One Look by Joanne Kukanza Easley is a powerful work of literary fiction about grief and what comes after. This moving and multi-layered story centers on Danielle Marek, who is thirteen and in love. It's Chicago, 1965, and for her, it's true love, not...

‘You need a crime, a detective, and the solution” - Kerry Greenwood. Private Ivy is the second children’s mystery book in The Legacy Series by Steven Cortinas. Ivy Virtue has a very sharp tongue, a fearless, headstrong attitude, and fantastic detective skills for a twelve-year-old....

The Smell of Lilacs by Katie Marshall features protagonist Mackenzie ‘Kenzie’ Carter, who has the same worries and problems as any other teenager. She wonders how her younger sister, Rachael, can have the perfect hourglass figure while she believes her body resembles a butternut squash....

Father's Violin by John Hope is a moving historical fiction novel set against the backdrop of post-World War II Germany, where Soviet and American forces have solidified their stronghold over Berlin. It follows a thirteen-year-old boy named Hertz, who must survive starvation and the hostile...

Nameless: Poems & Prose by Brian Oldham is a compilation of the author's original work on matters of the heart and exploration of the body. Oldham's work is written in free verse with a fluid composition that balances a moderate degree of lyricism and the...

The Omicron Six by Endy Wright is a beautiful meld of science fiction and coming of age, and a story that has strong lessons on personal transformation through deep human connections. The story follows two compelling characters, Cooper Callister and Coupe Daschelete, both gifted yet...