In David Kudler's Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale (Seasons of the Sword #1), which is set in Japan in the late 1500s, three orphan children and a girl who learns that her mother has sold her to a woman that she barely knows, are being transported...

Sweet Glory by Lisa Y. Potocar combines elements of adventure, history, and coming of age to offer both young and adult readers great entertainment. Disguised as a man, Jana Brady joins the Union Army to defend her country. With a new identity, she meets a...

Not My Life: Time Shifters Book #5 is a romantic time travel fantasy for young adults written by Bob Kat. Scott, Austin, Kelly and Zoey were looking forward to being back in the present day after their last adventure in the twentieth century. They were...

The Age of Amy: Mad Dogs and Makeovers is a highly imaginative and entertaining work of YA fiction by author Bruce Edwards, whose former career as a film animator and musician has clearly influenced this delightful offering that’s sure to please fans of young adult...

Luis is the target of the school bully, Butch, and Serena is the goth chick everyone avoids. When Luis spends some time in the old playground to avoid Butch, he encounters Alice, a ghost, which completely freaks him out. He runs into Serena in the...

As Above So Below: Veil Over Atlantis by P Milisande is a very different YA thriller. It’s a challenging novel for teenagers to read with its mix of past and present, scientific fact, Greek myth, and fantasy, but they will be able to empathise with...

The Adventures of Will Irving: Automaton Troubles by Curtis Castro is an alternative history mystery story set in the 1950s. Will’s father, Walter Irving, disappears after his wife’s death, leaving Will to run the family P.I. business and look after his 10-year-old sister, Emily. The...

Cliff of the King: The King of Rock & Roll Had a Twin - It's Said He Died at Birth or Is He Living Alone in the Wild? by Bryan Jay Koeff is a fascinating and interesting book for all Elvis fans who want to...

Faking It: Olde Locke Beach Mystery Series, Book 3 is a mystery novel for young adults and preteens written by Terri A. DeMitchell. It was high summer at Olde Locke Beach, and the tourists were out in numbers, sunbathing on the sandy beaches and playing...

I really enjoyed If You're Gone by Brittany Goodwin. In fact I found it rather hard to put down. When Lillian White’s boyfriend, Brad, suddenly goes missing, she does not know what to think. The police seem to think his disappearance is not serious. Lillian...