The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman Instant New York Times Bestseller! For fans of The Girls with No Names, The Silent Patient, and Girl, Interrupted, the New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan Collector blends fact, […]
Category: coming of age
Theo and Sprout: A Journey of Growth by Joseph Gergen
Theo and Sprout: A Journey of Growth by Joseph Gergen Sprout says she’s there to help him, to guide him. Theo, an introverted, teenage boy from a large family, is […]
Sheltered: When a Boy Becomes a Legend by Jacob Paul Patchen
Sheltered: When a Boy Becomes a Legend by Jacob Paul Patchen With America under attack from within, twelve-year-old James must fight his way to freedom while trying to hold onto his […]
The Knockout Queen: A Novel by Rufi Thorpe
The Knockout Queen: A Novel by Rufi Thorpe Bunny Lampert is the princess of North Shore—beautiful, tall, blond, with a rich real-estate-developer father and a swimming pool in her backyard. […]
Yeah, but I didn’t by Ann Swann – Book Review
Book review for Yeah, but I didn’t by Ann Swann Yeah, but I didn’t by Ann Swann The first rung: the betrayal The second rung: the assault The third rung: […]
Better with You by Hattie Lou – Book Review
Better with You by Hattie Lou Harper Tate and I had a unique bond. We started out as friends but ended up dating. He was the center of my world […]
Never Go Full Pai by Jeffrey Eng – Book Review
Never Go Full Pai by Jeffrey Eng For fans of books like On the Road, Dharma Bums, and The Sun Also Rises, and inspired by travel writers such a Jack […]
The Pretender by Katie Ward – 5 Star Book Review
The Pretender by Katie Ward Synopsis: Award Winning Read: 2019 B.R.A.G Medallion Honoree Life for Princess Isabella is far from a dream, trapped by tradition, protocol and the stifling burden […]
Black Child to Black Woman by Cheryl Denise Bannerman
Black Child to Black Woman: An African-American Woman Coming-of-Age Story by Cheryl Denise Bannerman Synopsis: When twenty-four-year-old Tara Walker goes home for her brother’s funeral, she discovers the secret journal […]
I Am Rahab: A Novel by JC Miller – Book Review
I Am Rahab: A Novel by JC Miller Synopsis: What happens when a young girl is abruptly taken away from everyone and everything she knows? When the comforts of a […]
The Nine: A Novel by Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg
The Nine: A Novel by Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg Synopsis: Hannah Webber fears she will never be a mother, but her prayers are finally answered when she gives birth to a […]
Manhattan Girls by J. D. Fitzgerald – Book Review
Manhattan Girls by J. D. Fitzgerald Synopsis: WELCOME TO HAMILTON ACADEMY, THE FINEST OF THE FINEST OF PREP SCHOOLS FROM ALL AROUND, WHERE OPULENCE DWELLS AND SECRETS ABOUND. Fifteen-year-old Gwen […]
The Shadow Girl by Misty Mount – Book Review
The Shadow Girl by Misty Mount CLC’s review: The Shadow Girl by Misty Mount is a beautiful, sensitive and emotional story that takes readers into the life of one girl’s […]
Empty Seats by Wanda Adams Fischer – Book Review
Empty Seats by Wanda Adams Fischer Synopsis: What Little Leaguer doesn’t dream of taking to the mound and striking out one of his heroes? This novel follows three such dreamers […]
Dyed Souls by Gary Santorella – Book Review
Dyed Souls by Gary Santorella Synopsis: ‘My mom leans back, smiles, and strokes my cheek. “That’s all right, Charlie. Never you mind. You just got soft living with your grandparents, […]
Live Vicariously Through Me – Brenda K. Stone – Book Review
Live Vicariously Through Me Girls of Glam Rock Series Book 3 By Brenda K. Stone Synopsis: Before there was sexy rock chick Em’rald there was homeless waif Emily Jane Darlington. […]
The Awakening of Anna-Leigh by M. Millswan
The Awakening of Anna-Leigh by M. Millswan Beautiful, intelligent and talented, yet entirely naïve to the ways of the world, young Anna-Leigh’s curiosity begs finishing. Newly arrived at New England’s […]
Concrete Wings: One Man’s Fifty Year Journey to Personal Freedom by Beverly Gandara
Concrete Wings: One Man’s Fifty Year Journey to Personal Freedom by Beverly Gandara Synopsis: A naïve teen sent out of Cuba to retrieve smuggled family jewels on the eve of […]
