Genre: Contemporary

THREE THINGS ABOUT EMMY CRAWFORD By Allison L. Bitz

Short and Sweet Review Emmy Crawford is a senior in high school and she has three goals: Winning the debate nationals, protecting her sister Issy, and being a good representation of her family because her mom is running for president. Our main character is Emmy. Emmy likes to make lists of threes to keep everything […]

WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE By Emma Lord

Short and Sweet Review Millie Price has dreams of becoming a big broadway star, she even gets accepted into a prominent school. Sadly, her dad doesn’t want her to leave and rejects the idea of her going to this school. Millie then gets this idea that she’s going to find her mother. With the help […]

CLASS ACT By Kelsey Rodkey

Short and Sweet Review Ella and her younger sister, Connie, are starting the school year as transfer students. When someone finds out about Connies fan fiction and gets made fun of, Ella decides to defend her. The only thing is the bully, Thomas, is the student council president and it’s only the first day but […]

A CONSTELLATION OF MINOR BEARS By Jen Ferguson

Short and Sweet Review Molly’s brother Hank had a climbing accident that left him with a traumatic brain injury. Molly blames their best friend Tray for the accident, which has left things between this once inseparable trio with an uncomfortable tension. Fast forward to graduation, the trio had a hiking trip planned and Molly is […]

AISLE NINE By Ian X. Cho

Short and Sweet A few years ago portals to hell opened all over the world, and on a regular basis demons pop out of these portals. Jasper works at Here For You Mart, which happens to have a portal in aisle nine. This portal is guarded by the Vanguard and Jaspers crush Kyle happens to […]

TILL THE LAST BEAT OF MY HEART By Louangie Bou-Montes

Short and Sweet Review Jaxon’s family runs the funeral home in town, so seeing dead bodies roll through is normal for Jaxon. When the next body on the table belongs to Jaxon’s former friend Christian, Jaxon is shocked but also regrets the things he never got to tell Christian. Jaxon accidentally resurrects Christian and he […]

SUNRISE NIGHTS By Jeff Zentner and Brittany Cavallaro

Short and Sweet Review Jude loves photography and he’s found solace in it. With his anxiety and his parents divorce being things that take up a lot of space in his mind he knows he can turn to a camera and things will be okay for the time being. Florence is a dancer and she […]

HEMLOCK HOUSE By Katie Cotugno

Short and Sweet Review It’s been a couple of years since Michael Linden and Holiday solved the murder mystery at Martha’s Vineyard. Now Linden is at Harvard and doesn’t really know what he’s doing. Linden reunites with Greer and it’s been nice for both of them. When Greer’s roommate dies and the police conclude that […]

THE UNFINISHED By Cheryl Isaacs

Short and Sweet Review In the small town of Crooks Falls the black water is a local legend. When Avery goes on a run she finds the black water and since then she can feel it following her, she can smell it, and see it flooding things. People start to go missing and Avery knows […]