Tristan Martin’s The Elements follows four young women in New York as they meet through Hip-Hop and its different forms: rapping, breakdancing, DJing, and graffiti. Natasha is a shy teenager who keeps her rhymes private and works up the nerve to perform on stage. Christina...

The Authentic Young Lover follows a clear path, guiding young adults through the inner work needed to form healthy relationships. Chris Hakim frames modern dating problems as four main obstacles: violence, pettiness, vanity, and agenda. Each chapter explains how these patterns show up in everyday...

Born and Bred: Volume 2 by Paul Osula is a thrilling tale of crime, family ties, and shifting allegiances. The protagonist, Ash, has a very symbolic name, as he ponders burning down the criminal syndicate he is associated with. However, he did not always go...

Colin Powell once said, “A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” That quote is the very essence of Tryouts by Peter J. Stavros. It’s the story of a ninth-grade boy living in a small town who wishes to...

Freddy Lond's The Man from the Fridge follows Marek, a seventeen-year-old growing up in a small Pennsylvania town with a father who is more trouble than support. After his dad, Sven, gets kicked out of his apartment, they move in with Marek’s grandparents, creating constant...

Weirdos Welcome by Cynthia Baseman is a contemporary young adult novel that captures the interior lives of teenagers navigating school, identity, and belonging. Set at Pacific Crest High School, the story alternates between the perspectives of Braden, an anxious overachiever and basketball player, and Rae,...

Becoming Calvin: The Wake of Expectations, Volume 1, by Javier De Lucia, is a compelling story that takes readers on an emotional journey through the life of its protagonist, Calvin McShane. The story explores personal growth, change, and the search for identity. Combining introspection with...

Good Kids, Bad Choices by Shanti Hershenson sees Lena Hackett being disciplined for attempting to present a history project on gender-based pay inequality at Littlewood Charter School. Her treatment leads her to discover a pattern where other kids who also complained about harassment and discrimination...

We Be Dragons by Michael Weitz follows John Brewer through a summer in a small Idaho town after he loses his job at a local gas station. John needs money for college, so he takes work on Jim Henley’s farm, where long hours, strict oversight,...

Dancing in the Daylight by Ben Hafer is a perfectly delightful YA coming-of-age story. Noah Harper wants to stay in the shadows, away from the spotlight. He loves 80s pop culture and prefers to spend his time giving his imagination free rein. Riley is his...