Johanna Charo has had a rough life. Growing up, she's been in a group home with strict rules and pretty hostile caretakers. She's able to escape into books and her studies, hoping to leave it all behind as soon as she can by graduating early...

Blackheath is an enchanting novel by Gabriella Lepore. The story starts with Maggie Ellmes being interrogated by Officer Bryant about the Tomlins family, all of whom are well known in the town of Blackheath for being witches. Maximus Tomlins is a sole parent, as his...

Blood Bound by K. Carter is a young adult coming of age story about loss and sacrifice. When Rian's cousin dies, his family is devastated. They pack up and move at the start of Rian's junior year in high school, shaking up the normalcy he...

Broken Dreams by Cassidy K. O'Connor is an emotional young adult coming of age story about the possibility of reclaiming second chances. Isabelle and her twin brother Ian are excited to finally graduate high school. Isabelle wants to dance at Julliard and Ian has soccer...

Breath of Dragons (A Pandoran Novel, #3) by Barbara Kloss is a high stakes young adult fantasy full of action and adventure. After the death of a prince, Alex and Daria go off in search of Pandora's legendary box. The box supposedly holds a power...

It started with a note. A simple request. Nothing unusual for a high school student to be asked to a party. Unless he had never been asked before. So, when Chase found the note in his locker, his suspicions lit up. Shellinger’s. Friday. 10 PM....

Bear Claws: The Iron Horse Chronicles, Book Two is a historical coming of age novel written by Robert Lee Murphy. Will Braddock is a member of his uncle’s survey inspection team which is charting the westward expansion of the transcontinental railroad. Fourteen-year-old Will’s been working...

Billie is a non-fiction memoir written by Billie King. The author had to grow up quickly when she was a child. By the age of 10, she was all too aware of the abusive and hostile relationship between her father and mother. Her father was...

Blue Sun, Yellow Sky by Jamie Jo Hoang is a heart rending novel about artist Audrey Johnson who has been diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa and will soon be blind. She decides to go on a trip around the world with her old friend Jeff. Being...

As a 'fictionalized true story,' I'm curious to understand what is fact and what is fiction in Jocelyne Turbett's Born to Please. Revolving around Ashley's normal upbringing and subsequent transition into a hell-raising rebel child, there was a very real, very human element to the...