 Author: Amanda Jantzi Genre: YA Contemporary Fiction Pages: 122 Release Date: January 2, 2024 Publisher: New Harbor Press As Christmas slips into the town of Appleton, Cole Greyson's heart fills with gratitude. Aunt Sue had given him a home after his parents' accident fourteen years earlier, and Cole treasures the bond they have formed. But when his aunt announces her unexpected plans on Christmas Eve, Cole's secure comfortable world crashes around him. Dozens of questions chase away the Christmas cheer and leave Cole in tight-lipped turmoil. Will Aunt Sue still want him? Will he ever find answers? Does God not care or is He, perhaps, offering Cole a gift?
1/14/2024 Fences Left Broken Author: Kristen Terrette Genre: YA Timeslip Pages: 330 Release Date: October 13, 2023 Publisher: Elk Lake Publishing, Inc. Finding out she’s the granddaughter of neighboring families—torn apart by racism, war, death, and murder—is only the beginning of the story... Mia’s father is dead. Now she’s dumped in the rural Mississippi Delta town of Marigold the summer before her senior year with family she’s never known. The strange catch? Her maternal and paternal grandparents are next-door neighbors. But so much more than a fence and their skin colors separate these rivaling families, her families, the Montagues and Capulets of Marigold. When she learns their hatred toward one another has something to do with murder, she and her new friends—who are longing for adventure in the last three weeks of a boring summer—set out to uncover the buried secrets and tragedies from as far back as the Great Depression, World War II, and the Freedom Summer Movement of ‘64. By finding out the mystery surrounding her families and the town they live in, she hopes to reconcile her grandparents. But can broken fences be mended after unforgiveness has festered so long?
7/24/2023 Collapse Author: Angela D. Shelton Genre: Young Adult Series: Collapse Series #1 Pages: 238 Release Date: March 25, 2022 Publisher: Two Oaks Publishing 2023 Christian Indie Awards First Place in the Young Adult Category 2022 Angel Award Winner in the Young Adult Category Jan Worthington’s life was once one of normalcy and routine until the variant swept across the globe, leaving destruction in its wake. As society crumbles around her, Jan’s trust becomes either her greatest strength or her gravest weakness. With the looming threat of marauders on her doorstep, Jan must choose her allies carefully in order to protect what little she has left. The Collapse Series, an action-packed young adult saga, follows Jan on her journey through a post-apocalyptic world as she fights to keep her family safe amidst chaos and devastation. Join award-winning author Angela D. Shelton, in this gripping alternate reality and discover the unparalleled power of familial bonds in the face of destruction.
7/19/2023 The Prisoner and the Traitor Author: H.M. Richardson Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Series: Tower of the Deep #1 Pages: 173 Release Date: April 6, 2022 Publisher: A Voice Crying Publishing Hennelyn is only fourteen, the daughter of a soldier, born into a fierce, warlike race – the Starkhons. Her father, General Tai Kanow, has orders to conquer and enslave the remaining indigenous people who are still living free on the prairie toes of a beautiful mountain range west of the established Starkhon territories. These small people who were first in this land call themselves Bunjis. But Hennelyn is also the daughter of a woman from Luina, whose people are peaceful and kind. After being put in charge of her father’s first captured Bunji in their prairie outpost, Hennelyn finds herself drawn to the young prisoner. She feels a need to act – but which legacy should she choose, her father’s or her mother’s? The bunji’s life is in her hands. She must decide what to do… even if her chosen path costs her everything.
3/1/2023 The Man Who Made Himself Author: S.A. Vanderwarf Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 244 Release Date: October 11, 2022 Publisher: Self-Published As Josh becomes a young man… …he discovers a daunting secret within himself. What is this underdog going to do as he faces challenges about the future of humankind that no one has ever dealt with? The nerdy Joshua Messias is in for some awakening surprises as he discovers secret after secret about his life. For Josh, the journey into manhood is one wild ride filled with fascinating technology, self-discovery, and a beautiful girl. This is one science fiction novel that will keep you guessing as you find that one answer only leads to more questions. Jump into this clean coming-of-age story that young adults will love!
12/9/2021 Promise Me Aloha Author: Taylor Bennett Genre: Young Adult Series: Tradewinds #5 Release Date: October 5, 2021 How can two people come together when everything else is falling apart? Olive Galloway always knew that Brander Delacroix wasn't going to date until he found the girl he wanted to marry, and she's still marveling over the fact that he decided to date her. But he did, which means it isn't much of a surprise when he drops down on one knee in the sand the year after Olive graduates from college. What does come as a surprise is the sudden realization that she'll no longer be Olive Galloway living at home with Grams and Macie. She'll be Olive Delacroix, building a new life in Hawaii with one of her very best friends. With that understanding, however, comes a tidal wave of pressure. Between bothersome dealings with soon-to-be in-laws, a mountain of over-the-top wedding preparations, and a trio of explosive family secrets, Olive begins to wonder if she'll be able to make it down the aisle with all of her hair intact. She's thankful for Jazz, her best friend, who is ready and willing to support her through it all, but she can't help wondering why Jazz hasn't found a happily ever after of her own. As the wedding day draws near and one final devastating secret comes to light, Olive's perfect world comes dangerously close to spinning off its axis. It will take plenty of faith and prayer (and no small amount of shave ice) to set things right before the wedding bells begin to ring and she promises Brander her aloha...forever.
3/27/2021 Fortune's Fall Author: Katherine Barger Genre: YA/Fantasy Series: The Exiled Trilogy #1 Release Date: November 2, 2020 While her classmates prepare for elite careers across America, Nyssa Ardelone trains for her secret job as the president’s dream interpreter. But when her mentor lies to the president about the prophecy in his latest dream, Nyssa must figure out why before the lie unravels. What she learns could destroy her own future. Fearful of a rumored rebellion, the president has launched a gas attack on Nyssa’s hometown, and her mentor lied about the dream to protect the survivors from more harm. When Nyssa learns her parents were injured in the attack, she flees with a stranger sent to steal the antidote—a stranger who claims to know her. Together, they race to deliver the cure as well as an interpretation of another prophetic dream only Nyssa can provide. But a devastating loss dulls her caution, and she learns too late that not everyone is trustworthy. To survive the president’s deadly pursuit, Nyssa must break every rule she’s ever followed, learning along the way that faith is the only thing that can save her.
6/21/2020 Blaze Author: Hope Bolinger Genre: Young Adult Danny knew his sophomore year would be stressful . . . but he didn't expect his school to burn down on the first day. To make matters worse (and they were about to get a lot worse), he -- and his three best friends -- receive an email in their inboxes from the principal of their rival, King's Academy, offering full-rides to attend the town's prestigious boarding school. Danny wants nothing to do with King's Academy and says no. Of course his mother says yes. So off he goes to be bullied and picked on for not being part of the popular and rich "in crowd." From day one at King's, Danny encounters hazing, mocking insults from girls at the "popular and pretty" table, and cafeteria food that, for such a prestigious school, tastes as if it were purchased from a military surplus supply warehouse. If he survives, Danny will have to overcome his fears of failure, rejection, and loneliness--all while standing strong in his beliefs and walking into the fire.
 Author: Joshua Light Genre: YA/Fantasy An atheist and a Christian work with powerful superconductors to tear a hole in space, and also tear a hole in time. A greedy lab partner wants it all, so pitches the atheist one year into the future, to a world where millions of people have disappeared, a megalomaniac runs the world, the the atheist's technology is blamed for the mass disappearance. The Christian scheduled a tour of Biblical history, which happened to be in memory when the atheist entered. And now he's on the tour A relic hunter is conscripted to hitchhike with the atheist into the past, and both leave a world everyone wants to forget, into a world nobody remembers, of giants, extraordinary technology, evil beings, and the whole world about to be destroyed with water.
7/4/2019 The Vikings of Loch Morar Author: William D. Burt Genre: YA Series: The Creation Seekers #2 Jonathan Oliver is chasing down an intruder on Lake Oswego’s Iron Mountain when he discovers some long-buried artifacts. One of these relics sparks a remarkable spinoff from the Oliver family’s anti-gravity inventions. Together, Jon and his father incorporate their breakthrough into a revolutionary submersible design. At the invitation of Dr. Graham MacKenzie, the Gyrosensors team travels to one of Scotland’s wildest and remotest regions—and its deepest lake—to develop their secret prototype. While staying at Dr. MacKenzie’s retreat center, they meet a pretty but mysterious Frenchwoman going under an assumed name. Across the loch, the reclusive caretaker of a Victorian-era hunting lodge is hiding staggering secrets of his own that concern Creation Science. During the prototype's construction and sea trials, Jon and his family confront enemies on land, in the air and under the water. In the end, Jon rekindles a long-lost love in Christ and finds an ancient, holy treasure-hoard.
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