In Channeling Marilyn by Mima Tipper, high school senior Alexandria “Lexa” Donovan is thrust into a world she hasn’t prepared for. She is randomly selected by lottery to play the lead role of Cherie in the school’s production of Bus Stop. She struggles with stage...

Ruby Fink's Chispa is one of the best novels I've read this year, boldly combining coming-of-age angst with mesmerizing romance. Seventeen-year-old Claire Beauchene is an ambitious ballroom dancer determined to win her third consecutive title at the prestigious Blackpool Dance Festival. As she prepares for...

Close Enough to Burn by Daniela R. Morassutti follows Isabella, a teenage go-kart racer chasing her dream of becoming a professional driver in Europe. After losing a beachside race to her longtime rival and emotional entanglement, Marco, Isabella remains determined to succeed. Complications deepen with...

Crossing the Burning Meadow by Christopher D. Wayland is a deeply moving coming-of-age novel that transports readers to the nostalgic landscape of 1983. As a sequel to Crossing the Meadow, the book continues the compelling journey of Chip, a young protagonist navigating the complex issues...

Carved From Wood by Brendan O'Meara is the second installment in the Crafting Humanity series, a young adult sci-fi adventure. James and his team venture into the perilous Southern Federation to explore the BlankZone border, a mysterious and dangerous region threatening humanity's survival. As they...

Cramping Chronicles: The Third Ache by Joey Paul is a young adult urban fantasy novel and the third installment in the Cramping Chronicles series. The story follows Jessie, a young empath struggling to control her abilities while dealing with school pressures, a bully, and new...

The animals of City Zoo have finally been liberated! Fed up with how the humans had run things, the furry and not-so-furry inhabitants of City Zoo had fought hard and had finally been granted their freedom. A democracy created by animals for animals – what...

Life is never what it seems. For young Bethan, it’s filled with uncertainty. Her father works with the pit ponies in the Welsh coal mines. When a pony is injured, he brings it home for Bethan to nurse back to health. It is during one...

The foster care system is complicated and, at times, it doesn’t have the best interest at heart of those it’s supposed to protect. In Sheryl Recinos’s Crossover, Cuervo shares her story of life in the foster care system and how quickly a little mistake plunges...

Capricorn's Journal: My Family's Fight for Survival by Candice Zee is the second book of the Munchkins series. It tells the story of Capricorn and her twelve siblings, who, after losing their magic, are ready to flee from the wicked neighbor who goes by the...