Genre: YA General

Shoot the Moon by Kate Watson

Shoot the Moon by Kate Watson

A high stakes story about the cost of winning and the price of redemption. Despite what his brother and his sponsor think, Tate isn’t an addict. He has the 30-day chip to prove it. But when his father learns Tate’s been running an illegal card room out of a friend’s dorm to pay off old gambling debts, Tate is cut off. With his family no […]

February 6, 2018 / 0 Comments
Break by JoLyn Brown

Break by JoLyn Brown

Preston Bensen struggles with the same social anxiety that led his father to walk away years ago. With a younger brother who has Down syndrome, Preston has made it his job to hold together what remains of their family. A few weeks after he loses a friend in an accident, Preston’s mother announces her decision to remarry. Now Preston must deal with a prying stepdad […]

August 24, 2017 / 0 Comments
Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I’ve gotten what I came for. Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map―the key to a legendary treasure trove―seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her enemies, giving her the perfect opportunity to search their ship. More than a match for the ruthless pirate crew, […]

March 4, 2017 / 1 Comment
Switching Gears by Chantele Sedgwick

Switching Gears by Chantele Sedgwick

Still mourning the loss of Lucas Nelson, the boy she loved in secret for years, seventeen-year-old Emmy Martin turns to her passion for mountain biking to try to fill the empty void in her life. But just when things start looking up, Emmy discovers her mom has been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Confused and angry that her parents didn’t tell her sooner, she throws herself […]

February 7, 2017 / 0 Comments
4 Years Trapped in My Mind Palace by Johan Twiss

4 Years Trapped in My Mind Palace by Johan Twiss

Diagnosed with a rare form of meningitis, fourteen-year-old Aaron Greenburg is paralyzed from head to toe. Doctors believe he is essentially brain dead and unaware of his surroundings, but Aaron is very much aware—trapped in his own mind with no way to communicate. To cope with his imprisonment, he retreats to a magical place called his Mind Palace, but strange and unexplainable things occur when […]

December 13, 2016 / 0 Comments
That Thing Formerly Known As My Life by Sally Johnson

That Thing Formerly Known As My Life by Sally Johnson

A cross-country move wasn’t exactly what McKinley had in mind for her senior trip, but leave it to her parents to up and move to Rhode Island. Her senior year was supposed to be awesome, but when she ticks off popular cheerleader Taylor, it goes from bad to worse. The only good thing about moving is the mysterious, Camaro-driving, all-around-likeable Nick Phelan. But that mysterious […]

July 5, 2016 / 0 Comments
The Truth About Fragile Things by Regina Sirois

The Truth About Fragile Things by Regina Sirois

Bryon died fifty years before his time. Charlotte grew up angry. I grew up scared. And Phillip— well, he never grew up. And now we are all bound together in one painful heap of humanity. Broken, but bound. And maybe it is only the fact that we are tangled in this terrible knot that will hold us together until we heal. This is unfortunately, and […]

June 30, 2016 / 0 Comments
Corroded by Carrie Dalby

Corroded by Carrie Dalby

Fifteen-year-old Mary Lou Weber is suffocating in her sister’s shadow. Though she struggles to break into the light and claim her own identity—and the attention of the cutest guy in school—something always seems to pull her right back down into the role of Barbara’s little sister. Down the street lives seventeen-year-old Ben Thomas, a lonely introvert who is captive to a sensory condition that makes […]

April 14, 2016 / 0 Comments
Take My Advice by Tristi Pinkston

Take My Advice by Tristi Pinkston

What if the answers to life aren’t always black and white? Jill Reed thinks she knows it all, and as the advice columnist for her high school newspaper, she gets to share her wisdom on a weekly basis. She handles questions about everything from dating to choosing the right nail polish, and with the exception of a few bullies, everyone respects her opinion. But when […]

November 26, 2015 / 0 Comments
Sidekick by Natalie Whipple

Sidekick by Natalie Whipple

Russ is tired of coming in second to his best friend, Garret. Whether it’s in sports, in school, or with girls, he can never get ahead. Something has to change, and when a new girl comes to town he sees his chance. He has to win her over before Garret does, but proving he’s not second best won’t be easy when Garret is a pro. […]

November 12, 2015 / 0 Comments