The Treasure of Peril Island: An Adventure for Teens is a good, old-fashioned swashbuckling tale. Jack is somewhat down on his luck. He has just decided to apply to be a steward again when he crosses paths with an unusual fellow who claims to be...

Steggie Belle & the Dream Warriors by Elias Pell had me spellbound, a fantasy tale with characters that will stay in the minds of readers long after the last page is turned. No exaggeration here! It explores the realm where reality and fantasy merge. It...

Complex Solutions is a young adult drama and the debut novel of author Susan Dalessandro. Lexi Thompson is a high school junior who suffers from regular bouts of anxiety and depression, leading her to perform self-inflicted cuts upon herself. Feeling guilt-ridden after her parents' deaths...

The Dark Down There by Lori R. Lopez is a well-written short story that will send shivers down your spine. In this thrilling storyline, you follow the main character Cynthia on her quest to find out what haunted her as a child. The monster she...

Sixteen-year-old Stevie Albie was happy before she started seeing Mary, the mother of Jesus, in her visions as it comes with a price: a brain tumor. Consequently, a disagreement ensues between her mother and her. Stevie's mother wants the tumor out, but Stevie considers that...

Travels of Gannon and Wyatt: Australia is a young adult adventure by Patti Wheeler and Keith Hemstreet. Twins Gannon and Wyatt were thrilled about the trip to Australia with their parents. They planned all the exciting activities they wanted to do: explore the Outback, learn...

Imagine a chessboard that can control a person’s life, even cause death. Lucy has friends over, but when they tire of their games, she pulls out the mysterious chessboard. The rules are laid out clearly and the game must proceed from beginning to end. In...

Blackout by Joey Paul is a novel for young adults. It revolves around fifteen-year-old Tally Jenkins. She was from a rich home, had a beautiful family, grand friends at school, and a dashing boyfriend. Tally was among the elite at school, with everyone wanting to...

In Mirror Shards by Olga Werby, a young man, Higs, who has been disabled is miraculously healed after visiting a booth in a county fair with his family. The 'Mirror of Wishes’ that heals him also causes the untimely death of his mother and the...

Crimson Forest is the first in Christine Gabriel's Crimson Chronicles and it is an awesome beginning. The author brings Grimm's reapers alive as Angelina Adams's life takes a devastating twist from average to terrifying. She was told by her best friend, Jeremiah, to stay out...