The Catalyst by Nat Bickel is a modern-day young adult romance that unfolds in the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina. The lead character, Kelynn, has recently graduated from college and is wrestling with anxiety and mysterious blackouts. She uses a magical opal necklace as a...

Cy Foster's The Allbeing Chronicles: Expansion revolves around Alex, an organic machine created for chaos and destruction. Instead, he rejects his original programming and seeks to protect Earth. Alex and his friends arrive at a national park to destroy a dangerous alien tech. They are...

The Music of Unexpected Things by Jamie Deacon is a heartfelt young adult coming-of-age novel that follows two girls, Georgie and Mina, as they navigate their dreams and emotions at Dukes Academy's prestigious summer camp. Georgie, arriving with her guide dog, seeks friendship and a...

A fairytale retelling meets The Parent Trap! The Spindle Trap by Beka Gremikova is a young adult adaptation of Sleeping Beauty. Theryn’s parents are getting divorced, but she has devised a plan to keep them together. The faery curse is upon her on her sixteenth...

The Quiet Girl by Nichole Heydenburg is a young adult thriller about the decisions one makes and the consequences thereof. When the shy and introverted Violet makes friends with Jess and Kayla at her new school, she thinks her days of getting bullied by Mallory...

The Art of Giving a Crap by Natalie Wilkinson and the Young Author Project is an unflinching look at the complexities of teen life, written with a sincerity that can only come from those who live it every day. Wilkinson and her students have crafted...

The Rebel is a novella from H.B. Reneau's The Legion of Pneumos series. In the land of Loren, the Marian Empire has solidified itself as a ruthless regime that rules through oppression and tyranny. Neval Brennan is a sixteen-year-old teenager raised in a neglectful home...

The AI Marketer's Odyssey: A Tale of Business Brilliance is a work of fiction and creative non-fiction in the science fiction, adventure, and marketing/business genres. It is intended for the young adult reading audience. Penned by author John Cronin, the plot follows Alex, a quirky...

The Age of Larkspur is a work of fiction penned by author Aleighsha Parke for young adult readers in the fantasy, adventure, and interpersonal drama genres. Flora has lived her life in hiding, plagued by a cursed, poisonous larkspur growing from her ankle. Controlled by...

Two by Nathan Nicolau is a riveting coming-of-age novel for young adult fans of drama and mystery. Howl studies business administration at UNCC. He loves to read in Charlotte's Romare Bearden Park. There, he notices a weird girl passionately speaking to a statue in Italian....