Young Adult (YA)

'The Road' made me want to lie down and never get up. Erik J. Brown's duology offers something different: a post-apocalyptic romance with sharp banter, real heart, and the radical idea that hope might survive the end of the world. A great YA entry point for fans of survival stories—and a book I wish I'd had as a teenager.

The less you know going in, the better—just trust me. Two astronauts, one rescue mission, and a mystery that kept me turning pages late into the night. This is the most fun I've had with sci-fi in years.

A haunted Victorian. A boy worth the risk. And a ghost that won't let them go. Paul Michael Winters' The Haunting Between Us is the tender, spooky YA romance that fifteen-year-old me needed—and today's queer teens deserve.

A devastating, beautiful story about three gay teens in small-town Australia. Holden Sheppard delivers raw honesty about faith, shame, and survival. This one gets an A—and will stay with you.

A sharp, funny, and big-hearted rom-com about a theater kid chasing the fantasy of love, The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King shines brightest when it lets its drama king grow beyond the script he’s written for himself.