Concrete Wings: One Man’s Fifty Year Journey to Personal Freedom by Beverly Gandara is a historical novel that follows the life and struggles of Julian Vida, a Cuban immigrant, and his journey to inner freedom. It is the eve of the event that has come...

Chasing Eveline is the story of sixteen-year-old Ivy Higgins, and how she has been coping with her mom abandoning their family two years prior. Growing up, music was a big part of Ivy’s childhood, in large part thanks to her mother, who shared her passion...

Previously, knowledge and skills were automatically passed down from generation to generation. Unfortunately, however, this priceless chain of wisdom broke down along the way as later generations rejected the old way of things in a bid to find independence. This meant that invaluable life lessons...

Starkly beautiful in the horror of abuse, Colby in the Crosshairs by John Hope is an amazing read. We are introduced to Colby, a nine-year-old boy who is stuck in an abusive home with an older autistic brother. Worse trouble ensues when the new family,...

Counting Stars is a novel written by Jordan Deen. Madison Nottingfield is from a family of snobbery and high class. Her parents had become extremely wealthy at the expense of others, with their belief being that if you don’t profit from something in life, don’t...

Sixteen-year-old Ben Howard is smart as a whip and a swim champ to boot and would make any parent proud. However, all is not as it seems in the Howard household. Ben’s father is an abusive drunk and, one fateful night, life as Ben knows...

Cinderfella is a young adult novel by Xavier Neal that follows the story of Connor Kai Owens. People always expect teenagers to be chilling during the summer and just being lazy all the time. But for Connor, it's impossible to do that. Given the fact...

As we are growing both physically and mentally, we always need someone in our lives to help us to transition through each stage of life. Sissel was that for Lina. In the short story Catch Me When I Fall by Ceanmohrlass, Lina adored her dad,...

Clean is a young adult coming of age novel written by Mia Kerick. Lanny Keating is entering his senior year in high school as a popular football player with strong prospects for a scholarship to a good school, but underneath the strong good looks and...

Ritch Hanson is having a tough time. His grades are falling, he’s wading through a stifling blanket of grief and depression, and his future is slipping away from him. Everyone who loves him can see he needs help. The question is: what is the best...