Barbara Stark-Nemon's Isabela's Way is a captivating coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of renewed persecution of Jews by the Spanish Inquisition in the early 17th century. The story begins in 1605 in Abrantes, Portugal. Isabela de Castro Nunez is 14 years old, her mother...

Ithaca by Guillermo Arbe is told from the point of view of Tadeo, a new student at Cornell University. Tadeo readily makes friends and becomes smitten by a beautiful freshman, Penny. He also befriends an intriguing student named Damon. Damon is a philosophy student who...

Ken Saik's I Don’t Trust You highlights the lasting fears from childhood that we take with us as we are growing up. Jill’s father drinks to excess and becomes violent when drunk. He physically and verbally abuses his two daughters and his wife. The older...

Imaginary Dragons is a work of fiction in the suspense, coming-of-age, and interpersonal drama subgenres, and is the third installment of the American Nomads series. It is best suited to mature teens and adult readers owing to some dark themes and subject matter around drugs...

Infinite Aisa by Clare-Rose Trevelyan is a young adult coming-of-age tale. This illustrated novel follows the story of Aisa Rio Caprice, a young theater actor, living in the innovative entertainment city of Pestqiue in Harlow, who is trying to change the world for the better....

Invisible is a work of fiction in the science fiction, interpersonal drama, and dystopia subgenres, and forms the opening novel to a new series. The work is intended for the young adult reading audience and was penned by author Joey Paul. We are introduced to...

In the Midst of Wolves by PL Novak explores friendship, survival, grief, and love themes. This coming-of-age story follows the lives of two close friends brought together by tragedy. After eight-year-old Leigh Blackwell’s father disappears, she is left to care for her mother, who breaks...

In One Life and Out Another by J Mercer is a coming-of-age story that follows Marin through the last high school summer. In one iteration, Marin is best friends with Hannah and has broken up with ex-friend Whitney. However, in a parallel instance, Marin remains...

Jerry panics when he cannot find his wallet to pay a restaurant bill. He calls family and friends, but no one picks up. Fortunately, one of the customers, Richard, volunteers to lend him a one-hundred-dollar bill on the condition they exchange names and home addresses,...

Into the Spotlight, by award-winning Leslea Wahl, is an intense and energetic YA faith-based novel about how a bad summer for teen Josie turns into possibility and hope for the future. She thinks she knows who she is, but situations present themselves that enable her...