I love reading and learning about new authors and this was a perfect new author and new book! I loved most everything about this novel. The words, the characters, the plot. All of it was unique and really drew me into the story. I have...

In the novel Stay, by C.C. Jackson, Callie is shocked when she is ripped from her home in Louisiana in the middle of the night by a mysterious, muscular man. He takes her to a city named Petrona, of which she has no recollection, and...

Boys love to get into mischief. Little Bear and Little Buffalo, two Indian boys, loved to hunt, take care of the chickens, experiment with smoking cigars and do the same things any kid likes to do growing up. But, when Little Bear decides to set...

Sixteen-year-old Marcie's life isn't exactly normal. Her mother walked out on the family when she was twelve, her younger brother has become a neat freak, and her father's new girlfriend isn't exactly the "motherly" type. To top it off, her best friend has a secret...

I enjoy reading ANY book by Robin Jones Gunn whether it is an adult book or a YA read. This is a YA read, but I love the characters Sierra Jensen and Christy Miller; it's like reading about friends that I grew up with....

This is the story of a family in crisis. Sloan was only fifteen when her father died. Her mother just left, leaving Sloan to take care of her sister. At eighteen, Sloan is a senior in high school. The world is closing in on her,...

Scotty Weems along with his best friends, Jason and Pete, are trapped inside the high school building after a powerful nor'easter comes their way. Two other boys and two girls, awaiting a parental pick-up which never comes, are also trapped. They are supervised by the...

TV reality shows are popular with viewers, causing producers and networks to search for bigger and better ideas. Viewers have watched contestants sing, dance, juggle chain saws, pierce their skin and eat worms. The contestants are lured in by the smell of a cash award...

This is potentially an outstanding book but the author had tried to introduce too many variables for the young adult reader. Basically, Connor is a middle school aged boy who appears lost in his ability to identify with others and to validate his own sense of...