Fourteen-year-old Cherrimina was a quiet child. Her life revolved around Nanna (her grandmother) and her mother. The arrival of a foreigner, a woman named Dove, changed this situation. She and Cherrimina began spending time together. Then, one fateful night, Cherrimina witnessed Dove committing a crime....

Two seventeen-year-old teenagers, Beck and Dean, more like brothers than friends, want to run away from their small town of Clatskanie, Oregon. Defiant and reckless Beck wants to escape from the tortuous stranglehold of his abusive stepfather. For years, a world of his own has...

Thief in the Castle by B.B. Morgan is the first book in the Stars and Bones series. Juniper Thimble is about to pull off the greatest theft she’s ever done by breaking into the king’s castle to steal the crown. Her plans are derailed when...

The Truth That Lies Between is a work of murder mystery and small-town crime fiction and was penned by author W. D. McComb. The action starts with a group of best friends, a trio of carefree young lads who have little to do with their...

Every Bright and Broken Thing is a work of dramatic and highly emotive teen fiction penned by author Brian McBride. The central characters form a dual perspective in the work, showcasing two brothers who are at different stages of young adulthood. Liam seems like a...

The Thief’s Heart is a work of historical fiction set in the late nineteenth century, penned by author Kathleen Shoop. Forming the fourth novel of The Letter Series, this installment takes place in Des Moines in the year 1892. The Arthur family has had some...

Esme’s Gift is the second book in the Esme Trilogy by Elizabeth Foster. Fifteen-year-old Esme now knows her mother, Ariane, is alive, locked in sleep in the magical, water-imbued land of Aeolia. When her father refuses to believe anything she says, Esme plunges back into...

Unhappy in Heaven is a work of fantasy fiction set in contemporary times, and was penned by author Leonard Herman. The plot follows teenager Naomi Silverman – known as Nomie to her friends – who is following the standard plan that life has set out...

Nineteen Hundred Days by Florence Osmund is, at its core, a coming-of-age story but with a more unusual storyline than most. Ben is twelve years old and his sister Lucy is just six when their father and mother fail to return home one day. The...

Based in 1952, The Ride by Nancy Cathers Demme tells the story of Diego Ramirez, a 15-year-old boy who is running away from his home for unknown reasons. The crux of the book is an exploration of who Diego is, why he has left and...