Tiny Tin House by L. Marisatter is based on the premise that following a second civil war, the United States of America was split in two. The Christian States of America become the Christian equivalent of the Islamic states of Iran and Afghanistan. Although legally...

Dancing Without Music is a young adult coming-of-age story by Angela Grey and Paige Peterson. The book follows the lives of two seventeen-year-old teens, Mia Callan and Milo Chatham. Despite their seemingly humdrum lives, Mia has an eating disorder that prohibits her from living a...

Misconduct by Christopher Renna is an interpersonal drama covering social issues intended for young adult audiences. It contains serious themes, such as the abuse of a minor as well as explicit language, drugs, and sex references throughout. This poignant and thought-provoking story follows the life...

Running For Shelter by Suzette Sheft is the story of the author’s grandmother as a young girl raised in Vienna, Austria in the 1930s. At first young Inga Eisinger lives a sheltered life. Her mother is Stella, who enjoys fine art, and nice things....

Power Bound is the first book in the Darius Academy series by Marie Godley. Saoirse Keegan leads a more complicated life than most. Not only is she regularly bullied at school but she also often finds it hard to keep her temper in check, which...

Lost in The Ark by Val Agnew is a powerful coming-of-age story that explores family, faith, religion, and independence. Kate Bennett and her sisters learned three things from their mother: how to cook, how to clean a house, and most importantly, to leave her the...

Death Is Not The Beginning is the fourth and final book in the Alex McKenna paranormal series written by Vicki-Ann Bush. Alex McKenna is a seventeen-year-old who, backed up by the huge talents of his mystical family, helps the deceased move peacefully into the afterlife....

Micky O'Brady's 33 Degrees is a paranormal tale for young adults. Gwendolyn O’Karran is 17. She and her friend Sarah are kidnapped, and while Gwendolyn survives, Sarah does not. Gwen also can't remember anything about the kidnapping; her life is in tatters. Kai Harrison is...

Stolen Diary by Kathryn Lane follows the story of a challenged yet genius Jasmin who learns to love herself despite the hurdles thrown her way. Jasmin was very young when she realized her mother didn’t love her. While her father and grandfather loved her dearly,...

Safa Shaqsy’s The Fourth Reason dives into the mind of Amal, a paranoid schizophrenic. At the age of eighteen, Amal had become pregnant while living with her boyfriend Rob. When she revealed she was pregnant, he dumped her. While living with her mother, she gave...