Girl At Sea is a coming-of-age novel with a twist. Beth is also on a path for revenge. A happy 14-year-old until tragedy strikes her life, Beth is forced to grow up fast. Thankfully her family friend Silas, a 45-year-old former Navy SEAL who lives on his boat, steps in and saves her from a life in foster care. But before they can sail away, Beth is forced to learn some harsh lessons about the darker side of human nature. As they sail around the world, death and danger seem to follow them, along with a black albatross that mostly flies above their boat unseen.
All My Rage is told from a rotating point of view between Salahudin, his mother Misbah, and his (sometimes) best friend Noor. Pakistani immigrants, Sal and Noor are in high school and face some challenging adult issues. At first they have each other, but when The Fight occurs, they do not speak for months and they are some pretty troubled months. Sal is fighting to keep the family motel in business while dealing with a very sick mother and an alcoholic father who only makes the situation worse.
Not your typical coming-of-age novel, All I Know begins with Kai Martin as a playful 9-year-old and takes us through the next three decades of her life. Kai shares an inextricable relationship with her brother, Kade, and her childhood crush, Josh Taylor, throughout the book. These relationships drive decisions that affect Kai’s life, even during years she is not physically with either of them. The author does not shy away from some tough topics. Alcohol and drug abuse, child abuse, and suicide are all dealt with as Kai moves from childhood into adulthood.
