Straight up Rapping by Carol Denise Mitchell is the story of two high school graduates, Dirty and Clean, who immediately hit the big time fresh out of school when they sign a $40-million music contract. But before this good fortune, Dirty and Clean did not...

In one of his final speeches, Barack Obama made a telling comment that echoes one of the illuminating themes of How to Stand Up to Bullying. Bullying is not acceptable in any context. The contentions put forth by M.C. Ryder establish that such an unequivocal...

Dawn Mortensen and her mother moved to Fair Shore, Connecticut, to close a painful chapter in their past and start a new life. Barely days into their arrival, Dawn has a bad experience involving the city's high school football team members. She initially dismisses...

Earth to Alis is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama, LGBTQ+, and social issues genres. It is intended for the young adult reading audience with some strong language as well as scenes of abuse, underage substance use, and suicidal ideation. Penned by author...

Do you enjoy wrestling? If yes, grab a copy of WrestleDreamia by Daniel Boyd. Life hasn't been the same for middle schooler Breece Harris after his father's tragic death. Breece has become moody and isolated since the incident, so much so that his coach has...

In Time Stealers: Hope Eternal by Penny Clauss, having successfully warded off impending disaster on the Day of the Wraith, Grant and his fellow Timekeepers turn their attention toward discovering the identity of the evil timekeeper who has been using their gifts for nefarious purposes....

Logan Smith, a lonely sixteen-year-old boy, wants to end it all. Logan hates his life. He suffers from autism, depression, and anxiety. His classmates from school bully him every day, and his mother always reminds him how useless he is. However, when a bully begins to...

The foster care system is complicated and, at times, it doesn’t have the best interest at heart of those it’s supposed to protect. In Sheryl Recinos’s Crossover, Cuervo shares her story of life in the foster care system and how quickly a little mistake plunges...

Throwaway: YA Novel in Verse (Transitional Age Youth Series) is a set of poems by Sheryl Recinos. Becoming part of the unhoused children's community, Margo tells her story in poetic form. Turned away by her parents because she's gay, sixteen-year-old Margo fights for herself on...

Aging Out by Sheryl Recinos is a moving story of a teenager in the foster care system about to age out when she turns eighteen. Narrated in verse, the story follows Sara Robertson, a talented teenager three months shy of turning eighteen. Sara can't help...