Teenage Travel

After accelerating their studies and graduating high school early, two teenagers set off from their hometown in Minnesota to embark on a 2,200-mile canoe journey up the heart of North America. Their destination: the permafrost shores of Hudson Bay. Inspired by a passion for the simple life, where gadgets and schedules are replaced by nature and its harsh beauty, the duo found something that many believe is lost: a true adventure.

A school shooting in 2016 leaves Daniel Girch in a coma. As he’s hovering between life and death, he inexplicably wakes up in his own bedroom...but instead of an iPhone plugged in next to his bed, there’s a radio. On the dresser is a stack of cassette tapes. On the wall is a poster of a young Christie Brinkley. And in the closet are parachute pants and polo shirts. Downstairs, Daniel’s dead grandmother is making pancakes, and his mom is suddenly an annoying eleven-year-old who plays with Barbies. It’s 1986. With the help of his new best friend, Daniel assimilates to life as a ...

“Any changes you make in the past could have consequences in the present, and believe me, these might not always work out how you intend.” Reluctant time traveller Sam Rayner finds himself trapped in a new timeline… …one in which he has no recollection of the last month. He is still no closer to reversing the plane crash that has turned his world on its head, and as well as losing the girl he loves after erasing himself from her memory, the seizures that involuntarily transport him through time make an unwelcome return. Desperate to gain some control over his life, Sam sets out to ...

Dating and danger! John and Tess are on their journey to backtrack John’s father. And their destination is as dangerous as it sounds: Giant’s Fist. But along the way there is time to reflect, to ponder, and to date. Puzzles abound, friction surfaces, and as the answers begin to emerge, the extreme danger of what they now face becomes clear; as well as a growing sorrow of what it all means.

John Hammerback and Tess Johnson are two teenagers who find themselves in the most improbable of situations, traveling through the great unknown with an AI persona named Cassie. John and Tess are now following in the footsteps of John’s father, seeking to unravel a mystery, the nature of which neither one could ever have imagined.

On dystopian Jessamine, teenagers John Hammerback and Tess Johnson are the best of friends. Together, they explore the ruins of a world that once had advanced technology including space travel, but lost it many turns back during one dark night of death and destruction, as fire reigned down from the sky above. All that remains is an agrarian society ruled by the autocratic Council of Elders. But for John and Tess, the discovery of a secret hidden door is about to lead to a surprising relic from their past, and a haunting mystery that beckons them to begin a dangerous journey to discover the ...

John, Tess, and Cassie are approaching a very dangerous place in the Universe. So much has happened in their quest to save the stars, and they have learned a lot along the way. But nothing has prepared them for what is to come. The decisions have never been more critical; the consequences never more dire. After all, it all started here in this distant galaxy... will it end here as well?

It is the season one finale of Hammerback! Will John, Tess, and Cassie prevail? Can they escape the insidious trap in which they find themselves? Will John get into more trouble with his girlfriend Tess? And will Cassie try to kiss him again? At the edge of the known universe, with everything on the line, John, Tess and Cassie must face their greatest challenge. If they succeed, the past will open up to them, but If they fail, it will be the end of everything. Will the darkness finally win? Or can they make one last star shine like no other in the endless night.

John, Tess and Cassie continue to explore an ancient space structure, a place full of dread and danger. In this distant star system, far from what was once human space, the mystery grows and the intrigue deepens, until the moment comes when John is finally forced to confront his darkest fears. And dealing with two headstrong teenage girls, both of whom are in love with him, is just the start of it!

"Sometimes, the hardest story to write is your own." On the eve of her latest book launch, struggling romance author June Nelson is unexpectedly transported back to her 17-year-old self after a freak accident. Suddenly, she's back in high school, facing the challenges of teenage life all over again. As she reconnects with her former best friend, first love, and her late father, June realizes that the key to finding her way back isn't about changing the past, but embracing it. In this heartfelt journey of second chances, June discovers that the most important love story is the one she writes...

Why I Left I didn’t set out to find myself. Honestly, I just wanted to see what would happen if I pointed an old van west and kept going. But somewhere between a bowl of green chili in Texas and a sunrise in a redwood forest, something shifted. This book isn’t just a travel log. It’s a collection of stories, thoughts, and moments that happened when I stopped trying to live up to expectations—and just started living. Here’s what you’ll find inside: 🛻 An unforgettable solo road trip across America, in a beat-up van named The Rambler 🐔 A sidekick with zero emotional support ...

Too old for love? Widowed Isabella Rossi is content with her life at the villa. In the past year, all her grandchildren have discovered faith and love. But what about her? When a beau from her teens returns to Tuscany, can the flame of love be rekindled, or is eighty-something too old for romance? A shorter novella follow-up to the wonderful A Tuscan Legacy multi-author series! Visit the A Tuscan legacy page (click on the author name) to see all the books in the series.

Like Jack Kerouac’s intrepid little sister, Ariel Gore spins the spirited story of a vulnerable drifter who takes refuge in fate and the shadowy recesses of a string of glittering, broken relationships. With just a few pennies and her I Ching, a change of clothes and a one-way ticket to Hong Kong, a perceptive, searching 16-year-old Gore makes her way from the sterile suffocation of the Silicon Valley through the labyrinthine customs of Cold-War China, wanders through bustling, electric Kathmandu, and hunkers down in an icy London squat with a prostitute and a boyfriend on the dole.

Embark on a cosmic sci-fi odyssey like no other with the debut novel, "Omega Cell: Unite," from the visionary mind of author George Mercury. Prepare to be captivated by a tale of mystery, bravery, and the power of friendship that spans across galaxies. On Earth, a team of teenage superheroes—Leo, Lyn, Ronnie, and Cassie—lay hidden for fifteen years, honing their extraordinary abilities in secrecy. Unbeknownst to them, an enigmatic digital anthropoid life form named Ming sets out on an epic quest to reunite these long-lost champions, whose destiny is intertwined with the fate of the ...

What can a boy get up to? The London suburbs, 1980. Chris was no stranger to a sense of purpose; to right and wrong. His days followed a course formed by school, music, sport, and his rambunctious peers, but he itched for more than just a comfortable life. He dived headfirst into mischief and mayhem; finding athleticism, girls, and chance romance. Sandy beaches and craggy mountains beckoned, and a cheeky travel trip around Europe by train; and he endured trials on the way to becoming an elite parachutist. Could he seek meaning and learn resilience, despite the setbacks and turmoil of ...

John is on the verge of discovering the importance of a secret location that is so far away that only Cassie can show them how to get there. But finding a solution requires John to achieve an almost impossibility for a teenage guy: successfully maneuvering through the intricate domain of female emotions of not one girl, but two. And Tess and Cassie are full of all kinds of surprises!

The only official Sex Education novel. When the screen binge is over, return to the world of Moordale with a brand-new story featuring the show's most popular characters. Maeve gets an unexpected call from her brother Sean. It's no surprise to her that he is in trouble again. But she's the only...

Ranked Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023, 2024" by Chill Subs Synopsis: Carefully curated stories from our monthly magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy and ethics of sex and sexuality. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions. Human Contact: A college student heads to a party, gets high and drunk, and ends up having a night that will forever change lives. For Your Safety: Zoe is visited by the government for having sexual relations without first filing an "Intimate Partnership Agreement...

Three sisters, all witches, are forced to end their decades-long estrangement after one of them, the Crone, turns on a former classmate, and her actions lure her dark-souled sister to her location and threaten the rising of a dark trinity of supernatural powers. Their eldest sister, aware of the emerging darkness, transports Annie, a teenage girl who has sought her help, to The Crooked Crone shop to stop the wickedness. When the two sisters reunite, their powers merge into a mystical beacon. A mermaid turned siren- an Egyptian queen resurrected- a possession- a school of angry haints, a ...

Summer Darling is a not so typical American teenager, longing to return to Spain and walk another route of the famed Camino de Santiago, but when Covid hits and locks down the world, Summer’s Camino plans screech to a halt. As Summer waits in frustration, she convinces her cousin Lou to join her when the world does reopen. Problem is Lou’s Mom, Tilly, who seems fixated on making Summer’s life a waking nightmare, and is convinced if they go, the sky will fall and crush Lou underneath. But the girls are persuasive and in the Fall of 2022 they’re off for Portugal to have the adventure ...