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Those urging me to write my memoir will want a patriotic young woman who fought to defend her country , a heroine to root for with a story clean and simple as a full moon—and I was that young woman, but In 1937, history student Ludmila Pavlichenko is a young lady balancing school, the care of her young

The world is a more dangerous place now for a young girl than ever it was before, for all the so-called

distance, she accidentally sees and identifies visitors to her own world--and they're the parents of her young

Lady Duxbury, their new friendships, and their new reads are rejuvenating and inspiring forces for the young

The young couple find one another and bond to each other in their desperate run to escape the devastated

Hildegard von Bingen began seeing visions at a young age, and her family offered her to the church at account, lead to Hildegard's extreme change in fortune as well as her breakout from the confines of her young

Moniquill Blackgoose Blackgoose offers a fascinating, layered story about a strong-willed, whip-smart young But everyone's about to find out how disruptive a whip-smart, open-minded, and strong-willed young woman in-progress stories as well as a new antagonist and a new potential hero who are both strong, fascinating young Meanwhile, two young women, a new antagonist and a new potential hero, trickle into the story until their

Young Viva overlooks and covers for her mom Charlotte's drinking, while Charlotte drags them from town Books. 03 Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard Von Bingen Hildegard Von Bingen began seeing visions at a young

of an extreme, life-and-death-stakes fallout after heartbreaking tragedy, but it's also a story of young

Julia Fine's Maddalena and the Dark is a gothic story set in 1700s Venice in which two young women's But a young woman in that time has little say over her destiny.

Marilyn Kaye is the author of over 100 books for young readers.

Brigade takes that setup farther into favorable Bossy territory by sending an idealistic, headstrong young more closely with her real life, and she furiously shares detailed notes with Fran, an up-and-coming young The book's past timeline is set in the early 20th century, as Violet, a young ship's stewardess bent story's later timeline takes place in the time of World War II as Daphne, an intelligent and educated young

art school, where she struggles with imposter syndrome and individuality--and befriends Mathilde, a young

Eli Bell is a young man in a tough spot. Despite the desperate behaviors of the adults in Eli's life (and the terrible consequences he suffers

“I look at you, and you’re young. You’ll always be that way for me. But not for anyone else. Arthur, people who meet you now will never be able to imagine you young.”

using over feeling uncomfortable emotions, and he ties his feelings of not feeling like enough as an adult to a childhood in which his young parents' divorce, remarriages, and new children hit him particularly

All of her adult life people have asked Rena why she goes to such dangerous places, and she has always She also wrote the Apothecary trilogy for young readers. 04 Nothing Gold Can Stay by Ron Rash In Nothing

He befriends a new ally, young Joan, who has similarly limited avenues: she must marry or become a nun

But the young Black artist encounters a Confederate statue that is still standing, and its existence With the collapse of Earth's environment imminent, eighty trained elite young people venture into space

missed opportunity and second chances, Meet Me at the Lake; I'm reading a book club pick about three young They're good young Muslim women...and they also know how to skirt the rules, cover for each other, and

novel explores mortality, vulnerability, surprising moments of joy and reflection, an irresistible young Another novel I loved that involves a precocious, wise, reflective, tough young protagonist is This Is Lucius is a young medical student when World War I sweeps across Europe.

Young Flora and her teen sister Hazel were evacuated in 1939 from the bombing and danger in wartime London Hazel begins to dig into the past, including her own young love (fractured by the tragedy of Flora's

In Hemlock & Silver , Anja is a healer who since her young cousin's preventable death has obsessively

Naomi Alderman offers a dark and fascinating look at a world where the traditional male-female and old-young

Young Viva overlooks and covers for her mom Charlotte's drinking, while Charlotte drags them from town unreliable, while Charlotte imagines herself an artsy, nonconformist tough lady who was pregnant too young

Young Qian escapes into books in her new language. her childhood, and only five pages or so at the end of the book offer reflection and context from an adult

She spies from a distance the comings and goings of a group of seven people, some young and some older

Victor LaValle's Lone Women begins in 1915 with a determined young woman, Adelaide Henry, covering her The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff Lauren Groff's beautiful and brutal novel The Vaster Wilds follows a young buoyed only by meandering thoughts of the past--including her life's one tender connection, to the young Moniquill Blackgoose Blackgoose offers a fascinating, layered story about a strong-willed, whip-smart young But everyone's about to find out how disruptive a whip-smart, open-minded, and strong-willed young woman

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Maddalena and the Dark, Julia Fine's upcoming novel about young 1700s Vienna; I'm reading Beyond That, the Sea, Julia Spence-Ash's historical fiction novel about a young

Kellen begins as a principled, headstrong young man lacking in the magic crucial for power, familial

In Christina Lauren's newest romantic fiction, Anna and West are a young married couple on the verge

Elliott's book for young readers offers a boy-crazy, truly funny main protagonist in Haylah Swinton. In her novel for young readers--from my favorite publishing company for young people, Peachtree Publishing

The ruthless young competitors are warriors and strategists who have been cultivating the skills and

The young women cope with their pain in divergent ways, and while I was interested in the story, I wanted Young Annie and Vernice were best friends in small-town Louisiana. fiction with a story about a taboo relationship that serves as a catalyst for an increasingly strong young

her--as well as her fondness for old-fashioned mystery novels--begin to sound similar to that of a young

James Willoughby is a na ï ve young medical student whose family fortunes have taken a negative turn,

A hundred and fifty years later, a young archivist, Elodie Winslow, is drawn to the mystery.

significant depth and poignancy to this big-hearted, heartbreaking story of the clients and staff of an adult In his debut novel, author Woody Brown, who is nonspeaking and autistic, shares a portrait of an adult

Aubrey Price, a local bartender, was orphaned as a young woman when her parents were killed in a hit-and-run

In 1982, Dawn, a young mother in a fine but loveless marriage finds happiness in a socially unacceptable relationship, and the legal backlash causes her to lose custody of--and contact with--her beloved young editor and sometimes-writer), struggle to cope with financial pressures and relationship issues, while young

references racy reads from the 1980s; and a story inspired by The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn about four young estranged from their ex-con fathers, each of whom now regret every moment they didn't make sure the young avoiding the cruelties and horrors they might suffer at the hands of the almost universally terrible adults

Elwood Curtis is a promising young man in 1960s Tallahassee.

But she's not legally an adult, and she doesn't have many options of who she can rely on to keep them while exploring trust, betrayal, the unexpected bubbling up of grief, and the bone-deep tiredness of a young

Stout's recently published middle-grade story is irresistibly strange, full of difficulties and a tough young identifying and lifting the curse offer answers--and could it even change the trajectory of her tough young

occasionally devastating" process of applying to college--and the dangerous potential belief that a young colleges can serve as jumping-off points for happy, fulfilling, successful careers and lives--it's what a young

Roberts details what it was like as a sensitive young girl whose unusual life was shaped by her parents Award- nominated singer-songwriter whose father killed her mother when Allison and her sister were young storyteller, Moorer examines her youth and that pivotal tragedy, considering how it has shaped her into her adult

03 Spellslinger (Spellslinger #1) by Sebastien de Castell Kellen begins as a principled, headstrong young In Hemlock & Silver , Anja is a healer who since her young cousin's preventable death has obsessively The ruthless young competitors are warriors and strategists who have been cultivating the skills and

On the side, she shows her beloved young niece the sky and serves as a second parent alongside her sometimes-trying

A young professor determined to make her mark is inspired to pursue a project that just might earn her

Marguerite is heir to a fortune, but after she is orphaned, she grows into a young lady while her guardian Young Jude and Faha's grown twins, Tim and Tom, bring the baby girl to Dr. On the side, she shows her beloved young niece the sky and serves as a second parent alongside her sometimes-trying