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The Gaps

by Ashley Holstrom

Leanne Hall’s exploratory novel "The Gaps" is about what it feels like to be left behind after tragedy strikes. When sixteen-year-old Yin is abducted, her community is rocked. Everyone at the elite Balmoral Ladies College is on edge as... Read More

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Darcy Lane

by Karen Rigby

In the novella "Darcy Lane", a gritty environment and harsh circumstances impact a girl into her troubled young adulthood. In James T. Graham’s young adult novella "Darcy Lane", a young Englishwoman recalls her childhood trauma. When... Read More

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Plastic Girl

by Nancy Powell

"Plastic Girl" is a compelling cautionary tale set in a world where climate change has been taken to its logical extremes. In Jessica Maison’s young adult climate change novel "Plastic Girl", a teenager possesses the power to create... Read More

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Thunder Peak

by Karen Rigby

Injecting fantasy elements into an Old West setting, the young adult novel "Thunder Peak" follows a strong young woman as she meets her destiny. In Trae Stratton’s young adult novel "Thunder Peak", a girl comes into her own as she... Read More

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Nova

by Karen Rigby

"Nova" is an introspective novel about teenagers in search of self-confidence, who find meaningful connections when they embrace others. In Tricia Jacobson’s brisk, hopeful young adult novel "Nova", troubled teenagers use a... Read More

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Neoprim

by Melissa Lance

In the science fiction novel "Neoprim", a young woman pieces together her forgotten past in an attempt to come to terms with her new reality. In Rob Grafrath’s first installment of the Zeta trilogy, "Neoprim", two vastly different... Read More

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Branded

by Jeana Jorgensen

Even the scions of truth and justice have dark secrets in "Branded", an imaginative urban fantasy novel. Joseph T. Humphrey’s "Branded" is a fast fantasy novel that plumbs the natures of reality, truth, and family. Henry is a high... Read More

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