A dark and thoroughly gripping YA thriller…
Skipstone’s enthralling latest chronicles the tale of a teenager whose destiny is curiously intertwined with someone else from another universe. It was Delaney’s dad’s cheating that led to her parents’ divorce, but she…
A hard-hitting YA…
Stacey as one of the good guys has always tried to follow the cousins’ unshakable rules—don’t show weakness, don’t snitch, and always be there for the ones you consider family. But when the cousin he thought loved…
A riveting tale…
Haase’s hard-hitting YA introduces 18-year-old Alana who takes readers on her journey from a straight A student to becoming a drug addict, and ultimately a drug dealer. Alana has everything a teenager wants: a stable home, close…
Highly suspenseful and gripping…
Skipstone returns with this first installment in the Skipping Sideways thrillers series which combines a dash of science fiction and quantum physics, a troubled yet fierce heroine, heart-pounding tension, and a mystery shocking enough to leave…
An honest, poignant debut…
Mack’s deeply moving debut is marked by a cleverly-constructed storyline and elegant prose that will draw readers into its teen protagonists’ world. After years of bullying, Isabel Johnson is determined to start her first year of…
Entertaining and totally engrossing high-school drama…
Kingsley (the pseudonym for two blind authors in their early twenties) debuts in the YA supernatural contemporary with this engaging first installment in the Curse of the Blood Moon series where three teenagers become…
A compelling read…
Captivating prose and poignant emotions illuminate Ori’s sharp debut about a sexual-attack victim’s harrowing emotional journey. When 16-year-old Hannah decides to go to a house party to protect her best friend, she has no idea her life…
Suspenseful and tense… a page-turner
Gerdes continues her Incarnation series with this excellent second installment, a story that plays out against the backdrop of a cyber space and biotechnology-ruled world. NSA has arrested seventeen-year-old Kyle Smith on suspicion of stealing…
A page-turner…
Inspired by Lord of the Flies, award-winning Semegran’s fabulous latest explores the theme of friendship, courage, and adolescent life in 1980s Texas. After William and his friends find their biggest nemesis and the leader of the merciless Thousand…
An engrossing YA drama…
Set against the backdrop of World War II, Dean’s gripping debut examines the question of shifting morals in the face of dire circumstances. After German forces invade the US mainland and destroy several cities, seventeen-year-old…
Gripping and inventive… An irresistible page-turner!
Gerdes skillfully combines medical technology and political intrigue with high tension of an action thriller in this engrossing first installment of the Incarnation series. An athletic standout, seventeen-year-old Kyle has his future sorted…
A timely, captivating drama…
Knox makes his debut with a dark, relevant, and suspenseful tale of a young man who is forced to make difficult choices in the face of unforeseen circumstances. Darren, a young warehouse worker, finds himself…