Mari was only a child when Fidel Castro and his guerrillas took control of Cuba from the Batista regime. She did not believe that her family could have any reason to fear for their lives until the rumors started filtering in about summary executions and...

Once in a Blue Moon is a young adult fantasy novel by Tara Fox Hall. Best friends Suzanne and Molly's much anticipated Valentine's Day dance at school turns into a nightmare when they run into the mysterious Shadow Man, who has somehow turned all the...

Operation Mom: My Plan to Get My Mom a Life...and a Man by Reenita Malhotra Hora is a perfectly accomplished coming-of-age story with a nerve-jangling twist. Ila is a teenager who grows up in Mumbai and her overprotective, almost domineering single mother doesn't allow her...

Through the Witches Stone by Scott A. Johnson introduces Hadley, who wasn’t so sure about spending the entire summer with Grandma. Isolated, out in the woods, with no cell service, no television, and no neighbors, it sounded, quite simply, bleak, not to mention boring. It...

Transformation Summer is a work in the coming-of-age, biographical, and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and is penned by Sean Smith. In this insightful and emotive work of self-exploration, perception, and past memories, we explore the world...

Chronicles of MatiLou and PerryAnn by Martha Passel is about two young women who face tragedies, tough decisions, and many questions about their future, as well as what happened in the past. The book is written in four parts and covers 30 years. PerryAnn’s parents...

What would you do if everyone you knew and everything you had was wiped out in a single moment, and you were left alone, stranded, and fighting for your life? Red on White by J.P. Biddlecome is the story of James, a fifteen-year-old boy who...

Dragon Thief by Blake and Raven Penn is a fantasy adventure novel and the first book in The Skystone Chronicles series. Asher, a teenage magi, tragically loses his mother to the Black Valkyrie, a notorious Mage Hunter. He and his father then take in two...

The Word of the Muse is a work in the space opera, fantasy, and coming-of-age subgenres and forms the third novel of The Coseema Saga series. It is intended for young adult reading audiences and is penned by Bridgette Dutta Portman. In this fascinating space...

In Q & A by Carolyn R. Russell, readers learn that Quinn Bard doesn’t like her new home, new town, or new school. She wants to return to her old home in Boston. Everyone else in the family is happy with the move. Her sister...