EMPTY CALORIES AND MALE CURIOSITY: STORIES by Ted McLoof
In a blue-collar New Jersey town at the turn of the millennium, teenagers navigate the strange territory between childhood and whatever comes next. They grapple with sex, drugs, 9/11, and Tom Cruise while wondering if any adult around them is worth becoming.
Jinky by H.M. Ryan
A 16-year-old Celtic fan in Glasgow invents an alter ego on a football forum—and finds himself caught between online banter, real-life heartbreak, and a father he barely knows.
Jinky is a funny and moving coming-of-age novella about identity and the need to belong—both online and off.
For fans of Nick Hornby and About a Boy, this is a story about football, family, and the lies we tell to make it through each day.
BIMBLE THE BEAR IN: THE CASE OF THE MISSING SHOE by Benjamin Bearly and Andrew Akers
After a friend's croc goes missing, our hero travels into the unknown to retrieve it. As his journey progresses, he discovers that the world around him is unraveling.
Are some mysteries better off unsolved?