In Kelly Ann Jacobson’s dark, contemporary retelling of Peter Pan, Tinker Bell’s unrequited love leads to bitter tragedy. Tink is a squatter at the abandoned Darling homestead. Peter Pan and Wendy are long dead, and Tink is a ghost... Read More

Family, identity, and loyalty are at stake in Jennifer Gold’s historical novel "Names in a Jar", a coming-of-age story set during the Holocaust. Lina Krawitz wants to be a storyteller and writer, but when her mother dies while giving... Read More

Two troubled girls form a lifelong connection in E. J. Schwartz’s compassionate novel "Before We Were Blue". Frail but charismatic Rowan doesn’t give the first impression of having been traumatized. When she was admitted to RR, a... Read More

In Jo Watson’s endearing novel "Big Boned", a talented artist’s ideas about her self-worth bloom after she moves to Cape Town. After her parents divorce, Lori transfers to Bay Water High. Her mother, in her distracted grief, rebrands... Read More

The science fiction novel "The Timematician" includes considerable mayhem before making poignant points about companionship, love, and the need for connections. "The Timematician" is the rollicking second installment of Steven... Read More

In the adventure-heavy fantasy novel "Doizemaster: Phantasm Creed", a young man faces magical threats, makes friends, and falls in love. In Tony M. Quintana’s fantasy novel "Doizemaster: Phantasm Creed", a covert group protects... Read More

In the fantasy novel Badgerblood: Awakening, a romance blossoms amid instances of magic and political intrigue. In S. C. Monson’s fantasy novel Badgerblood: Awakening, a young man discovers his family story as he faces punishment from... Read More

In the epic fantasy novel How to Break An Evil Curse, a princess languishes after an evil sorcerer curses her: if she is touched by sunlight, certain death awaits. Princess Juliana is kept in the dungeon for the first nineteen years of... Read More