Richly imagined… Poignant, compassionate, and sweet.
Valenzuela returns with this sequel to the award-winning ‘Letters to Young Carlos,’ taking readers on his protagonist’s journey to self- acceptance and understanding. The trauma of being falsely accused of sexual misconduct and banished… CAMALEÓN: The Lost Years Living in the Closet by Carlos Valenzuela
Richly imagined… Poignant, compassionate, and sweet.
Valenzuela returns with this sequel to the award-winning ‘Letters to Young Carlos,’ taking readers on his protagonist’s journey to self- acceptance and understanding. The trauma of being falsely accused of sexual misconduct and banished… 
Gripping, moving, and thought-provoking… A page-turner.
Determined to find his own path in life, a 21-year-old young man seeks a new life credo in Tymofiyeva’s outstanding debut novel. Young and highly driven Nathan is looking to put together $10,000 to… 
A superb, complex YA contemporary full of heart and unforgettable characters.
Linburg’s remarkable novel tells the story of a young man struggling to come to terms with his inner demons. Tired of running from his tragic past, nineteen-year-old Sean Brogan… 
Eloquent and assured… An intricately realized coming-of-age story.
Being the only openly gay kid at school in Boondock, Indiana, means Josh Cooper has to live under the radar and not draw attention to himself. Still getting bullied is more than… 
A tender, deeply moving story with depth…
Koven’s latest novel is a touching, insightful YA coming-of-age story, filled with poignant emotion and character. All his life, sixteen-year-old Tristen has seen nothing but grief. His father died when he was a… 
A captivating fantasy tale of mystery and intrigue…
Garcia’s latest is a dark, complex web of mystery, magic, and supernatural intrigue. Struggling with his parents’ divorce and his older brothers’ diagnosis of schizophrenia, fifteen-year-old Jacob Kelly is less than thrilled… 
Immersive and heartrending…
Winn’s debut, the first novel in a YA series set in the same universe as AC Rob’s forthcoming Rock series, is high on emotion, mystery, and intrigue. Seventeen-year-old Mischa Kenning-Elliot, is content being ‘invisible’ in her high… 
Complex and sophisticated…. Absolutely un-put-downable.
The award-winning Manning thoughtfully examines the intricacies of living with a chronic condition, love, and identity in her page-turning latest YA romance. Life for high-school senior Erica O’Donnell is hardly ideal: living with syncope, a… 
Complex, creative, and captivating…
A young queer girl travels to Alaska disguised as a boy, trying to find some kind of inner peace in Skipstone’s engrossing latest. Seventeen-year-old Tracy has always felt awkward in her skin. And it is the… 
Hopeful and tear-jerking at once…
Bellec delves into the intricacies of adolescence in his engrossing latest, taking readers on a teenager’s journey to self-realization. Struggling with mental illness and childhood trauma, Someone is less than thrilled when he is forced… 
A fun, poignant story told with wit, insight, and affecting prose…
The poignant themes of true friendship, truth, and fortitude mark Mee’s moving, engrossing latest. The young Stuart Bossman, an aspiring documentary film-maker, has always planned on filming a terrific… 
Completely engaging… A raw, emotional story of love and family.
Mack delivers a poignant YA drama, exploring themes of family ties and romance in this layered contemporary second installment in the Josh and Izzy series. Josh and Ryan are fighting… 
A tender and poignant coming of age YA tale…
Set in 1990 in the small mid-western town of Springdale, Missouri, Gibbons’s coming of age YA novel tells the story of teenage boy struggling to navigate social pressures while in high… 
A tender and compelling YA romance…
Muna debuts with a poignant portrait of two young people separated by religion and culture. The lovely Farisa, a Bangladeshi Muslim art student, finds herself paired with the charming Caiden, a recovering Christian, in… 
A well-crafted and emotionally compelling coming of age tale…
Set in 1993 in the sleepy town of Freeport, IL, Standley’s debut is an endearingly emotional journey of a teenager reconciling himself to his new surroundings after a tragedy forces him… 
A hard-hitting, compelling collection…
Nikola-Lisa uses a light hand to delve into topics that include violence against black people, ethnic disparity, and systematic racism in this compelling collection. Arranged in two sections, Nikola-Lisa juxtaposes startling observations with more common images,… 
Remarkable… a pitch-perfect, poignant story.
Teller brings to life the heartbreaking realities of a teenager living with a mental illness in this heartfelt and deeply engrossing YA novel. Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, the stunning yet notoriously moody Candace Wisenhardt… 
An engrossing and contemplative YA contemporary…
Sims makes his debut with this poignant YA which tells the story of 17-year-old Carver Goodman as he struggles to come to terms with his sexuality while grappling with questions of self-doubt and identity… 
A stirring tale of love and making right choices…
Swann continues her Breakin’ in the 80s series with this poignant third installment, tackling the hot-button subject of family violence, adolescent abuse, and teen pregnancy. At the center of her finely… 