Tag: Whitney Award Finalist

Freakling by Lana Krumwiede

In twelve-year-old Taemon’s city, everyone has a power called psi — the ability to move and manipulate objects with their minds. When Taemon loses his psi in a traumatic accident, he must hide his lack of power by any means possible. But a humiliating incident at a sports tournament exposes his disability, and Taemon is exiled to the powerless colony. The “dud farm” is not […]

October 20, 2012 / 1 Comment

The Space Between Us by Jessica Martinez

Some secrets are too big to keep. Amelia is used to being upstaged by her charismatic younger sister, Charly. She doesn’t mind, mostly, that it always falls to her to cover for Charly’s crazy, impulsive antics. But one night, Charly’s thoughtlessness goes way too far, and she lands both sisters in serious trouble. Amelia’s not sure she can forgive Charly this time, and not sure […]

October 19, 2012 / 0 Comments

The 13th Day of Christmas by Jason F. Wright

Marva Ferguson has a very personal Christmas tradition that happens every December 26. As an aging widow, the tradition means more to her now than it ever has. Her newest neighbor, nine-year-old Charlee, loves Christmas too. But her family has fallen on hard times and things get worse when Charlee becomes critically ill. On December 12, Charlee makes a wonderful discovery. A mysterious note is […]

October 17, 2012 / 2 Comments

Smart Move by Melanie Jacobson

The spark was undeniable the night Sandy Burke met the devastatingly handsome Jake. Conversation flowed easily, so after they parted, she waited eagerly for his call. It never came. A high-powered career woman at the ripe old age of twenty-seven, Sandy feels she has had her heart broken one too many times, and now the redheaded trendsetter is facing a major quarter-life crisis. After some […]

October 4, 2012 / 1 Comment

Feedback by Robison Wells

Benson Fisher escaped from Maxfield Academy’s deadly rules and brutal gangs. The worst was over. Or so he thought. But now he’s trapped on the other side of the wall, in a different kind of prison. A town filled with familiar faces. People from Maxfield who Benson had seen die. Friends he was afraid he had killed. They are all pawns in the school’s twisted […]

October 2, 2012 / 3 Comments

The Five Books of Jesus by James Goldberg

It starts in the desert. John the prophet lowers Jesus under the Jordan’s muddy waters and pulls him up, just as a bird swoops down to skim the river’s surface. It spreads next to Galilee, where some welcome Jesus as a disciple of John and others grow wary of his rising influence—fishermen are leaving their nets, tax collectors their offices, and students their masters to […]

September 22, 2012 / 0 Comments

After Hello by Lisa Mangum

What if the first day of your relationship was the only day you had? Seventeen-year-old Sara is a seeker. She’s always on the lookout for the perfect moment to capture with her ever-present, point-and-shoot camera, especially on her first trip to New York City. Sam is a finder. He has a knack for finding what other people can’t—a first-edition book or the last two tickets […]

September 22, 2012 / 1 Comment

A Night on Moon Hill by Tanya Parker Mills

Swimming is Daphne’s one refuge until the night she finds a body in her pool. University professor and renowned author Daphne Lessing has never felt at ease in society. But a disturbing occurrence in her once calm and controlled existence suddenly unearths events from her past and thrusts an unusual child into her life. Ten-year-old Eric has Asperger’s syndrome and is obsessed with fishing and […]

September 20, 2012 / 1 Comment

Demons by Heather Frost

Kate Bennett’s life is far from normal. She can see auras. Her boyfriend is immortal. And her powers make her a target. Now that the Demon Lord is hunting her, things are about to go from dangerous to truly deadly. Read excerpt       View trailer Title: Demons (Seers #2) Author: Heather Frost Publisher: Sweetwater/CFI Release Date: September 11, 2012 ISBN: 978-1462110346 Size: 432 […]

September 11, 2012 / 1 Comment
Tres Leches Cupcakes by Josi S. Kilpack

Tres Leches Cupcakes by Josi S. Kilpack

For Sadie Hoffmiller, going undercover as an informant for the Bureau of Land Management on an archeological site in Santa Fe, New Mexico, seems like the perfect way to stay safe and busy while a threat against her life remains unresolved. Sadie’s days are spent digging up artifacts in the middle of nowhere while also digging up information on her fellow “dirt geeks.” With the […]

September 10, 2012 / 0 Comments