Sixteen-year-old Cos McDhai has an average life for an Irish boy growing up in Iowa, but a beautiful girl in a green Pinto changes everything. The summer will remain etched in his mind as the girl, Kathy, pushes his boundaries and makes him fall...

Mentors and Tormentors: On the Journey to Self-Respect by Tim Jones, MD, is a must-read. The year is 1974; Wendall Nichols and his little brother, Damon, live in Benson, Kansas. Wendall thinks he's oppressed and is unhappy. But he isn't aware of how privileged he...

Misconduct by Christopher Renna is an interpersonal drama covering social issues intended for young adult audiences. It contains serious themes, such as the abuse of a minor as well as explicit language, drugs, and sex references throughout. This poignant and thought-provoking story follows the life...

My Name is Luke by Jim Ruddle is about a young boy caught in the middle of an unfortunate trip out at sea on a bad day. It all starts when he is awakened on his grandpa’s moored boat by the movements of two men...

Makin’ It Home: 10 Rules to Help You Make It Home Safely from a Police Encounter by A. L. Jaxan is a brief clear guide to making it home alive from an encounter with the police. The text and photos are directed toward young men,...

Mother Knows Best is a short story by Valerie Allen. Bobby has finished high school and is working as a dishwasher in a restaurant to pay for his car insurance while he continues to live at home. His parents Maggie and Jimmy are extremely agitated...

Growing up is hard enough without the added stress of being an introvert, a book lover, and being what everyone dubs ‘the Professor.’ Joshua has always been an outsider, bullied and tormented by his peers. To add to the dilemma he faces, now in high...

Maven: The Reclamation is a work of fiction in the social issues, action, and adventure subgenres and serves as the opening installment of the Maven Chronicles series. It is aimed at young adult readers and was penned by author F.C. Nolan. The book follows teenager...

The short novella, Michaela Betrayed, focuses on Michaela’s first year away from her home. Narrated in the first person, Margaret Lynnette Sharp introduces Michaela reflecting on her life before winning the Fernwood Scholarship for Pianoforte Studies. She aspired to follow in her father’s footsteps. On...

Mandalay Hawk’s Dilemma: The United States of Anthropocene by Peter Aronson is an extremely important novel, written for middle-grade students but it is equally informative and, most of all, motivational for any age group, from 6-year-old to adults. It deals with climate change as it...