The Trouble with Belonging: A Novel by Magdalena Stanhoff is an engrossing, character-driven young adult novel you will cherish for a long time to come. What happens when Chen Kehuan, an eight-year-old lone wolf, meets a little girl named Niki that changes his life...

The Center of Gravity by Patricia Brandon has an intriguing title, one that makes you think. After reading this historical novel you’ll find yourself dissecting aspects of the book’s storyline and “what ifs.” This is a sweeping novel that takes the reader from the days...

Seventeen-year-old Leisha was a Black girl who got into the prestigious Stonefield Academy on a scholarship. She was also training as a singer for the NATS music competition. Unfortunately, her coach, Ms. Wells, disappeared out of the blue. But while others moved on, Leisha knew...

Talent by B. Lynn Goodwin is a young adult novel that revolves around Sandee Mason. Sandee was a student at San Ramos High and belonged to the drama club. Unfortunately, she was almost invisible because no one saw her, not her parents or schoolmates. Everyone...

Whatever Tomorrow Brings by Claire Nance takes me back to my high school years with hanging out at lockers, sliding into class as the tardy bell rings, and all of the drama with boyfriends and girlfriends. The story revolves around Dee Anderson, her boyfriend Slate,...

Guardians of the Garden by Theresa Pocock is a YA fairy tale. Miriam Miller just wants a normal life. Her family doesn’t want her, and neither does her town, Edenia, and she doesn’t want to be the Guardian of the Garden of Eden. But she...

Call Dee a people pleaser or Miss Goody Two Shoes, and you wouldn’t be wrong. But that’s by the way. Jack, her nephew, locked her up in a chest when she was little, making her suffer from anxiety. And after she had a car accident,...

Elora Morgan continues the Beyond the God Sea Trilogy with Bound by Dark Waters, Book II: Wed. Zaria has been kidnapped and is torn between knowing whether her beloved Kirwyn has died or if he survived their attack. Upon arriving at Rythas, Zaria learns she...

When seventeen-year-old Kellen St. James graduates from college, he isn’t expecting to do much more than to start a new life. Boy, did he get what he wanted! The Star Child by Stephanie Keyes is the adventure Kellen wasn’t looking for. Leaving his narcissistic, controlling,...

Carousel Worlds by Kim Dwyer is a story about a beautiful young lady named Cassandra. She was dealing with her own struggles, trying to move on from losing her precious brother, James, when they were still toddlers. One day she discovers the truth behind his...