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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Synopsis In this debut speculative YA mystery, a Black teen with premonition-like powers must solve her friend’s disappearance before she finds herself in the same danger. Sariyah Lee Bryant can hear what people need—tangible things, like a pencil, a hair tie, a phone charger—an ability only her family and her best friend, Malcolm, […]
Synopsis Charlie Porter is a force to be reckoned with, both on and off the hockey rink. When she accidentally starts a brawl after a game, she’s suspended from school, meaning no hockey this season—and no chance to play in front of college scouts. Alexa Goldstein’s pairs skating partner was hurt in the fight, […]
The Two Terrors of Tulelake By WM Gunn  Historical Fiction / Science Fiction / Thriller Pages: 320 Publication Date: October 15, 2024 Synopsis The horrors of World War II shocked the world. Americans believed it could never happen here in our own borders…until it did. Ichiro Hisakawa and his family were part […]