In Louise Finch’s insightful novel The Eternal Return of Clara Hart, a boy who’s stuck in a time loop confronts the events that led to the death of a classmate. For Spencer, the anniversary of his mom’s death is a painful day. At a... Read More

Lily Meade’s captivating thriller "The Shadow Sister" is about sisterhood, race, and generational trauma. Casey and her older sister Sutton don’t get along—a challenge for Casey after Sutton goes missing. While the town rallies to... Read More

In the empowering novel "Not My Fault", a lonely teenager uses his art to address complex issues. In S. B. Frasca’s poignant young adult novel "Not My Fault", a teenager uses art to defend himself and others who are mistreated. Hy is... Read More

A young mage battles horrific monsters in the graphic novel "Mage and the Endless Unknown". In an idyllic scene, a child wakes and uses their magic to grow flowers. But a monster comes from the sky and swallows them—the first of many... Read More

Sara B. Elfgren’s novel "Grim" sets paranormal suspense and occult magical realism to the soundtrack of eighties death metal. Kasper is eighteen and lives in the shadow of his father’s once-popular death metal band, Dark Cruelty.... Read More

An undocumented teenager is charged with manslaughter and works to remake her life in Mona Alvarado Frazier’s searing novel "The Garden of Second Chances". At seventeen, Juana is sent to a Southern California juvenile correctional... Read More

In 2013, a Texas teenager is swept up in the filibuster over an abortion bill in Dan Solomon’s novel "The Fight for Midnight". On the last day of a political filibuster, Alex takes a call from Cassie, a classmate of his. Cassie asks... Read More

In Jackary Salem’s novel "Where the Lightning Goes", a girl breaks free from her prison and seeks a castle in the sky, hoping to find what she’s lost. After being trapped in a house in the sky with other “survivors” for years... Read More