Set at the turn of the twentieth century, Topside by David Quarles is a stunning historical novel portraying the life of a young man growing up in a coal-mining town. When he was young, Jack Smith lost his father in a coal mining accident. A...

Don’t Let Me Go by Jamila Mikhail is an enchanting take on the young adult genre as it features an inanimate toy soldier that not only comes to life but has an existential crisis as well. Here we have a young girl named Joanie, who...

Anoroc by Bryan Kuderna is a highly entertaining coming-of-age fantasy novel. This compelling, well-written novel is set in a place called Anoroc and centers around Beeker, who is trying to make it in life, caught between being a kid and being an adult. He and...

Suddenly Singapore (Coral Cove Book 3) by Laura Kennedy is a young adult thriller/mystery that centers around the adventures of a seventeen-year-old Floridian beauty, Brooke Bentley. Brooke should be experiencing her senior year at high school in Florida, enjoying her friends and the attentions of...

When faced with challenges or change, some people think that it's meant to destroy them but, in essence, it could be meant to stretch, grow or move them forward toward their destiny and purpose. In Marty by E.W. Choate Jr., Martina "Marty" Martin, a purple...

Participating in a baking contest in Paris, two boys become entwined in a mystery dating back to World War II in the exciting middle-grade adventure novel, Paris Secrets (A Jake McGreevy Novel) by Sean Vogel. Jake McGreevy and his best friend, Ben Meyers, are spending...

When thirteen-year-old Daniel’s parents are killed in a house fire that he later discovers was almost certainly started deliberately, because of his father’s support for and shelter given to runaway slaves from the South, Daniel is consumed with anger and thoughts of revenge. In California...

Mystic Invisible is a young adult fantasy novel written by Ryder Hunte Clancy. Monte Darrow is a fifteen-year-old mystic, who alongside his family, moves to his ancestral home in Fort William, Scotland, due to his father's work in the International Mystic Bureau. Their arrival in...

Everything, Somewhere is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama and coming of age sub-genres and was penned by author David Kummer. The work is intended for the mature young adult and upwards reading audience, and contains some use of explicit language throughout. Our...

Mermaid Tears by Susan L. Read is an educational book that will appeal to children coming of age, parents, and teachers. It tells the story of Sarah, a young child in middle school, who felt different from the rest. She had two brothers who got...