On the Waterfront by Mike McCoy is the coming-of-age story of thirteen-year-old Danny Novak, a child of divorced parents in the early 70s who was eager to get away from his unhappy family by getting a job as a summer camp staffer. He first saw...

Ordinary Miracles is a slice-of-life drama novel by Wanda Snow Porter. Seventeen-year-old Tobi Mathews' life turns upside down when her father, Hank, driven by his fear of an upcoming global catastrophe, moves their family to a remote farm in California's coastal mountains. After her mother...

On Being Jen: A Short, What If Story by S. R. Mallery is a quick read aimed at the young adult market. Jen Mitchell appears to have it all. Looks, popularity, the perfect nuclear family, and the sports captain for her boyfriend. Susan, on the...

Old Country Surprises is a reflective young adult adventure by Ken Saik. Mike Bennek accepts his ailing grandfather’s request to travel to Ukraine to research his origins. Mike, his siblings, and friends embark on this unique journey and become captivated by the old-world charms of...

One Golden Day by Charles P. D’Amico is about twenty-seven-year-old Travis Golden and his twin sister, Terra, who is twelve minutes older than him. Travis uses his life to teach you to make the most of yours. Growing up as kids, they were great at...

Of Heart and Stone by Jesikah Sundin is the second book in the Ealdspell Cycle series. Deep in the dwarven mines, Eirwen Blackvein can be found. The mines have kept Eirwen safe since she was found as a baby without a heart. Eirwen has a...

On the Rocks by Jill Vanderwood paints a vivid picture of choices and consequences. You choose the path and it leads you to very realistic situations. It is a look at two brothers left alone at home and there are rumors about a party going...

Molly and her best friend Nicole have been inseparable since the day that they met back in kindergarten. Now entering fifth grade, the two girls are accepted into a new school in a better neighborhood because of how gifted and smart they are. Molly soon...

On the Way to Birdland by Frank Morelli is an enjoyable coming-of-age story that is deftly written. Cordell Wheaton feels like living in a shell after his brother Travis goes off without warning. He has had one of his habitual quarrels with his father. Now,...

Once a Girl, Always a Boy: A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey by Jo Ivester tells of her son’s journey from being a young female (at least in outward appearance) towards being a young male, not only in sense of self but also in...