books: Teen Story

	Book: The Ice Cream Addiction - A mysterious herb takes over a country town. by J.Z. Pinder "MA" CARNEY AND BORIS This lengthy story focuses on Lorna Carney, a middle-aged widow, who owns a small family dairy farm called Good Acres. Just about everyone calls Lorna, by her nickname, "Ma." The Carney farm is located near -the small country town of Colton Hollow. Ma has a mentally challenged son named Boris. Six years after the death of her beloved husband, Caleb, Ma decides to open an ice [...]

	Book: Party, Sex & Drugs by Nesa Kovacs Bravo! Finally, a book written by a teen for teens. The narrative voice is simply fantastic! It's simple and easy to read. Nesa Kovacs, Hollywood's most sought after teen-socialite and teen celebrity has written a "steamy" yet direct in-your-face practical guide directed at teenagers which gives it a very accessible and informal tone. The author speaks to teens and young readers in such a candid [...]

	Book: The Trestle by Ben Woodard The world's highest railroad trestle. Two teen boys. Terror. Tom craves danger to forget. He persuades his older cousin to walk across High Bridge, a single track railroad bridge without railings. Danger follows them onto the track, and Tom has to make a deadly choice. A heart-pounding YA short story filled with suspense and adventure.

	Book: 8-Track Flashbacks by Tom Alt 8-Track Flashbacks is a collection of amusing stories based on the life of an adolescent boy growing up in the 1960s. It transports boomers back to their youth through music, historical events, and the all-too-familiar teenage indiscretions that shaped us all. Each one of us has our favorite decade from our past, and author Tom Alt reveals his story about growing up and getting out of Menomonee [...]

	Book: The Mayor and the Garbage - The Teen Who Saved His Town by Deborah Dian When 15 year old Mike DiMaggio discovers that the fish in the creek near his home are all dead, he tries to find out what killed them. Could it be poison, fertilizer from nearby farms, or leakage from the nearby landfill? Determined not to give up until he discovers the cause, he has to fight with everyone from his dad who works at the landfill, to the County Commissioners. Then, disaster [...]

	Book: Without Notice by G G Collins "'I know what she is!' I spit it out. The slap nearly knocks me off my feet. My cheek feels like a fresh burn. Dad has never hit me in my life." Courtney's life turned upside down when her mother was killed by a drunk driver. Now, they are moving from Minneapolis to her father's hometown in New Mexico, where he will run an art gallery, and all the houses are brown. Older sister Francine is [...]

	Book: Daughter of the Fallen (Volume 1) by Madeline Wynn Most sixteen-year olds aren't worried about the fate of their immortal souls. May Krieg should be. Typically, honors student May's biggest problems have revolved around her super-hot arch-rival, Jack. But when a school project takes them ghost-hunting in a local cemetery, she discovers that an ominous force roams in the darkness around her. And it follows her home. It claws its way into her life, [...]

	Book: The Five Pearls by Barry James Hickey The Five Pearls belongs on the bookshelf next to The Outsiders, Holes, Catcher in the Rye, and To Sir With Love. A perfect read for teenagers and parents alike. Barry James Hickey's engagingly cinematic writing will make you laugh, cry and ponder. No child left behind in today's American education system? There are five this time. Hickey has created a truly memorable story with distinct [...]

	Book: Tommy's Toyland Nightmare - A Tale of Fantasy and Horror by J.Z. Pinder The author was reading an article online about Madame Tussaud's world-renowned wax museum in London. Couple this with memories of Christmas shopping as a child in Wanamaker's huge department store in Philadelphia and one day I began writing this tale of horror and fantasy. It is enjoyed by a wide range of readers of all ages. Tommy Perkins stared in wide-eyed fascination at the ghastly scene in [...]

	Book: Water Town by Laurel Veil Ronnie is anxious about spending the summer with family she barely remembers. Her expectations are low. She'll babysit her cousin, do odd jobs to earn money for college, and maybe if she's lucky, spend a few hours on the beach. She never thought for a moment she would find herself in an abandoned orphanage, hunting ghosts or tangled up in murder.

	Book: On Thin Ice by PJ Sharon Seventeen year old figure skater Penny Trudeau has secrets. She's not perfect, as hard as she tries to be. With a mother who is dying and a father who treats her like she's invisible, Penny has every reason to lie. To escape the life that is spinning out of control, she falls into the arms of an older boy. But when she lies about her age and he finds out the truth, Penny loses the one good thing [...]

	Book: 3 Keys to Keeping Your Teen Alive - Lessons for Surviving the First Year of Driving by Anne Marie Hayes Imagine lying awake in bed, waiting to hear the front door open so you'll know your teen is home safely. But instead, tonight, the doorbell rings. Your heart stops when you see the police officers in the doorway, and you know instantly that your life will never be the same again. Wouldn't you do ANYTHING to go back and change things? By then it will be too late. The time to prepare your teen to [...]

	Book: Touched by Anita Hemmingway Victoria is a 17 year old, slightly nerdy and shy, high school student from Minnesota. Zack is everything a high school girl could ever dream about. He's gorgeous and much to Victoria's surprise, interested in her. Things start to heat up fast between them, and Zack seems to be much different than anyone Victoria has ever met. His eyes seem to change colors, and his touch is unlike any Victoria [...]

	Book: Flying Change by G G Collins "I have to be more than a passenger this time, I have to be a rider." Fourteen-year-old Molly O'Connor thinks big. She wants to become an Olympic equestrian. Despite her father's disapproval, she lands a job at Reintree Stables. It doesn't hurt that the owner's son is her age. Her work pays for riding lessons, but just when she sees her objective on the way to fruition two incidents occur that [...]

	Book: Deeds of Darkness by Marilyn Meredith Christian teenager Madeline Mahoney is uncomfortable participating in her best friend's witch activities, but she succumbs to peer pressure. She hopes the object of her affection, Brian, will return her feelings, so she allows Lynette to perform a love spell. When he spends time with her, Madeline regrets her actions and wonders how she will ever know if he really likes her.Spying on Lynette's [...]

	Book: Dear Kane; What I wish we would have said by Sharon K. Angelici Are the words that we say in front of our children something that builds them up or tears them down? This short story explores the consequences of hatred and bigotry when it applies, unknowingly, to someone that you love. There is a time in every relationship when a parent must let go of the dreams they have for their child, so the child can chase after what they dream to become.

	Book: Parallel Visions (A Teen Psychic Novel) by Cheryl Rainfield From Award-Winning Author - A new teen paranormal fantasy with a touch of romance and a lot of suspense from award-winning author of SCARS, STAINED, and HUNTED Cheryl Rainfield. Kate sees psychic visions of the future and the past but only when she's having an asthma attack. When she "sees" her sister being beaten, she needs more visions to try to save her, along with a suicidal classmate but [...]

	Book: The Thieves of Antiquity - Book Two of the Tyler May series by B. J. Mears A fantasy adventure by B J Mears. Albert is still missing, news bulletins still refer to the Christmas Eve Incident and a growing band of Nazi ghosts still doesn't know how to stay dead. Fourteen months after London hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons, Tyler, Lucy and Melissa are trained, better equipped and working covertly for MI6 to prevent another wave of sinister paranormal forces [...]

	Book: Cross My Heart by Tabatha Witt Josey has the perfect life, and a perfect family, but after the loss of her sister it seems as if everything is falling apart. Her death was ruled as suicide, but did Holly kill herself or was it something more? Josey wants answers, but with every answer comes more questions. Will Josey be able to handle what she finds? Or will her life too be in danger?

	Book: Knight Assassin (Entangled Teen) by Rima Jean Seventeen-year-old Zayn has special powers she cannot control powers that others fear and covet. Powers that cause the Templar Knights to burn Zayn's mother at the stake for witchcraft. When a mysterious stranger tempts Zayn to become the first female member of the heretical Assassins, the chance to seek her revenge lures her in. She trains to harness her supernatural strength and agility, and [...]

	Book: Shattered by Jezebel Jorge Fifteen year old Amalie is an outcast brainiac with a psycho witchy bitch of a mom and no magickal powers to call her own until a chain of events turn her world upside down. She gets her first kiss. Her mom runs off with a pro wrestler. Amalie is raped. Stella decides to come out and play. Someone turns up pregnant. In order to survive Amalie becomes Shattered.

	Book: Look What You've Done To Me, Carter Swinton by Lily Dancer Look What You've Done To Me, Carter Swinton is a relatable book that follows a relationship between a teenage boy and girl through adulthood. It's my empowering personal love story of vulnerability, strength, and ultimately growth through life lessons. In its simplest form, it's about me, a boy, and all the crazy in between that drove me to find solace in my faith. Initially, I started writing as [...]

	Book: Pinky Swear - A YA Short Story by Phyllis Zimbler Miller The teen daughter of a Puerto Rican enlisted man faces prejudice and finds love at Ft. Knox in the fall of 1964. "Although this short story is categorized for young adults, I am certain it will appeal to many baby boomers like me. From the moment I downloaded it to my Kindle Fire, I couldn't stop reading." -- Kathleen M. Rodgers, author of the novel THE FINAL SALUTE A prequel to the 2008 Amazon [...]

	Book: Ghostly Justice by Bev Irwin Fifteen-year-old Daria Brennan doesn't want to hear people's - thoughts. She doesn't want to see ghosts or talk to dead - people. And she definitely doesn't want to help solve a fortyyear - old murder. But Amanda wants revenge, and Daria is the first human - contact she's had since the day she died. Now the killer is after - Daria and her friends. Can they solve Amanda's murder before - becoming [...]

	Book: Chainsaw Honeymoon by Steven Ramirez "In the form of Ruby, Ramirez imparts to readers all the confusion brought about by puberty; the emotional neediness camouflaged by sarcasm; the obsession and continuing frustration with boys; and the bonds female teenagers forge with one another." - IndieReader "Whether your favorite form is surreal, tongue-in-cheek, word play or hysterical, you'll find ample portions of each to keep you [...]

	Book: ROCK BOTTOM - The Story of a Teenage Caregiver by Stephanie Baudet About 50,000 children and young people in the UK are caregivers. Some are as young as five years old. They are entrusted to care for members of their families in varying degrees; from helping with the shopping and household chores, to total care; often entirely alone, without help from anyone. Until recently, these children were a largely hidden section of society; neglected, bullied, offered [...]

	Book: Short American Stories by Kenny Miller Eyelids still not heavy enough? Maybe you need a story. Not a long story. Just an interesting story that will bring those eyelids down and send you off to sleep with a smile on your face and a little warm feeling in your heart. Well, here they are. This little book is about ordinary Americans. It's Mayberry. It's Happy Days. It's just the ticket to put a smile on your face just before you turn [...]

	Book: The Shadow and the Rose (The Ash Grove Chronicles) by Amanda DeWees A B.R.A.G. Medallion(TM) honoree! Book one of the Ash Grove Chronicles. In the breathtaking Blue Ridge Mountains, Ash Grove High School for the Performing Arts draws the brightest and most talented teens. But beneath the peaceful surface, supernatural forces are at work... When ordinary high-school junior Joy Sumner visits a graveyard at midnight on a dare, she doesn't expect to end up sharing a [...]

	Book: First by Bea Cannon One bright fall morning, Lyssa Brunner's life takes a turn for the weird. Up until then, she is an ordinary, sixteen-year-old, slightly nerdy girl with a secret crush on the captain of the football team. After that day, she finds that, not only are things not always as they seem but that they are sometimes something that could never even have been imagined. She'd looked forward to a lot of [...]

	Book: Gallows Iron: Book Four of the Tyler May series by B. J. Mears Book four of the Tyler May series. The balance of the world is shifting. Once an infrequent and disbelieved phenomenon, ghosts are now a fact of life and dark forces are using them. When MI6 agents get a lead on one of the ghostly gloves, Chapman wants his ghost-haunting spy on the case. Tyler, Melissa and Lucy are sent on a deadly mission and discover a secret that could make or break the [...]

	Book: Rebirth of the American Short Story by D. L. Simpson A small midwestern town experiences strange occurrences following the arrival of a mysterious stranger. Coincidence or small town paranoia? Find out in A Stranger Comes To Town. A man runs to escape a traumatic past but can he run far enough when Death Deals A Trump? A young boy plans to spend a lazy summer day fishing but finds such simple decisions lead to unexpected results in Bad Day For [...]

	Book: Mana by Asher Tensei Eurich is thrown into a seemingly ill-fated destiny. After learning of his legendary magic, he is convinced that he alone must stop an impending doom, but nothing is ever as it seems. His best friends Jason and Raine try their best to help him save the world, but help isn't what he needs he needs a way across the barrier. Despite this fate thrust upon him, Eurich knows what is coming. The world [...]

	Book: Songs of the Deliverer - A Modern Day Story of Christ by Elvo Fortunato Bucci Can one man save the world? An entertaining and enlightening novel about faith A baby lies with his mother in a manger, destined to be the savior. But he is crucified on the cross and dies unknown. Two thousand years later, a man enters the void of a godless era to deliver salvation to the world. He has no money, owns no possessions, carries no title, and asks for nothing in return for his [...]

	Book: The Blue Goon - A Epic Superhero Story by Joel S. Williams "Adventure, action and fun awaits in this fantastic tale!" Shaun Chanter lives in a world where monsters, aliens, superhumans and villains are the norm, but Shaun's main struggle is balancing the perils of his high-school life along with his part-time job. However, Shaun's daily concerns increase when one night after work he inadvertently witnesses an alien spacecraft crash-land in a nearby [...]

	Book: The Riddle of Prague (QuickSilver Legacy Series) by Laura DeBruce When 18-year-old Hana Silna travels to Prague to reclaim her family's ancestral home, she finds herself on an unexpected adventure in a city brimming with ancient secrets. She discovers a riddle by the infamous alchemist Edward Kelley that claims to lead to a long-lost flask. The contents of that flask could change the fate of the world. When a ruthless enemy kidnaps her family, Hana has to find [...]