I Shouldn't Have Been That Sentimental: A novel by Kevin Barry Collopy (4 Reviews)    Price verified 15 minutes ago

Meet Connor O'Connor, a teenager in love with movies, New York City, and an elusive beauty he sees from afar during one sizzling summer in the Swinging Sixties. It was love at first sight. He saw her on the subway for only a minute or two, but Connor was convinced she was the only girl for him. But how do you find the girl of your dreams in the biggest city in the world when you have nothing to go on? A funny, touching, and compulsively readable entertainment for anyone who has been obsessed with that untouchable person you ache to meet again.

Genre: Coming of Age

Crossover Crossroads: The Kell and Maille Story (Daughter's of Rosewood Book 3) by D.L. Hopkins Price verified 3 hours ago

Kell tests women. Eccentric, egomaniacal, mysterious and temperamental Kell believes women are only interested in his career and his money. Maille is privileged, sheltered, inexperienced and shy. How she even flew under Kell's radar is a miracle. Somehow she did-- and his bizarre antics and strange behavior has her more confused than attracted-- considering he told her he's gay. The journey through Neverland is magical, heart-breaking, genuine and crazy in this coming of age, coming to terms, coming together at the crossroads romance.

Genre: Coming of Age

The Name of the Shadow by Mars G. Everson (11 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Fear is a double-edged weapon. When a Shadow spreads over the utopian Colony, the only human enclave on a lonely planet, the young will be the first to understand the danger that hovers above them. What they find about themselves in that struggle will lead them to greatness... or to the destruction of their idyllic way of living. For Arlan, the Shadow is his chance to prove himself and become a man in the eyes of his elders. His friend Seto has always stood in Arlan's shadow, but he might not have a choice but to step up. But their childhood friend Nara just wants to keep everyone around her safe... and that might mean standing in Arlan's way before he leads them to their doom. Who will rise a hero, and who will become a monster? In the tradition of Ursula K. Le Guin and Isaac Asimov, this is the story of a people who do not know fear... and what happens when they discover it.

Genre: Coming of Age

The War On Butterflies by Antonio J. Hopson (Wildboy Concepts) (8 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

The War on Butterflies is a gripping novel that weaves a tale of adolescence, existential dilemmas, and the complex bonds of family. Tobias Stuart Daye, a fifteen-year-old grappling with the throes of puberty and perilous homemade fireworks, finds his life further complicated by an unexpected seduction and the relentless pursuit of a Pentecostal minister. As Toby faces these challenges, his world intertwines with that of his adopted cousin, Aiyana, who is on a tragic quest of her own. Set against the picturesque backdrop of Fairhaven, Washington, this story reveals a community in turmoil, battling the unexpected invasion of the Cabbage Butterfly. Toby's innocent backyard hobby spirals into a town-wide crisis, pitting him against his mother, a Unitarian minister with political ambitions and a determined stance against the ecological disaster. Her actions, driven by civic duty and a desire for power, create a chasm within her family, leading to a defiant disappearance to the enigmatic ...

Genre: Coming of Age

Coming to Astoria: An Immigrant's Tale by O.M. Kiam (Milford Press) (24 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Why do children growing up together in the same household turn out so completely different? How can a child raised in a family of twelve be so lonely? Coming to Astoria is a collections of essays on growing up in a different culture and the experiences of moving to a foreign land Coming to Astoria takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery which is humorous, entertaining, and educational. This is a fascinating human interest story filled with poignant memories about growing up alone in a large family.

Genre: Coming of Age

Darling Girl's Halloween Carol: A Holiday Novella (Darling Girl's Holiday Novellas Book 1) by Stephen Donald Huff (Capital Ideations LLC) Price verified 2 hours ago

Black eyeliner, thick and heavy. Black lashes, long and flashy. Black lips, thin and jaded. Black hair, bobbed and razor-cut. Through it all, peers the white-cake face of Darling Girl Bones, blanched and blooded. And why not?She's a castaway fourteen-year-old orphan, all alone in the world, sigh! Nobody notices! Moan! Nobody cares! Groan! Heavy pout, mugging for pity!Hey! Step-off her uterus! She knows where she's going, because she knows where she's been! Nobody can tell her anything she hasn't already heard!Except... this guy... this older guy... Sure, he wears cheap leisure suits and something resembling clown-shoes, but he makes such sweet promises! He tells her only what she wants to hear and nothing that bugs her... until one night... the night of Halloween and her fifteenth birthday... something terrible happens! Something wonderful and awful and terrifying and beautiful and TERRIBLE!This is Darling Girl's Halloween Carol. Suck it up, freaks, and get a shovel. 'Cause you're ...

Genre: Coming of Age

Renaria: Ethereals' Uprising (Book 2 in the Renaria Series) by J.L. Wilson (8 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Book 2 in the magical fantasy series, Renaria. Coffee barista. That's what I've become. This is my destiny. Leda frowned at the busted espresso machine as the milk frothed with the vigor of a retired snail. Set in Earth's future, in a time much like our own, a danger lurks from a magical realm... Since their return from Renaria Leda has heard nothing from Caleb nor the other beings of the magical distant planet. Was it a dream? Will she ever see Caleb, the legendary Elf leader, again? With her powers gone she's all but given up hope. That is, until early one morning a mysterious message appears on her communicator. Could it really be a Seon, a long lost friend? Or is a member of the Dark Adepts bent on seeking revenge for foiling their plans to destroy Renaria? Has her father been found? Are they truly the only humans on Earth who know about the planet of Renaria? Or are other magical beings hiding in wait for a war between the strongest forces of the cosmos? Cover Photography : ...

Genre: Coming of Age