In Upon This Pale Hill by Patrick Ashe, Brandon Marcel has just over a year before he graduates. As he struggles to decide on a future that will bring him fulfillment and happiness, he battles against his critical parents and society's expectations for him to...

Unhappy in Heaven is a work of fantasy fiction set in contemporary times, and was penned by author Leonard Herman. The plot follows teenager Naomi Silverman – known as Nomie to her friends – who is following the standard plan that life has set out...

Unbroken by Bill K. Underwood is an exciting work of historical fiction set against the 1519 expedition of Hernan Cortes to the Yucatan and Tabasco regions of modern-day Mexico. Told through the eyes of a talented, intelligent, and resourceful boy named Felipe, the son of...

Ullr's Fangs by Katharine Wibell is book 2 in The Incarn Saga. Although I have not read the previous novel in the series, I had very little problem catching up with the story line and falling in love with the characters. I especially loved Lluava;...

Under a Purple Moon by Beverly Stowe McClure is a rich novel — emotionally and psychologically — a coming of age story that follows the lives of four adolescents from dysfunctional homes who inadvertently find themselves in an old, abandoned house, seeking to escape the...

Undercover Chefs is a coming of age novel for preteens and young adults written by Erin Fry. Isaac Mitchell was born to run; he was an intuitive, graceful and very fast runner who Coach Rosas was thrilled to have as a part of his middle...

It would be interesting enough to read about an intelligent, likable, very observant seventeen-year-old who is entering womanhood, with all the burgeoning emotions and forays into first love and passion that such a story entails. But add to that the stress of being a “military...

Unlock the Unknown: New Earth by Michael Estafo and Sabrina Estafo is the first book in the Unlock the Unknown series. It all begins with a card reading foretelling their future. Four strangers are brought together through an opportunity at the live-in school on New...

Charles is a 700-plus-year-old vampire, or at least he was until last night, who has become just a little jaded with life on earth with humans. Petronella, or Ellie, is a young witch who hasn't decided if this is a gift or a curse; she...

Unlikely Soldiers: Civvy to Squaddie, Book One is a military fiction novel written by Deb McEwan. Guy’s daily schedule was crowded from the moment he woke up until he went to sleep. His father was in prison, and his mother seemed unwilling to take any...