Synopsis Superpowers don’t always solve your super problems. The hardest part about being a superhero isn’t the punches, the powers, or even the secret identity. It’s getting back up when everything tells you to stay down. Josh Jacobs, Jr. wasn’t looking for trouble—he’s had enough of that already. New town, new school, and after […]
Category: Young Adult
New Release – Eliza, From Scratch by Sophia Lee
Synopsis Deliciously awkward moments, relatable characters, and a romance that grows in the most unexpected way. Eliza Park’s senior year is set to be perfect: she’s on track to be salutatorian, give an emotional graduation speech, and enjoy her last year with her ambitious friends. But a scheduling mix-up lands her in Culinary Arts, […]
New Release – The Romance Rivalry by Susan Lee
Synopsis Irene Park loves romance novels—so much so she’s made a career of them as an online book reviewer with a massive following. But Irene’s real life dating story? Non-existent. So when she starts her freshman year of college, she sets her sights on finding true love using the one thing she really understands…romance […]
Excerpt – The Defectives by Jim Bates
Synopsis Life for Lenny and Alex is not pleasant. It’s the 27th century, and they are living in an orphanage with thirty other boys like themselves. They are labeled Defectives. They don’t fit the accepted mold for the appearance-based society. They also live in an underground city like the rest of the world’s population. […]
New Release – If We Were a Movie by Zakiya N. Jamal
Synopsis Booksmart meets Phantom of the Megaplex A sapphic story of first love, processing grief, coming of age, and academic stress. Rochelle “the Shell” Coleman is determined to become valedictorian, get into Wharton, and outdo her academic rival, Amira Rodriguez. But her college application lacks one thing: a job. When Rochelle lands a position […]
Spotlight – All Better Now by Neal Shusterman
Synopsis From New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman comes a young adult thriller about a world where happiness becomes contagious and the teens caught in the conspiracy by the powers that be to bring back discontent. An unprecedented condition is on the rise. It behaves like a virus, with the first symptom being […]
Excerpt – The Time Traveling Healer by Jim Bates
Synopsis When he fails to help curb the worldwide pandemic in the 21st Century, time-traveling healer Torak loses confidence in himself. He is sent to the land of Anon where a plague is ravaging the countryside. He makes many friends and successfully curtails the plague, but when evil King Zorandon becomes ill and calls […]
Giveaway – Just a Hat by Shanah Khubiar
Just A Hat By Shanah Khubiar  Young Adult / Coming of Age / Jewish Fiction / Small-Town Texas / 1970s Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Pages: 254 Publication Date: July 18, 2023 Synopsis Action-packed, humorous, and bittersweet, this 1970s-era coming-of-age novel is more relevant than ever–exploring how a second-generation immigrant kid in a […]
Review & New Release – The Meadowbrook Murders by Jessica Goodman
Synopsis A page-turning murder mystery set at a prestigious New England boarding school and the dark secrets a killer desperately wants hidden. Secrets don’t die when you do. It’s the first week of senior year at Middlebrook Academy. For Amy and her best friend Sarah, that means late-night parties at the boathouse, bike rides through […]
YA Spotlight & Giveaway – Woods and Wings by M.W. Devers
WOODS AND WINGS By M.W. Devers  YA / Fantasy / Action & Adventure Publisher: Midnight6 Publishing Pages: 430 Publication Date: November 19, 2024 Synopsis She never sought the path of a hero. Destiny had other plans. In the peaceful village of Rhigov, where traditions hold sway, fifteen-year-old Astraya Myna dreams of little […]