Truly a coming-of-age novel in all senses of the saying, “Fish in the Sky” is a perfect insight into the world of teenage angst and development. Josh Stephenson enters a whole new world when he turns thirteen. With this new step comes his quite promiscuous and pain-in-the-neck cousin.
It’s April 1861 in the small town of Wiscasset, Maine, and ambitious fourteen-year-old Joe Wood has a problem. He owes money to his local newspaper, the Wiscasset Herald.
Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman takes place in an isolated town called White Rock. It is surrounded by the green bombs left from WW III. This keeps the people of White Rock safe from bandits. However, the Bomb’s Breath, which is how the toxic gasses have been kno
Little Fish: A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year by Ramsey Beyer weaves together the events, experiences, and emotions of a small-town teenager in a poignant and uniquely illustrated format. As she leaves behind all that is familiar to her, the reader is provided with an insight into Ramsey's anxieties, inner battles, and general thoughts through her college experience.
Let’s Get Lost, the debut novel of author Adi Alsaid, has both the charm of the small towns its characters visit and the suspense of a good mystery. The story is split into four parts, each one following a teenager in different parts of the country. Each of these characters needs help—Hudson is a mechanic with an impending interview that could change his life. Bree is a runaway, alone on the highway. Elliot has just been turned down by the love of his life, and Sonia is a bridesmaid torn between the two boys she loves.
In a dystopia where the basic cultural structure of families and the world have been all but deleted, scientist Thomas Harding struggles to undermine Mensam, the twisted government that started it all.
Lightning's Run is a book about Hiram, a Jewish immigrant, and Lightning, a former slave. Hiram, a seventeen year old, has been sneaking off to a boxing club called the Woodrat because his father forbids any type of violence. Hiram wants to be taught how to fight so he won’t get bullied anymore. Lightning finds a fighter in Hiram and teaches him how to fight. When the former slave owner of Lightning comes, Hiram needs to win his first fight to get enough money for Lightning to move to a new country. The thing is, his first fight is with the boy who bu
Monstrous Affections is "an anthology of beastly tales" and it's wonderful. There are a bunch of short stories written by pretty well known authors all having ideas on the definition of 'monster.' The introduction really draws you in, and each story has its own way of making you rethink who or what you've subconsciously deigned monstrous. My favorite story in the anthology is by Holly Black (author of the Spiderwick Chronicles) and is titled "Ten Rules for Being an Intergalactic Smuggler (the Successful Kind)".
Normally, 15-year-old cheerleader Clare wouldn’t be caught dead hanging out with 13-year-old Jem, a talented chess player. But now, she really might die if she traveled solo. Their dystopian world has been struck by SitkaAZ13, a terrible disease with no cure. Pest, as the disease is commonly known, affects everyone once they reach their late teens. The few remaining adults, called “the Cured,” are feared for their unraveled minds and vicious characters. One mysterious figure, “Master,” stands out among the scant population.
