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 […]
Category: coming of age
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 […]
