Linked Lives: A Memoir of an Extraordinary 40-Year Friendship by Bonny Brooks is the story of the friendship between Bonny and Lori. They met in their teenage years and their friendship carried on throughout their lives. Even though their lives took opposite directions – Lori...

Tex, The Witch Boy by Stuart R. West is the story of a teenage boy and his journey through one year in his life. His father suffers from MS and his mother, who once fought and beat cancer, was taken from them in a freak...

In Heist School Freshmen by Alan Gallauresi, Angelo gets dumped by his girlfriend, who he has been infatuated with for a long time, and he is being bullied by the infamous troublemaker twins who have just recently returned to town. It’s not exactly the best...

Marionette by T. B. Markinson is the story of seventeen-year-old Paige Alexander. Paige is found in her home with slit wrists by her girlfriend. Her friend convinces her to undergo therapy. Though Paige does not think it is going to help her, she decides to...

As a HUGE steampunk fan, I was thrilled when I got a chance to read The Lotus Effect, the first book in the Rise of the Ardent series by Bridget Ladd. Lily Emmerson is the daughter of two of the most important leaders of her...

At some point in everyone's lives there came that time when we stopped looking to our parents as our idols and role models and started letting our friends be the bigger influence. In His Father's Footsteps is a tale of just that time in a...

Shifting Paths by Sandra L. Koehler: 'Change is an opportunity to face your fears and grow beyond your limited vision'. Set in the desert, the story ties the four characters together beautifully. Jonah, Marcie, Markus, and Nate are hikers in the wilderness who face more...

In The Ghostly Grammar Boy by Sandra Thompson, Fiona has to deal with her sister and her sister’s new boyfriend’s problems. It’s a typical teenager’s life, except for the fact that her sister and her boyfriend are both dead. When Fiona’s twin sister, Ella, died...

The War on Science Goes Batshit is a young adult story written by Allen J. Woppert about Timothy Thompson, a 14-year-old who lives in a small town in Illinois with the improbable name of Batshit. Timothy tells us exactly how the town got its name...

Not Another Vampire Story by Sakurapu introduces us to Terry, described as mouth-wateringly handsome and suave. He also manages to be sweet and thoughtful. Young Sylvia was sure, even without glitter and hair gel to make his hair oh so perfect, that her sister Julia...