Under the Family Tree by Gary Feinstein is a riveting young adult coming-of-age novel that navigates the tumultuous waters of adolescence, family secrets, and the quest for self-identity. The story revolves around Dakota Lodi, a high school sophomore accustomed to a life of upheaval and...

Fractured Fate by Rochelle Ransom is a young adult romance novel that follows Rae, a girl more comfortable with sports than romance, as she finds herself drawn to the McNeal twins: the bold, charismatic Trey and the very focused, diligent Matt. As Rae navigates her...

In He Loves Me Not by Nenia Corcoran, Sasha is a nerdy girl who loves school. She is concerned about her looks, and even her mother insinuates she is not physically appealing. Despite her nerdy tendencies, she has some friends, and Amanda has been her...

Mahina Rises by John Blossom is a young adult novel that blends a thrilling magical realism adventure with a powerful message of hope. The story follows thirteen-year-old Mahina Moemoea, who lives on a Hawaiian ranch and has extraordinary flying dreams. Her grandmother, Tutu, warns her...

Uglier explores the struggles and triumphs of Nic Summers, a young artist looking for a fresh start in a boarding school far from her conservative roots in Oklahoma City. In this second installment of The Art of Being Ugly series, Kelly Vincent explores the complexities...

Energy is all around us; it forms a vital part of every plant, person, and thing in this world. When Myles witnessed an event at school in which one of his peers, Sally, became a target for bullies, he never thought that energy might be...

The Evolution of Nora O'Brien Pacheco by Kevin O'Flaherty is a coming-of-age story with themes of travel, friends and family, and peer influence. Teenage Nora goes from her home country Spain to a summer boarding school in Wales. She makes friends, discovers a mystery that...

Honeysuckle Playground is a young adult drama by Adrian Heflin. Set in the 1980s, the book follows the story of Geraldine, a teenager growing up in the small town of Talmadge in Georgia. Raised by a single mother, Geraldine has a lot of anger in...

The animals of City Zoo have finally been liberated! Fed up with how the humans had run things, the furry and not-so-furry inhabitants of City Zoo had fought hard and had finally been granted their freedom. A democracy created by animals for animals – what...

The Moon, Her Crown by Christine Meade is a new adult novel that explores generational relationships and expectations. Twenty-year-old Lacy and her older brother Stephen live with their grandmother who is the owner of Martinique’s Mystics in San Francisco. While Lacy’s mom Chartreuse has been...