A Gathering of Tales by Hermione Lee is a retelling of four classic fairy tales. The book merges the stories of Rapunzel, Lavina (Little Red Riding Hood), Cecily (Cinderella), and Princess Sylvia (Sleeping Beauty). Rapunzel escapes the tower after she has had enough abuse from...

All Our Faults by Charlotte Brough is YA fiction at its best. Jack Porter appears to have the perfect life. As Lakemere High’s star athlete, he has girls falling over him and a bright future ahead. But he has an eating disorder that he refuses...

In A Closer Look by Anastacia Hawkins, Tiffany is haunted by her past deeds and misdeeds, while her brother longs for the attention and affection of his father. Meanwhile, their mother is caught in the trappings of work success and their dad is his own...

A Girl Teaching Art Classes In The Spooky Woods Near A Witch by Bob Pendarvis is the second graphic novel in a series. Jennie and Jenny are two contented cats, happy to wander Spooky Woods and sleep their days away. Then Ana sets up an...

An Eighth Grade Gay Straight Alliance by Daniel Micko is the story of two 8th graders who fall in love but not by choice. Our protagonists grew up in Modesto, California, in conservative Muslim families where right was right and wrong was wrong. Brooklyn Jennings...

Antuna’s Story: The Antunite Chronicles Book One is a sci-fi novel by Terry Birdgenaw. Set millions of years ago, when dinosaurs walked the Earth and giant sea creatures swam the oceans’ depths this story is about the displacement of a few animals to a distant...

A World for the Others is the story of Robert Lancaster, who had a complicated life as a child when he lost his parents. But despite these difficulties, he always focused on his goals. As he grew up, he found love, raised a family, and...

All the Pretty Roses: A Tale of Bittersweet Love and Betrayal by Sarah J. Heidelberg follows the story of Mercedes and her experiences with love and betrayal in college. Her father warned her about things like this but of course, what child listens to their...

When I reflect on the style of the young adult novel Any Joe by Maura Lin, I envision a delicious dinner being prepared in a slow cooker. Why? Because special foods need time for all the rich flavors to fully blend and be enjoyed. So...

Alora Factor is a young adult fantasy novel by D.L. Williams. With the advent of her upcoming thirteenth birthday, Alora Factor will inherit her grandmother's supernatural powers, unique to the female members of the Factor family. The female Factors have always defended the weak and...