Category: Young Adult

Guest Post & Giveaway – Zachary by Shirley Miller Kamada

  Synopsis Zachary Whitlock knows sheep. He knows farming and knows what it’s like to have his best friend forced into an internment camp for Japanese Americans. What he does not know much about is goats and traveling by sea on cargo ships, yet he makes a decision to go with a group of volunteers […]

Excerpt – The Explorers by Jim Bates

  Synopsis Jagen and Ank have been sent to Earth from their home planet, Rykos, on a fact-finding mission. Emperor General Xenon is a megalomaniac who wants the two young explorers to tell him if the planet is suitable to invade, conquer, and add to his collection. This is their first mission, and Jagen and […]

Excerpt – The Two Tribes by Jim Bates

  Synopsis After the escape of another group of orphans, Supreme Commander Botta blows up and vows revenge. When an underground tunnel is discovered leading to the Sage Mountains and the Earth’s surface, he knows exactly what to do. He will use it to stage a surprise attack on the tracliodytes and humans. He can’t […]

Review – 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 […]

Review – Let’s Split Up by Bill Wood

  Synopsis A heart-pounding thriller tailor-made for the YA BookTokers! It’s Scream meets Scooby-Doo in this electrifying horror. When the town’s “it-couple,” Brad and Shelley, are found brutally murdered in a secluded manor, a brave group of teen friends takes on the mystery. Set in 2001, Sanera, California, a small, quiet community where nothing ever happens, the shocking […]

Mystery Spotlight & Giveaway – The Adventures of Margo by Wendi Schuller

    The Adventures of Margo: Girl Detective Children’s Mystery/Detective/Spy 9 – 11 Years 1st in Series Setting – Ohio Publisher ‏ : ‎ Austin Macauley Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 21, 2025 Hardcover Print length ‏ : ‎ 182 pages Synopsis Margo is not your average ten-year-old. She’s a junior detective with a […]

Mystery Spotlight & Giveaway – Turning Towards Eden by Cate Touryan

    Turning Toward Eden Young Adult Mystery/General Fiction: Coming of Age, Historical Mystery, Literary Setting – California 1971 Publisher ‏ : ‎ Winged Publications Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 6, 2025 Print length ‏ : ‎ 350 pages Synopsis “Chasing the truth, huh? Sure you’re not running from it?” Hollis might be her […]

Review – The Case of the Croaked Coach by Susie Black

  Synopsis There wasn’t an honest bone in Buzz Bixby’s body. The Encino High School’s head football coach was an equal-opportunity scoundrel. Bixby cheated and lied his way to the top and screwed anyone and everyone in his wake. So, the question wasn’t who wanted the bastard dead. The question was, who didn’t? Student reporter […]

Excerpt – The Gallantiers by Jim Bates

  Synopsis In the 27th century, ten-year-olds Sammy and Cal work digging tunnels beneath the streets of the underground city of Pierpoint. When two huge rats attack them, Sammy is wounded, but their boss refuses to give him any time off to heal. With a bleak future ahead of them and Sammy’s infected wounds getting […]

Excerpt – Kid Comet and the Sixth Grade Shadow by Christopher Bodmann

  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 […]