As a neurodivergent kid and an easy target for vicious bullies, CeeCee has never had a peaceful day in school. Her frequent lapses of focus and slipping grades concern her teachers and the counselor. Although Trudy has always been a calming presence, a sudden fallout...

The Edge of Brilliance by Susan M. Traugh is a riveting and thought-provoking young adult novel about a teenage girl who suffers from bipolar disorder. Fifteen-year-old Amy Miles hated her life and believed that her disease was a curse. She refused to take her medication...

This Side of the Darkness by Andromeda Storm is a dark narrative that Annie relates as she navigates life while fighting monsters. Annie viewed her mother as perfect, unless her father was home. Their fighting escalated until she witnessed her father push her pregnant mother...

The Stronger Brother by G. A. Scibetta is a coming-of-age novel focusing on family relations and dysfunction. Theodore Perkins has it all, from a wealthy Canadian family, everything is available to him, except that which he needs the most: familial love and acceptance for who...

The Secret Creature is a work of fiction in the social issues, emotional writing, and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is intended for readers of all ages from middle grade upwards and was penned by author Angela Wilcox with gorgeous accompanying illustrations by artist Arlene Thaler....

The Boyfriend App by Phenomenal Pen commences with a heartbroken Rapunzel, Kate Lapuz, crying because her former boyfriend, Josh Guerrero, is flaunting his new girlfriend. The narrative backtracks to describe their intense relationship and the incident when Kate stood up for a nerd, challenging Josh’s...

The Price of Worthlessness by Gloria Eveleigh tells the harrowing story of Petra Lamont, a fourteen-year-old girl. It begins when Petra joins the netball club to make friends and stop her parents from worrying. Petra has fragile self-esteem and never feels special. Petra feels flattered...

Through the Witches Stone by Scott A. Johnson introduces Hadley, who wasn’t so sure about spending the entire summer with Grandma. Isolated, out in the woods, with no cell service, no television, and no neighbors, it sounded, quite simply, bleak, not to mention boring. It...

Two Between Worlds is an enticing romance and paranormal tale by Nissa Harlow. Arianna Warne and Ephraim Diaz-Pierce have known each other since childhood. Crippled by her anxiety disorder, Ari takes comfort in Eph's soothing aura. His lack of arms is no obstacle to their...

Tiny Tin House by L. Marisatter is based on the premise that following a second civil war, the United States of America was split in two. The Christian States of America become the Christian equivalent of the Islamic states of Iran and Afghanistan. Although legally...