Category: coming of age

Review – Wild Conviction by Mary Dezember

    Synopsis 1858. Magic and danger surround Twilight Wild Adams, but she doesn’t really notice—until her 16th birthday. Upon reading her special birthday letter filled with secrets from her beloved GrandMama—abolitionist and champion of a covert mystical sisterhood—everything changes. Opening her eyes, Twilight speaks out against slavery. But almost everyone around her wants her […]

Guest Post – As Far As You Can Go by Alle C. Hall #literaryfiction #comingofage #fiction

      Synopsis   Nominated for The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Book Award, Alle C. Hall’s debut literary novel, As Far As You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back, is a-girl-and-her-backpack story with a #MeToo influence: Carlie is not merely traveling. A child sexual abuse survivor, as a teen, she steals ten thousand dollars from […]

Spotlight – Mentors and Tormentors by Tim Jones, M.D. #comingofage #TexasAuthor #excerpt

    Synopsis   During a span of four inquisitive years, Wendall, an overly curious teen, has his view of the world transformed by a colorful cast of small-town characters. Some are mentors; others are tormentors. However, each one thoroughly comprehends a specific facet of human nature: happiness, manipulation, and saying no, just to name […]

Review – Whispering Through Water by Rebecca Wenrich Wheeler @WomenonWriting #WhisperingThroughWater #comingofage #YA #fiction #1990s

    Synopsis   The coming-of-age story follows Gwyn Madison, the summer after her high school graduation, as she grapples with her fast-approaching future. She’ll have to face more than she bargained for with her Aunt Delia, the family matriarch, who holds the purse strings and the final word. In the meantime, Gwyn stumbles upon […]