In T. L. Simpson’s moving coming-of-age novel "Strong Like You", a high school student in Arkansas struggles to understand what happened to his missing father. When the book begins, Walker’s father is already gone without... Read More

In Lee Wind’s exciting novel "A Different Kind of Brave", two gay teenagers who emulate James Bond fall in love and crisscross the Americas to shut down a harsh conversion therapy institution. Sixteen-year-old Nico escapes Dr.... Read More

Shari Green’s elegant, gripping historical novel-in-verse "Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams" explores the complexities of life in Leipzig in the communist German Democratic Republic. In East Germany, right before the fall of the Berlin... Read More

A reluctant law student muddles her way through love and work in "Magnificent Mess", a romance novel that doubles as a realistic exploration of navigating one’s twenties. In Elizabeth Standish’s romance novel "Magnificent Mess", a... Read More

In the exciting science fiction novel "The Quelling", differing beings forego prejudice to ensure their mutual survival. C. L. Lauder’s imaginative science fiction novel "The Quelling" centers heroism, perseverance, and redefinitions... Read More

Two teenagers stumble upon a dystopian version of their town where their mettle is tested in the exciting fantasy novel "Ripples". In Jasmine O’Hea’s supernatural novel "Ripples", teenagers move between mirror worlds to save their... Read More

Fluid and immersive, the series-opening fantasy novel "Remember Pompeii" follows a powerful reincarnated teenager who resists coming of age. Ancient truths wait to be discovered in Kika Emers’s fantasy novel "Remember Pompeii", which... Read More

Involving dual plotlines, complex historical and political contexts, and intricate spy missions, "The Handler" is a suspenseful young adult thriller. The second installment in the Norwood Nanny Chronicles, Monica McGurk’s young adult... Read More