On the book jacket, we read, “Sometimes Toaff wondered if he was the only squirrel on the whole farm who had questions. He hoped he wasn’t.” With that invitation, I delightfully read about the adventures and insights of a grey squirrel as… Read More ›
The ex-reality-star-turned President of the U.S. has outsourced a segment of capital punishment in the federal criminal justice system to a mysterious producer named The Postman, who has repurposed the old Alcatraz prison site into a physical setting for his… Read More ›
In England in the year 1604 teenager Thomas Fawkes is preparing to take the test that will determine his source of color power while also anxiously waiting to receive his hand-crafted mask from his father, Guy–both events that will mark… Read More ›
Mischa Abramavicius is a high school senior at an expensive private school where the kids are momentarily expecting admission letters from the hifalutin schools of their (and their parents’) choice. Mischa is the child of a single mom who works… Read More ›
In this book Patrick (“Pack”) is a high school senior about to graduate. His mother left when he was small and he doesn’t remember her at all. His dad, a cop, raised him, and they get along well. In younger… Read More ›
Soon-to-be high school senior Saaket “Scott” Ferdowsi has a problem: he has no passion for anything that gives him direction in life. He easily loses interest in activities, then drops them, and moves on to something else. Or not. His… Read More ›
Addie is in Ireland with her mom and three brothers attending an aunt’s wedding. She is smarting from a nasty break-up in which her boyfriend shared around a topless photo she sent him. The wedding festivities end, most of the… Read More ›
Two high school seniors in Las Cruces NM have been tight friends for years. Both have mothers who ran off–one to join a religious cult, the other to fall into a lowlife of alcoholism and its attendant issues. The former… Read More ›
Sixteen-year-old Olivia (Liv) and seventeen-year-old Morgan are best friends driving home in a convertible late at night with their boyfriends, brothers Nathan and Clay. Neither of the girls is wearing a seat belt (since they’re only driving five miles after… Read More ›
In this book humanity has been condensed onto a fleet of starships scouting for a habitable planet on which to re-establish itself. For 300 years its governing body has been searching. To help keep order–in particular against a rebellious group… Read More ›
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