Quinn's junior year is not off to a good start. In Carpool to Christmas: A Sweet Teen Carpool Romance, Nicole J Schubert dives right into the dramatic comedy that young adult readers are sure to love. With her helicopter sister off to college, Quinn is...

Court of Snakes: This Desert Cage by Tycho Dwelis is a young adult book that confronts issues of different social classes in a fantasy world. Terran was the son of the royal leader, but his family was overthrown, leaving Terran as a fugitive on the...

Some Kind of Comfort: A Coming of Age Adventure by Gary Clark is a literary teen to young adult crossover novel that revolves around a high school student named Charley. Charley is a musician with paralyzing anxiety that impacts her ability to perform but also...

Grass is a young adult fantasy adventure novel by Mark McQuown. Born to two screenwriters from Hollywood, Antonio and Salma, twelve-year-old Cachi always felt hindered by his autism disorder, which prevented him from venturing out of his house. Perched on a rocking chair on his...

Arthur Moore's Stranded in Snow Shoe is the prequel to Summer of Two Worlds. Scot Robinson is a gentle boy who has an unexpected experience. His mother is in hospital, while his father is trying to establish himself in a new job. His dad sends...

In What Would The Founding Fathers Tell Us Today?: Political Dialogs Between 1789 and 2040, Werner Neff addresses the political issues raging in America. He uses the bold technique of imagining some of the Founding Fathers—Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Hamilton, Madison, and Franklin—returning to today’s world....

Old Country Surprises is a reflective young adult adventure by Ken Saik. Mike Bennek accepts his ailing grandfather’s request to travel to Ukraine to research his origins. Mike, his siblings, and friends embark on this unique journey and become captivated by the old-world charms of...

When I reflect on the style of the young adult novel Any Joe by Maura Lin, I envision a delicious dinner being prepared in a slow cooker. Why? Because special foods need time for all the rich flavors to fully blend and be enjoyed. So...

Written by Ann K. Howley, The Memory of Cotton follows fifteen-year-old Shelby, a rebellious teenager who suffers from bouts of anger and grief after the unexpected death of her younger brother, which also led her parents to divorce. One day, while rummaging through her grandmother's...

Soul Searching by E. A. Blevins is a speculative fantasy novel that centers around two individuals and what it truly means to be soulmates. Imagine a situation where you can see who your soulmate is by just touching a hand and sparks, quite literally, fly....