The year is 1969, and all hopes for a great sophomore year of high school are dashed for Nell when she finds out that she can no longer go to her old school and would be bused to one in which she would be the...

Hush Money by Deborah Harris, Jaquie Abram, and Delilah Harris is an explosive novel that focuses on systemic racism. All Ebony, a black woman, ever wanted was to have a decent and steady source of income, to take care of her mother and son. Her...

Haskell Himself is an LGBTQ coming-of-age novel written by Gary Seigel. It was 1966, and Haskell considered his life to be as optimal as it could get. Granted, his single mom worked all hours of the day and night, so they never really did get...

An unknown entity that goes by the moniker The Marked Queen has been digging up dirt about the students of Johnson Prep. The Marked Queen offers them a chance to save face in exchange for someone else's deep, dark secret. The elite class of this...

Hyena Boy is a work of fiction in the young adult/new adult coming of age sub-genre and was penned by author Ila Golden. Forming another part of the Neva Aton Collection, we examine the life of another young man from the same central friendship group...

Her Tale Was Told In Whispers is a work of coming of age fiction penned for young adults by author Mutch Katsonga. This highly emotive and addictive read is written at novella length, and it features a single life-changing encounter for its young protagonist, which...

High school can be complicated, dramatic and sheltering and author A. Anon brings these struggles to life in How to Talk to Black People. Knowing she will never fit in, due to coming from a poor and broken family, Ivy has built a strong defense...

Horse Boys: When Growing Up Is A Kick In The Head is a work of social issues and coming of age fiction penned by author J. T. Blossom. Intended for mature readers due to some of the graphic violence content, the novel focuses on a...

It’s always difficult to find someone you can really trust. For Regina, she’s lived her entire life in fear: of her mother, a convicted criminal and someone who abused Regina repeatedly, and Wade, her mother’s boyfriend, an abusive creep who flaunts his power as the...

Heart Strings by Claire Merchant is a gripping young adult romance with relevant and realistic themes. Nicole Nero has grown up wanting to work for her most favorite record label and to win the affection of Elijah West, a charming and gifted musician. But she...