Raju is home alone when a girl on the television directly addresses him and calls him by name. He decides to play along and asks for her name. She says her name is Mangalika, and she helps him with his homework. Raju tells his...

The Hollow Boys is the opening installment in Douglas Smith’s Dream Rider Saga series, an urban fantasy aimed at young adult readers. The book follows Will Dreycott, a teenager with the power to walk through the dreams of others. Cursed with a crippling fear...

Eleven-year-old Vivien and her parents moved to Camp Breckinridge on the orders of the United States Army. Her father served in the military, and they met other families at the camp. Although her parents warned them not to visit an old abandoned hospital building, curiosity...

The Dirt Bike Detective by Douglas L. Hoover is about five middle school misfits and outcasts doing a paranormal investigation of Raven Ridge Academy, their castle-like, gargoyle-embellished school that is rumored to be haunted. They were brought together by a self-proclaimed paranormal expert newcomer, and...

The Djinn by Alexis Tiger sees twins Patrick and Brook take possession of a home they have inherited from their grandmother. When they find a golden lamp, they joke about genies. Rubbing the lamp produces a beautiful young woman who responds to the name Elena....

When Shawn woke up inside a moving carriage with no recollections of the last few days, his first thought was that someone had kidnapped him. Yet, did kidnappers use horse-drawn carriages and dress like they were from a different era? Shawn’s confusion escalated when they...

The De-Coding of Jo: Keys to Eternity by Lali A. Love is the third novel in the young adult dark fantasy Ascending Angel Academy series, preceded by book one, Hall of Ignorance, and book two, Blade of Truth. The shreds of humanity are on the...

The Mage Destinies: Path of the Daydreamer is a work of fiction in the fantasy and adventure subgenres. It is suitable for the general reading audience from young adults upwards and was penned by author Brett Galen. The story follows protagonist Tessa, who has dreams...

The Ghosts of Lewis Manor by Marcia Maidana tells the story of Seraphina Addington. In a time of war, Seraphina tries to speak to a little boy who turns out to be a ghost, and her parents witness the situation. Concerned for their daughter, they...

The First Buds of Spring: Woodlanders Tetralogy #1 by Hermione Lee centers around the character of Azalea who survives the toxic social scene at Lakebay High by copying the mean kids. Azalea is instantly drawn to new boy Bruce Green and rises to his defense...