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...]
FEATURED BOOK: SOUL FIRE by Nancy Allan
Genre: Young Adult - Literature & Fiction In a heartbeat, a single mistake can alter everything . . . and suddenly you realize . . . life will never ever be the same. Popular Ashla Cameron can do no wrong until the day she makes a devastating mistake. Instantly, she lands in the crosshairs of angry students. Classmates and friends shun her. School bullies hone in on her, and she is targeted by the nefarious Mako Zelter. Her three friends stand strong to protect her, but things spiral … [Read more...]
Teens Matter Most by Stephanie Lahart @1lahart
Stephanie Lahart is 40 years old now, but when she was a teenager, she experienced bullying, battled with low self-esteem, had a hard time fitting in with others, and had to deal with the dreaded “peer pressure.” In Teens Matter Most, the author talks about issues that affect teens’ everyday lives such as self-esteem issues, bullying, sex and everything that comes with it, how every choice that they make has consequences and benefits, school, alcohol and drugs, peer pressure, not getting … [Read more...]
Project ELE by Rebecca Gober
Is it possible to fall in love when the world is crashing down around you? Millions have already died, and thousands more are perishing daily. As a last ditch effort to preserve the human race, the government implements Project ELE. With the earth heating at rapid speeds, all remaining survivors are forced to turn to F.E.M.A. shelters to wait out ELE's wrath. Fifteen-year-old Willow Mosby's life, as she knows it, ends the moment she walks through the shelter's door. Willow has to … [Read more...]
