Young Adult Book Reviews

Lindsay Schuster delivers a stirring coming-of-age novel with Prosper, the first in an ongoing series of standout YA writing.

Jenny, Stephanie, Amy and Kaila must navigate both the trials and trifles of high school, while also managing their own troubled lives, and more unexpected responsibilities than any 16-year-olds should bear. Highlighting the strength of sisterhood, overlapping emotional journeys and the critical importance of support systems in our lives, this is a novel not only about overcoming, but about becoming.

The variation in points of view provides a comprehensive perspective for readers, and intimate access to the experiences of each […]

The boundary between the living and the dead blurs in The Daughter of Death, a new YA adventure novel by author Cassandra MacCheyne.

Young Aria Hades does her best to fly under the radar, but her supernatural abilities keep getting in the way, and her troubles only mount as the darker power buried within her begins to surface. Being a rare human-reaper hybrid is only compounded by the average trials of youth and the awkwardness of adolescence. This odd juxtaposition makes the fast-paced narrative both relatable and fantastical, not to mention original. This is a classic coming-of-age tale boasting […]