How would you feel if a stranger fatally injured you or your loved one? Would you harbor emotions of hate, discord or bitterness? Or would you be able to forgive them? My Yerusalem by Yerusalem Work is a book about family, life, faith, and the...

Resthaven by Erik Therme begins when Kaylee, a new girl in town, is forced by her mother to attend a classmate's birthday. She doesn't want to be there, and it's rather obvious the other girls don't want her there either. Jamie, a spoiled brat of...

I enjoyed reading The Grave of Lainey Grace by Aaron Galvin. It is good, lighthearted reading for fans of slice-of-life narration with a touch of fantasy. The main character, Briar Ann Wade, is 10 years old at the start, 12 at the finish. Briar Ann’s...

In They Call Me Alexandra Gastone, a young adult thriller by T.A. Maclagan, all seventeen-year-old Alexandra Gastone wants to do is graduate high school, get into Princeton, and work for the CIA like her grandfather. At least that's what her cover as a spy entails....

Stress, sexual and mental abuse, depression, and mental illness are all factors that can lead to not only suicidal thoughts but suicidal actions. Suicide rates are high amongst young adults primarily within the gay, military, and college communities. Suicides are close to author Mark Waters's...

Mended Wings: A Flicker's Tale is a young adult coming of age novel written by Timothy Imhoff. Flicker's life ended when she was sixteen. Young, athletic, popular and good in school, the pretty blond cheerleader, who was planning on college, never really survived the accident...

Indigo is a realistic fiction novel by Krista Wagner which stars a teenage girl named Indigo. As a high-schooler, Indigo is finally realizing what is important in her life. Although she has already been heartbroken twice, Indigo is captivated by the charming “bad boy” Brian....

As young actors train in their craft, they will need to exercise their ability to don a particular character's quirks and attitudes at will, making that character come alive through their interpretation of his lines and actions. For this purpose, Power Plays: Dramatic Short Plays...

High Season: The Learnings of Mohammad Wang by Chazzy Patel is a story that begins with how Charles King's memories come back to him in brief flashes. For now he is going by the name that feels right for him; Mohammad Wang. Mo for short....

A Tangled Web is a novella written by M.L. Sparrow. Teenage girl, Hayashi Taiyo, has been best friends with twin boys, Ryuu and Kairi, for most of her life. Although physically identical, the boys’ personalities couldn’t be more different. Kairi is completely no-nonsense, spending almost...