The foster care system is complicated and, at times, it doesn’t have the best interest at heart of those it’s supposed to protect. In Sheryl Recinos’s Crossover, Cuervo shares her story of life in the foster care system and how quickly a little mistake plunges...

Girl Under Glass by Ginny Rorby is the story of a thirteen-year-old girl living with her alcoholic mother and assuming adult responsibilities of caring for their home and managing the bills. From the get-go, the author depicts Kelsey as an outsider when she steals a...

Throwaway: YA Novel in Verse (Transitional Age Youth Series) is a set of poems by Sheryl Recinos. Becoming part of the unhoused children's community, Margo tells her story in poetic form. Turned away by her parents because she's gay, sixteen-year-old Margo fights for herself on...

In AFK, a young adult drama by Jamie Zerndt, Atsuko and Lyric are best friends who love to surf and play video games to keep their minds off their personal issues at home. While Lyric deals with the divorce of his parents and his complicated...

The hero’s journey is a staple of adventure storytelling and for good reason. Nothing is more satisfying than following the trials and tribulations of an imperfect but likable hero or heroine as he or she gains maturity and knowledge of the world. In this opening...

A Lion Name is a work of young adult fiction penned by author L. D. Mussell in the fantasy, coming-of-age, and adventure subgenres. Readers are introduced to a magical place teeming with thundering rhino herds, man-eating mud toads, and towering trees. In this vibrant realm,...

ALAM Beginnings is a work of fiction penned by author Akil O. Smith in the science fiction, adventure, and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is intended for the young adult reading audience and contains some moderate violence and strong language. Readers are introduced to a harrowing...

Aging Out by Sheryl Recinos is a moving story of a teenager in the foster care system about to age out when she turns eighteen. Narrated in verse, the story follows Sara Robertson, a talented teenager three months shy of turning eighteen. Sara can't help...

In The Cydarions, a fantasy novel by Adrian Cox, God bestowed powers upon a group of loyal followers, creating the Cydarions. The Cydarions traveled the world to defeat and exterminate evil, created the brotherhood, and devoted their lives to serving God. Jodrell had a strong...

The Fiercest Chicken in the Bookstore is a contemporary young adult romance by Kate Lexie about Callie Chittenden, her family’s struggling bookstore, and a fake dating arrangement she makes with Everett Goldwell III, one of the richest boys at school. Everett’s grandmother has announced she’s...