In 1917, Maria Bochkareva commanded the Women’s Battalion of Death, a unit in the Russian army that fought against invading Germany. In Amber Lough’s novel "Open Fire", this... Read More

Jennie Liu’s "Girls on the Line" is a gut-wrenching story of sisterhood and perseverance. Early 2000s China, in the throes of family planning policies and massive... Read More

Adolescent Josh is not fond of his life in Sugar Creek, Illinois, a small town where not much happens. When he learns that his mother has been seeing his ex-stepfather again... Read More

Macy’s blunt story is a harrowing, heartbreaking tour de force. NoNieqa Ramos’s The Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary turns the spotlight on Macy Cashmere, a high school girl... Read More

Elana K. Arnold’s "What Girls Are Made Of" is realistic fiction at its most touching, following one young girl’s struggles to make her way through the world using a broken... Read More

Pitch-perfect dialogue and narrative prose reveal teen culture and the journey of self-discovery. Few adults have the spot-on sense of teenage culture that novelist Carrie... Read More