Beauty by Lori R. Lopez is about a family's ordinary pit stop gone terribly different. The Aches, who are on their way to see the Grand Canyon, had to make an urgent stop after traveling for hours. They had no choice but to go for...

Camilla of Grayville is a wonderful story of social interaction, written by William Baga and illustrated by Donna Secour. Hidden within the gray walls of a town called Grayville, the inhabitants hide behind their phone screens and ignore all that takes place around them. One...

Aging Out is a coming of age novel for young and new adults written by L. Lee Shaw. Soosie, Adam and Myron would be “aging out” of Pitison House within six months, an event that would occur on their eighteenth birthdays. Before that was going...

Hear Me: Breaking the Rules Series, Book 2 is a coming of age novel for preteens and young adults written by Heather Hobbs. Hannah was not looking forward to her last year at Acadia Elementary. She knew that the judge’s sentencing decision on Brady’s trial...

Eli Auerbach wanted to teach his son valuable life advice, just like any other father should. However, his curious son would be too inquisitive about where he obtained his knowledge. So Auerbach, in a moment of brilliance, came up with a unique concept - a...

In When Stars Go Out, author Ransom Grey depicts a not-too-distant America, in which a new order has taken hold and the nation’s teens are rounded up and sent to special ‘communities’ to work. Reed, a new inductee, goes to the compound with an angry...

Ethan and his friend enjoy making up their own mysteries and adventures at the beginning of the young adult novel The Three Hares: Bloodline by Geoffrey Simpson. Little did they know that they would soon be involved in a very real adventure that puts their...

Flying Upright is a short novella from Susan Jean Ricci that brings us the story of two young children, Monique and Dom, who are captivated by the idea of representing their country one day at the Winter Olympics in the sport of pairs figure skating....

What do you name a daughter whose family name is Polis? Well, Anna, of course. Then she becomes AnnaPolis. It might be cute, but children bear the burden of the name they’re given at birth. And, when the name comes attached to a position of...

The Free Spirit of Virtue: Sometimes College is a Fight for Survival by Carlos Aguila is a beautiful story that will most certainly resonate with readers who have been to college, an unconventional coming-of-age tale with compelling characters and interesting episodes, and well-written scenes. Meet...