Seventeen-year-old Alexandros was the only child of his farmer parents. They were dirt poor and lived on the island of Anafi, where there was nothing to do except farm and fish. Alexandros was very annoyed at his father, who refused to grow anything but beans...

Set during a small family reunion on Thanksgiving Day, Heart of the Forest: Cousin Friendship Series #1 by Hermione Lee is about the unexpected magical adventure of two competitive cousins. Our protagonists are 12-year-old Ilyria and 14-year-old Jerry obliged by their parents to spend some...

The Amalgam is the first book of The Aberration series by Michel Prince. The Aberration Laws were passed when all children born in the year 2000 suddenly developed supernatural abilities out of the blue once they hit puberty. With authorities seeking to capture him, high...

The 716 is the first novel in a series by S.J. Pratt. Set in the future, society as we know it was destroyed by the Wars of Men, and it was rebuilt with women in control. While women got to be the leaders with all...

Rue L'Hommedieu's Because of the Night is the story of a spunky ten-year-old girl suffering from ADHD who has a hard time mingling with the members of her family. Vicky always felt out of place in her home. With a seemingly disinterested mother and a...

A stranger in an even stranger body. We follow the story of peacekeeper An Ning, an adolescent-figured God born of the ashes. Trials of Fire and Rebirth: Tale 3 of the Immortal Beings by Edith Pawlicki permits us to enter another world that seems lifetimes...

In Finding Evie by Catina Noble, Evie was always the main focus of her father’s anger and abuse. Evie and her sisters only had two meals per day. There were nights when Evie had to go to bed without dinner as punishment. Evie would sell...

Why do most of us feel we are nothing without God? The answer will eventually depend on whose worldview has been proven true. Still, I would argue that it is because people were made in God's image and were intended to know, love, and spend...

Chandraka has always been able to see the Rakshasi, the hideous monster from Indian folklore, since the fateful night it invaded her home in Virginia and took away her father. Since then, horrific visions have plagued her, along with the auras of every ill-intentioned person....

Impact Zone: Be Strong. Be Fearless. Be Brave by B.D. Roy is an emotional and unforgettable tale of a teenage boy struggling through life after his family was suddenly ripped apart by betrayal. We meet Jack and his two brothers trying to cope with their...