Category: Young Adult

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 […]

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 […]