When seventeen-year-old Noelle Ehrlich, an aspiring ballet dancer, is asked to pick up her younger sister, Whitney, from day camp because their mother, Joanna, has not, she immediately knows something is wrong. This was so unlike their mother. After several failed attempts to reach her,...

Seventeen-year-old Leisha was a Black girl who got into the prestigious Stonefield Academy on a scholarship. She was also training as a singer for the NATS music competition. Unfortunately, her coach, Ms. Wells, disappeared out of the blue. But while others moved on, Leisha knew...

The Big Switch: Varney and Cedric by Lynn Slaughter is a remarkable novel for children. We meet Varney and Cedric, two teenagers, both misfits, unhappy with their lives. Varney is a born-and-bred vampire, but he hates how blood tastes, dislikes his mum’s cobweb cookies, and...