The Find: Max and the Dream Time, Book 1 is a young adult fantasy novella written by Ruairí Cinéad Ducantlin. It was high summer, and in the fall the four friends would be in eighth grade, just one year away from high school and young...

Mike Shelton’s TruthSpell is an interesting young adult fantasy that explores the burden of unique gifts and one woman’s journey to connecting with her destiny. Shaeleen is entrusted with the delicate mission of protecting the stones of power and, as the privileged custodian of Truthstone,...

Fitting into high school life is always a challenge. There are the sports stars like Chad who always seem so confident and popular. And then there are those kids who just try to get through each day as it comes and hope that they fit...

The Ancient Tripod of Peace: A Teen Thief-Catchers Novel by Kalen Cap is an amazing blend of sleuthing, mystery involving ancient relics and secret societies, and elements of a good thriller. Teenagers Lexi and Gil could have had a good year, but then they are...

The Scepter of Harmony and two of the missing gems (emerald and ruby) have been recovered. Now, the rebellious group of children intent on overthrowing the malevolent King Argyle race to recover the third gem, the Sapphire of Poseidon. Argyle is at war with Queen...

The Forest Beyond the Earth by Matthew S. Cox is a fascinating tale of one girl’s incredible journey when her whole world is suddenly taken from her. The story is set in the future, a hundred years or so after the inhabitants of earth have...

The Firethorn Crown by Lea Doue is the first book in the Firethorn Chronicles. Princess Lily is next in line for the crown, but since her last birthday suitors have been arriving to woo her. Her mother has started losing patience with waiting for Lily...

Ethan and his friend enjoy making up their own mysteries and adventures at the beginning of the young adult novel The Three Hares: Bloodline by Geoffrey Simpson. Little did they know that they would soon be involved in a very real adventure that puts their...

The premise of The Ghost Chronicles 2, a between-life fiction adventure by Marlo Berliner, is so strong that one knows very well a great story is sure to follow. As explained immediately at the beginning by one between-life soul, Tom (as told to him by...

A quest is only as good as the journey involved and the characters that make the journey. I was satisfied on both counts as I read The City of Arches: Sitnata Series Book 3 by Alisse Lee Goldenberg. The writing style and the characters kept...