Young Adult/Teen Archives

GUEST BLOG: How To Handle Negative Criticism by Carole P. Roman Plus Giveaway!

Young Adult/Teen Dayna Linton - 25 October 2022

Negative reviews used to leave me in a state of panic. I'd read them and want to write the reviewer to make them understand what I was trying to say. How could...

INTERVIEW: With Young Adult Dystopia Author Adria Carmichael Plus Giveaway!

Dystopian Dayna Linton - 6 October 2022

Today we welcome Young Adult Dystopia author Adria Carmichael to Novels Alive to answer some super quick questions so we can get to know them better. What is the sweetest thing someone has...

SPOTLIGHT: LOCKSMITH’S WAR by Paul Briggs Plus Giveaway!

Young Adult/Teen Dayna Linton - 23 September 2022

The Locksmith Trilogy: Book 3 Publication Date: July 4, 2022 For Lachlan Smith, learning the secret of the apocalypse was the easy part. Ever since Locksmith found the portal to the future, he has been...

INTERVIEW: WITH YOUNG ADULT AUTHOR C.B. Lyall Plus Giveaway!

Young Adult/Teen Dayna Linton - 23 August 2022

Young Adult author C.B. Lyall drops by to answer a few quick quests so we can get to know her a little better. Welcome, C.B.! Can you describe your dream home? I love where...

SPOTLIGHT: JESTER by Brielle D. Porter Plus Giveaway!

Young Adult/Teen Dayna Linton - 18 August 2022

Publication Date: August 9, 2022 What happens in Oasis, stays in Oasis. Lisette’s father killed the King. His execution leaves Lisette alone, disgraced, and without the magic he intended to pass on to her....

GUEST BLOG: The Perils of Hiding Your True Identity by Lena S. May Plus Giveaway!

LGBTQ Dayna Linton - 11 August 2022

There are many reasons that can make hiding your true identity seem like the best option—or maybe even the only option that’s available at a certain point. Developing feelings for someone of...

SPOTLIGHT: POTION: A WITCHY FAIRY TALE by Dorlana Vann Plus Giveaway!

Young Adult/Teen Dayna Linton - 1 August 2022

Publication Date: August 1, 2022 #WitchesBeBitches A Contemporary Retelling. Eight years ago, the wicked witch held Hansel Lucas Jaeger and his sister, Melrose, captive. They barely escaped with their lives. Now, with high school, a...

SPOTLIGHT: THE CHASM by Branwen OShea Plus Giveaway!

Young Adult/Teen Dayna Linton - 27 June 2022

Finding Humanity Series: Book 2 Publication Date: June 24, 2022 They thought the biggest problem they faced was each other. After Bleu, Rana, and their new friends narrowly prevent war between the star beings and...

5-STAR REVIEW: TALKS LIKE THUNDER by Randal Nerhus

Young Adult/Teen Amy Wilson - 27 May 2022

Red With Native Blood: Novella 1 Publication Date: March 14, 2022 A Native American seer and shaman pens a powerful YA fiction novel based on a vision of an 1870s Apache battle. An inspiring story...

GUEST BLOG: A Shamanic Approach to Adversity: Marjorie Carter’s writing of RED WITH NATIVE BLOOD by Randal Nerhus Plus Giveaway!

Young Adult/Teen Tierney Linton - 2 May 2022

In my decades of study and practice in the field of religion, I’ve found that shamans are different from others by the intensity of their discipline and an unrelenting belief that they...

BOOK BLAST: BFF A STORY ABOUT BULLYCIDE by Lindsey G. P. Bell Plus Giveaway!

Young Adult/Teen Tierney Linton - 17 March 2022

Publication Date: May 1, 2020 Thirteen-year-old Abby and her father have just moved from a leaky old sailboat in California to an inherited mansion in South Carolina, and Abby does not fit in....

5-STAR REVIEW: BFF: A STORY ABOUT BULLYCIDE by Lindsey G. P. Bell

Young Adult/Teen Addison Welsh - 17 March 2022

Publication Date: May 1, 2020 Thirteen-year-old Abby and her father have just moved from a leaky old sailboat in California to an inherited mansion in South Carolina, and Abby does not fit in....