Pushing Pawns is the first book in The Chess Club series by Dima Novak. Moses Middleton gathers a team of individuals for a scholastic chess tournament. However, when they lose miserably, Moses is afraid their ragtag team of chess players will split up, and his...

There is always a lot of stress associated with moving to a new town. On the one hand, there is the nostalgia of leaving everything you know behind. On the other, the fear of the unknown. A new house, a new town, and a new...

The Reason I Held You Close by Evelyn E. Garland is a sweet little story on the important role of parents in the emotional, psychological, and spiritual development of their children. Told from the point of view of a loving parent, the story doesn’t necessarily...

Monster on Mars by Ginger Marin is a science fiction adventure for all ages, a story about a little robot who must survive on the Red Planet in an undiscovered world. The story opens inside NASA’S massive Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where there are scores of...

Isabel Scheck’s Shades of Blue is a heartbreakingly beautiful story about young love. Skylar and Ciel take the same school bus and share a science class. They have hardly spoken to each other, aside from the one occasion when Skylar asked him about their science...

Bacon Pie by Candace Robinson and Gerardo Delgadillo is a young adult novel that contemporary teenagers are sure to enjoy. Lia is a super chill lover of old-school video games. Kiev is a theater geek who just wants to get the role of Horatio in...

Elizabeth Stevens' Love, Lust and Friendship borders on the Kissing Booth inspired/re-telling variety with a focus on Addy, her best friend and soul mate Ander as well as Ander’s older brother Topher. Stevens had me confused in the beginning, as the synopsis was a little...

Fifteen-year-old Kalamiti Sol lives a hard life with the members of The Crew, a group of young teenagers who commit petty crimes to survive on the streets of Chicago. However, her life turns upside down when she's sent to juvenile prison for stealing a car....

Quinn is ready to start her perfect summer. She's secured a spot at Fullerton Castle in the archives department. Fullerton Castle is also a tourist destination, with a gift shop and medieval reenactors. Quinn's best friend Frankie will be working in the gift shop so...

The Last Text You Sent by Elise Fender is a dramatic young adult romance that tells the story of one teenager's struggles to cope with the loss of her brother. Whit was the Nashville football star who held Avery's family together. When he unexpectedly passes...