Rubicons by Brett Riley: It’s junior year in Quapaw City, Arkansas. With it comes a new foe that even the Freaks cannot stop–adulthood.

A contemporary teen romance novel featuring a Palestinian-Canadian girl trying to hide her autism diagnosis while navigating her first year of high school

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is fast paced and delightful. It was an entertaining escape into a world of puzzles and riddles

The book is peppered with GI slang and phrases in French and German which I liked, the writing is engrossing and very good for a first time author

While the story is also about the coming of age, it is also a touching testament to the early immigrant spirit and the hardships of life

Odd runs away to his old house, only to encounter Norse gods in the form of a bear (Thor), an eagle (Odin) and a fox (Loki) outsmarted by the frost giants

The book is targets the young adults (YA) market, which it is perfect for. Many young adults will find this book thrilling, I know I did

In this book, Baum introduces some new characters: Jack Pumpkinhead, Mombi the witch among others which are very imaginative