A mysterious star could bring stability to her world…or lead her to a blistering end. Quiet and introverted twelve-year-old Sam Sanderson is comfortable living a simple life on her family’s peaceful farm. That is, until a mysterious visitor arrives one night, thrusting her on a formidable and dangerous journey across galaxies. With little direction and no training manual, her mission is to find the elusive Hopewell Star to save a dying planet. But with time running out, a destructive business … [Read more...] about Featured Book: Journey to the Hopewell Star by Hannah D. State
Featured Book: War and Money, Book One by Sofia Diana Gabel
Dax, low status and a non-conformist, is stuck in the middle of the unending aliens wars. It's 2187, and Earth has the Katarga trapped on the moon, refusing to allow them to escape. Then there are ongoing threats from the Piltrak and Jurale, which forces Global Command to recruit 15-year-olds like Dax, as soldiers. She never imagined she'd be advanced as a soldier, yet she was hand-picked by gruff Commander Viteri and taken from her parents, never to see them again. She doesn't want to kill … [Read more...] about Featured Book: War and Money, Book One by Sofia Diana Gabel
War and Money: Book One by Sofia Diana Gabel
A thrill-packed action-adventure in the year 2187. Earth is a world where war equals money and parents are coerced into providing a constant supply of children for the ongoing alien wars. At the age of fifteen, kids are assigned a career or advanced into the Global Forces and a family with only one child is frowned upon. Fifteen-year-old Daxella Rose Orwan, is one of those ‘only children’, and of a low status. She hates the idea of unending wars with alien species she knows nothing about, but … [Read more...] about War and Money: Book One by Sofia Diana Gabel
The Ingenious, and the Colour of Life by J.Y. Sam
The Ingenious, and the Colour of Life by J.Y. Sam From a beguiling new voice in contemporary fiction comes an astonishing novel about a group of mysterious children with the power to change lives... Ever since young Milly Bythaway can remember, she’s had to hide who she really is – dumbing down an extraordinary genius in order to blend into the background. 14-year-old Tai Jones has been abandoned by his mother and forced to live as a homeless wanderer, but the appearance of a stray cat helps … [Read more...] about The Ingenious, and the Colour of Life by J.Y. Sam
The Cosmic Turkey by Laura Ruth Loomis
Janet Delane wasn't supposed to be a spaceship captain. She's fresh out of high school, and she has trouble with technology - it seems to hate her personally. Now she's been drafted into GUPPEAS, an interplanetary peace organization, and put in charge of the SS Turkey and its misfit crew. She's in over her head, she's crushed out on a rival captain's boyfriend, and she's trying to negotiate peace with the Exalted Leader of Pluto, who's just banned....CHOCOLATE?! Targeted Age Group:: Young … [Read more...] about The Cosmic Turkey by Laura Ruth Loomis
War and Money, Book 1 by Sofia Diana Gabel
War and Money, Book 1 by Sofia Diana Gabel The alien wars are unending. In 2187, Earth has the Katarga trapped on the moon, refusing to allow them to escape. The Piltrak and Jurale are pending threats, which forces Global Command to recruit 15-year-olds as soldiers. Dax, low-status and a non-conformist, never imagined she’d be a soldier, yet she was hand-picked by gruff Commander Viteri, taken from her parents, never to see them again. She doesn’t want to kill aliens, and suspects there’s … [Read more...] about War and Money, Book 1 by Sofia Diana Gabel
Anyone? by Angela Scott
Anyone? by Angela Scott The end of the world? That’s the stuff of Hollywood blockbusters and deep philosophical exercises in school. No need to sweat it. So when sixteen-year-old Tess’s doomsday-dad builds a bomb shelter in their suburban backyard, everyone thinks he’s gone crazy…. …Until fire rains down from the sky, sinking whole cities into colossal craters and setting much of the world ablaze. Tess’s dad gives her a few short minutes to gather her emergency bag and her freaked-out … [Read more...] about Anyone? by Angela Scott
Ruin’s Lot: Reaper’s Hollow Book 1 by ID Johnson
Ruin's Lot: Reaper's Hollow Book 1 by ID Johnson Someone is killing unmarked souls, and Ru Roberts is the only one that can stop them. That's a bit of a problem, though, since she has no idea she's a Keeper. When the devastatingly handsome Cutter Michaels comes to town and starts filling Ru's head with all sorts of fantasies, telling her she's the daughter of a half-angel and half-demon, and the only one who can help them locate and destroy three portals to hell, she thinks he's nuts. He … [Read more...] about Ruin’s Lot: Reaper’s Hollow Book 1 by ID Johnson
Darkened Demigod by Shawn Phillips
Darkened Demigod by Shawn Phillips Imprisoned miles below the surface of the post-apocalyptic Earth he crafted, the first and last modern-day demigod must come to terms with his failings that led to global annihilation. From the charcoaled ashes of remorse and uncontrollable anger must rise the embodiment of what he was meant to be—a savior for all humankind. However, who he is saving them from and why propels this demigod on a pained journey beyond his home planet, where he must face much … [Read more...] about Darkened Demigod by Shawn Phillips
Featured Book: Playing Dead by Bronson Palmer
In the halls of Andrew Jackson High School, Jenaiya is a nobody. Less than a nobody. She's practically invisible. An awkward, shy freshman, she very rarely gets any attention at all, unless she's being bullied. In short, she's not anyone's idea of a hero. But in 'Age of Z,' a post-apocalyptic multiplayer zombie game, she's a gun-wielding, fast-talking GOD. She's one of the top ten players in the online dystopia, and she doesn't suffer fools lightly. It's just the way she plays, and she likes it … [Read more...] about Featured Book: Playing Dead by Bronson Palmer
