Books tagged: coming of age

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Cursed: Wickedly Fun Stories    by Susan Abel Sullivan
Price: $2.99 USD. 12250 words. Published by World Weaver Press  on March 4, 2012. .

Wickedly fun YA short stories featuring witches, werewolves, limericks that can change fate, and a sinister vine bent on murder and the destruction of Alabama! Inside quirky settings with creepy plots, characters discover new and unsettling powers as their worst fears manifest. You’ll laugh, you’ll shudder, you’ll think twice about taking a deal from a bucktoothed woman.
Luke's Situation (Part 1)    by Vincent Bivona
Price: Free! 21210 words. Published on March 4, 2012. .

It’s bad enough to agree to spy on the guy your neighbor’s ex-wife is dating. It’s even worse to get caught . . .
Flyer: A Novel    by Judith McAllister
Price: $3.99 USD. 89490 words. Published by Publishing by Rebecca J. Vickery  on March 6, 2012. .

FLYER is a story about beating the odds... Jack Neely wants to learn to fly and runs away from an abusive home bound for the Curtiss Flying School. Ace birdman Wiley McCullough takes him under his wing. Jack learns to fly as he learns to love Curtiss’ spunky daughter, Jenny. But fate and friendship intervene, luring him across the Atlantic and into the tracer-filled skies of World War I.
North Island: a sequel to Winter Haven    by Mell McKenzie
Price: $2.00 USD. 86930 words. Published on March 6, 2012. .

Devon Lecusken has returned to Winter Haven after six years. Many things have stayed the same, but many things are different. Can he call Winter Haven home? What about the people he left behind? What about Tyler Martin? Can she ever forgive him?
Pizzles in Paradise    by John Hicks
Price: $4.99 USD. 72010 words. Published on March 6, 2012. .

John Hicks is an English trained vet. In a quirky yet literate style this memoir describes his education, courtship and subsequent emigration to New Zealand with Viv, his young wife. His numerous anecdotes are lively and good-humoured, occasionally poignant and often hilarious. It will be enjoyed by all those who love animals, have owned a pet, worked on a farm or read James Herriot.
The Perennial Freshman    by George Whiteman
Price: $6.99 USD. 127800 words. Published by shelfstealers on March 6, 2012. .

"I remember [George] as being the most creative photographer and designer that I ever worked with. After he painted my thumb and applied the star, he photographed what may be one of the most famous album covers ever. How can you forget a guy like this? I had no idea he was a writer. His writing is as creative and scintillating as the rest of his talents and personality.” —Don McLean (American Pie)
Where The Sky Doesn't End    by Ron Nichols
Price: $6.99 USD. 74190 words. Published by Martin Sisters Publishing on March 8, 2012. .

To Brendan, flying is not only a dream about his future; it’s an important connection to his past. Reading the half-filled pages of his deceased father’s flight logbook, Brendan seeks to know a father who died too young, and to face a future that seems wrought with peril. Where the Sky Doesn’t End is a story about hopes, dreams, disappointments, triumphs, sacrifices and friendships.
Survival in Style    by Emily Asad
Price: $2.99 USD. 34090 words. Published on March 8, 2012. .

Fifteen-year-old Alana Morgan never imagined using her father's "Wilderness Glamour" jewelry in a true emergency. But when her airplane is attacked by smugglers, Alana's hopes rest on her new fishing-lure earrings and a handsome stranger named Tony, whose secrets could get them both killed. If she doesn't discover the courage she's always dreamed of, she'll never make it out of the forest alive.
Twisted Reflections    by Shay Fabbro
Price: $2.99 USD. 63240 words. Published on March 8, 2012. .

Alexis Davenport wants to be rid of her gift of time travel and the duty to protect the time line from an evil lunatic. When Alex travels back to ancient Egypt, she meets a fellow Traveler who can help her figure out how to use her powers to stop Drifter from altering the past. But can she learn how to control her gift before Drifter finds a way to stop her from meddling in his plans?
The Boy in the Window    by R. Brady Frost
Price: $0.99 USD. 4160 words. Published on March 9, 2012. .

In this heartfelt short story by R. Brady Frost, Andrew is a tender kid growing up tough in an abusive home, but things begin looking up when he encounters an enigmatic old man who is anything but ordinary.