Rape is not a pleasant topic for any book but "Edge of Ready" offers a sense of reality by including it, a reality that young adult readers appreciate because it opens their eyes to the real world they are themselves about to enter. Rather than depicting the rape as a terrible incident that defeats young Dani, it becomes a source of inspiration—a sign that people can rise above anything when they are determined. Readers will care deeply about what will become of Dani up to the final conclusion that powerfully depicts human truths. Written in fast-paced short chapters, "Edge of Ready" by author L.B. Tillit, keeps readers’ attention as Dani encounters layer after layer of unpredictable problems.

Dedicated to “those who deserve a second chance,” "Facing Demons," by author Ashley Sanders, is the often frightening, but also inspirational tale of how four teenagers tackle their self-destructive lives when they meet in a rehabilitation program. Each character in “Facing Demons” tells his or her story in first-person, which provides an emotional experience for readers and a deeper insight into the individual characters’ minds. When Rebecca, Jason, Felicity, and Matthew come together for rehabilitation, it allows them to find camaraderie and strength in knowing others have experienced troubles like them, and their fellowship provides them support in their recovery. Together, their journeys will lead them to conflict and adventure, danger and romance, but ultimately, hope for a second chance.

Sylvester Lemmington used to read about cannibals, impenetrable jungles, lethal carnivores, gypsy fortune-tellers, voodoo magic, cutthroat pirates, shipwrecks, mutinies, spaceships and much else in his books, but he never thought he'd encounter them for real!