The Price We Pay by Nikki T. Anthony is a poignant young adult novel that delves into racial injustice and its repercussions in a small town. The story follows Zenetta Henchman, who becomes acutely aware of systemic racism after witnessing the fatal shooting of a...

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...

The Quiet Girl by Nichole Heydenburg is a young adult thriller about the decisions one makes and the consequences thereof. When the shy and introverted Violet makes friends with Jess and Kayla at her new school, she thinks her days of getting bullied by Mallory...

Ugliest is the third book in The Art of Being Ugly series by Kelly Vincent. It's been a few months since Nic Summers, a seventeen-year-old from Emerson, Oklahoma, has come out as agender, and that has expectedly garnered the attention of a few bullies. Nic...

The Pros & Cons of Becoming a Superhero by Tara St. Pierre is a young adult fantasy novel that explores the intertwined lives of its two protagonists. Bex Daltry, an aspiring webcomic artist, and Umie Nakayama, a popular video content creator, find themselves facing new...

Don't Look Inside by Nichole Heydenburg is a story about a young woman’s traumatic experience of sexual abuse and the psychological damage it causes the women who have suffered through it. Elena is looking forward to her junior year at college and hopes that her...

Free Sings the Sea by Stacey Bartlett is a raw and unforgettable story of domestic violence, abuse, escape, courage, healing, and recovery. Shanna is an eighteen-year-old who lives with her mother, sister, and mean stepdad in the North Carolina mountains. She often finds solace in...

False Haven by Rebecca Rook is a young adult thriller that follows Vivienne Barston, a seventeen-year-old grappling with her mother’s death and her father’s emotional withdrawal. After a terrifying experience in juvenile detention, Viv agrees to a court-mandated service project in the rural Oregon woods,...

Back to Bainbridge by Norah Lally begins with fourteen-year-old Vicki's family being forced out of their house as their mother struggles to find a new job. It was time for them to relocate and begin anew. Vicki was concerned about her mother, who couldn't seem...

In Before We Move On, Sally Reiser Simon demonstrates what might happen if we leave our loved ones before we say goodbye. Thirteen-year-old Kiki loves art, drama, and a boy named Jesse. Other than drama camp and stolen moments, they don't really interact, but Jesse's...