The MoonStone Girls by Brooke Skipstone is a very moving story about the true struggles many gays and lesbians faced in the early 60s and 70s. You envy her bravery and tenacity, and you find that Tracy is a woman on a mission. We follow...

Rules of Falling by Leslie Tall Manning tells the story of a teenager's unique struggles and how her entire life is defined by the one thing she can't control. Erica is a high school senior, but she hasn't had a normal high school experience ever...

Barrett Wentworth started his life privileged. His mom and dad were exceedingly generous with their funds but sparing with their time. An untimely accident leaves him an orphan, with only his Aunt Evelyn as his guardian. During his years staying with her and being subjected...

The Lost Child: And Demons of the Past by W. Lawrence Johnston starts with an introduction to Caroline, a sophomore, beautiful, self-absorbed, and giddy with excitement as she is invited by Jimmy to attend the prom. Caroline’s youthful indiscretions which included experimental use of recreational...

Christopher Cole and K.M. Sparks’s Rising Together: The Prosperity Series Book 1 is a story about two best friends who are completely different from one another. The only similarity they have would be the care and protectiveness they both feel for each other. Tim usually...

Love and Other Sins by Emilia Ares is perfect for a rainy day or a lazy Sunday -- just make sure you have a tissue handy. In this emotional tale, Mina and Oliver have lived extremely different lives, but their paths cross when they begin...

Sugar Birds, a novel by Cheryl Grey Bostrom, accomplishes so much that you can’t help but fall in love with it. Aggie Hayes enjoys the outdoors and loves climbing trees and sketching the bird nests that she finds. Her father introduced her to sketching and...

The Thing About Baseball is a coming-of-age sports drama novel written by Kenny K. Liu and BJ Pivonka. Colt Benson, a high school senior at Orange High, recalls his conversation with his idol, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, as he prepares himself for the...

Camp Afterlife is a work of fiction in the coming-of-age subgenre. It is aimed at young adult readers and was penned by author Zachary Ryan. Set in the titular Camp Afterlife, the book explores the journey of a young man named Gus who comes to...

Greenhorn is a children’s book written by Anna Olswanger and with illustrations by Miriam Nerlove. Daniel, a survivor of the Holocaust, is taken in by Rabbi Ehrlich of Brooklyn. He arrives on the premises, clutching a little box in his hands as his sole possession....