Amy McNulty weaves a beautiful and tragic fantasy in Ballad of the Beanstalk. Sixteen-year-old Clarion is still reeling after the death of her father. The harp he left her is the one thing that still brings her any happiness, and when she plays, it is...

High School Epic by Hannah R. Goodman is a coming-of-age novel set at the beginning of the 1990s. Through the sharp, observant voice of Danielle “Dani” Fetter, the story captures the messy, exciting, and often confusing experiences of being a teenager discovering her identity. Dani’s...

One Drop of Magic by Amanda Fresquez is set in a near-future where vampires have revealed themselves and declared war on mankind. Brielle Draper is a young woman trained in martial arts, smart, and driven by a fierce desire to break free from her overprotected...

Vicky’s Victory by Nadine C. Keels is the first installment in the Malt Shop Milestones series. It opens with sixteen-year-old Vicky Phillips spending the last Saturday of summer vacation at Bro Brown’s Burgers and Malts, sipping her favorite strawberry ice cream soda just before junior...

Falling Out by Lucinda Brant begins when twelve-year-old Deborah Cavendish is forced into a mysterious midnight marriage to a drunken young heir, the Marquis of Alston. Years later, Deborah has grown into a strong, independent woman living in Bath with her orphaned nephew, defying society’s...

Wooden Dolls Game by Ivonne A. Hoyos follows twins Mary Jane (“MJ”) and Antonia, with a bedroom assignment dispute catalyzing a lifelong rivalry. MJ receives a wooden doll set that each child paints. Later, Antonia also paints MJ’s pink room black. Over time, MJ succeeds...

In Falling IN by Lucinda Brant, Aurora “Rory” Talbot meets Alisdair “Dair” Fitzstuart during a staged raid he orchestrates, where an accidental collision sparks their first moment of connection. Dair begins appearing in her life more frequently, often under the pretext of social duties or...

A Summer Lasts Forever by Tamar Anolic is a heartfelt coming-of-age novel told through alternating perspectives that capture the emotions of a teen uprooted from her familiar life into a very different one in a small Vermont town. Readers meet Ginny and Sam as they...

Falling UP by Lucinda Brant follows Lisa Crisp, a young woman working at Warner’s Dispensary, who becomes entangled in an incident involving the theft of ribbons and silk garters at Lord Westby’s house. She intervenes to return a valuable auction catalog, witnessing Henri-Antoine Hesham, a...

The Cartography of First Love by Angela Grey is an unusual, but completely compelling story of first love encountered in a most unusual location – a psychiatric institution. Fifteen-year-old Zibby is confined because of her eating disorder, and sixteen-year-old Nico suffers from depression and anxiety....