“My elation was clouded with fear. Happiness dissolved into confusion. I realized something that night, sitting in the backyard with my sister, my friends, and that ass clown Travis. I had a crush on Becca Cohen”. Skyler’s Sophomore Soundtrack by Michael C. Barrett takes readers...

East Side Angels is a work of literature featuring young people and themes of growing up and was penned by author Joseph Gustafson. Suitable for young readers as well as nostalgic adults, this charming tale gives life to its central character Joe, who is growing...

Grouper's Laws: A 1960s Tale of High School Highjinks and Romance by D. Philip Miller is a coming-of-age story about a young man on the brink of adulthood. He finds out that life is not going to get easier, but it can be fun if...

Tru Untrue by Rachelle Jones Smith is a novel that explores strong social issues, identity, and self-acceptance while navigating the relationship between two strange characters. Tru doesn’t have a very happy past. Transferred midterm, all he wants is to complete his community service. He appears...

And Eve Said …“To Hell with God” by Sal Rivera is a wonderful book that explores strong themes and looks at human relationships from a fresh perspective. Starting with commentaries on the story or the myth of creation, the author unveils loopholes that are not...

In Gloom: A Light in the Darkness by Serenity Williams, there is a character in the beginning and throughout who just does not want to get out of bed. The character does not even crave food. The character’s mother says it is depression. But, the...

Breaking the Bro Code by B.B. Swann is a teenage romance set in the 1980s about the choices that can change everything. Molly has the chance of a lifetime at a cross country scholarship and also has a dreamy boyfriend that knows just how to...

Yeah, But I Didn't by Ann Swann is a coming of age novel chronicling a disturbing period in the life of a young girl named Benji (Ben) Stevens. At age 14, Ben has been advanced into high school as a result of a high IQ...

Beyond the Spiral Gates by Mutch Katsonga is a YA coming-of-age story. Wickfield’s is an institution for children that society deems far too dangerous to live among them. This is one boy’s story of his time at Wickfield’s School for Criminal Children, a time that...

In Over Her Head: Lights, Camera, Anxiety by Krysten Lindsay Hager is the second book in the teen contemporary romance and coming of age Cecily Taylor Series, preceded by book one, Can Dreams Come True? In this installment, Cecily is officially—albeit it secretly, at his...