In A Shout in the Wind by Michael D. Davis, Sean Contess and Maria Simone get lost in the Peruvian jungle. These two college interns are alone in the jungle with a group of middle and elementary school children who have survived a plane crash...

The Portsmouth Alarm: December 1774 by Terri A. DeMitchell is a fictional story based on the actual events leading up to the Revolutionary War. The story is told through the experiences of several young men like Andrew Beckett, who dreams of being a doctor, and...

Finding Hope in Texas is a coming of age story written by Ryan T. Petty. Hope's life had been pretty magical up to the time when her parents and brother were instantly killed in a car crash several days before Christmas. Their loss is devastating...

I thought The Dragon’s Egg (Relics of Mysticus Book 3) by H.B. Bolton was an astounding book that readers of all ages will be able to enjoy over and over. I should mention that I have not read the first two books but found that...

Ingrid has always been a bit different; her eyes are purple, and there aren't that many of those around and then, of course, there is the fact that they have a sort of glow to them. But her Aunt Kaline won't say anything about it,...

Chris Ballentine, a troubled youth, has recently lost his beloved grandfather, a dear old man who had lived with Chris and his family for four years, long enough to create a bond and traditions that too suddenly ceased to be. With Christmas approaching, the boy...

Not So Long Ago, Not So Far Away is a coming of age story written by Trisha Slay. It takes place throughout the summer of 1977 in small-town America. Erika is fifteen and a freshman in high school. Her best friend is Cassie, a beauty...

Hope for Garbage is a coming of age novel written by Alex Tully. Trevor McNulty is a teen with a troubled past. He’s been seeing a psychologist at the nearby Beaumont Health Center, but he’s reluctant to share anything with his doctor, not the recurring...

Just Going by Jianna Higgins is Lily's story. Lily is a 15-year-old girl from a privileged background who gets caught shoplifting cheap underwear. The judge sees through her tough demeanour and awards her 50 hours community service in Sorrento Retirement Home. Not looking forward to...

I just completed one of the most engaging reads of recent months: Long Live the Suicide King by Aaron Michael Ritchey. It opens with 17-year-old JD, who is troubled by an event that transpired just days prior while with his friends and under the influence...