It felt as though everyone in Naiomi’s life always left. First, her mother drowned, then her best friend, Keane, moved away after ninth grade. She was in love with him, and when he left, he took a part of her heart. With her elder brother...

The Dreamer’s Stage by Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz is a delightful teenage drama that explores the choices and sacrifices a young person must make to follow their dreams and how those choices affect others and cannot, fairly, be made in isolation. Josephine Ricco (Joey to her...

Mup, written and illustrated by Raea Gragg, is a graphic novel with beautiful and eye-catching illustrations, and the topics about being environmentally conscious, the angst of turning into a teenager, and family are timely and creative. Mup is a cheerful and high-spirited young girl who...

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...

In An Unacceptable Christmas by Bruce Edwards, Holly is a 16-year-old girl living in a world where Santa Claus has been outlawed. No one can write a letter to him, no one may sing “Here Comes Santa Claus” or similar songs, and his image cannot...

Forever Is A Really Long Time: The Truth About Sex and STDs by Kelly S. Bolton captures the stories of single women who have had sex at a very young age without being aware of the consequences and suffering thereafter. The stories of thirteen women...

Sending Balloons to Heaven by Lindsey Coker Luckey is a story about a young girl who lost her grandmother recently. Her mother tells her that heaven is a beautiful place and that she’ll see her grandmother again someday. This makes the child sad because even...

The "Terrible" Bullies is a social issues novella for young adults and middle-schoolers written by Riyani Patel. Tanya and her friends were excited about starting their school year; they were in the ninth grade now and were freshmen at Bridge Bank High. Everything seemed exciting...

The Quest to Unite Us is a work of fiction in the science fiction, American history, time travel, and adventure sub-genres, and was penned by author William de Rham. Written as the opening novel to the Marcus Santana Time Travel Chronicles, this intriguing and educational...

The Legend of Suzy High Kick by William Barnard is the story of a high school senior named Suzy Beckham and those who surround, support, love, and are moved by her character, which gives back the same. Suzy is a well-liked student in her town...