Young Adult & Childrens Titles
Nothing is more important to Lucky Press than providing young readers with books that will entertain and teach, as well as encourage a love of reading. We are proud of our Young Adult Titles and these authors work diligently to stay connected to readers through social marketing, book events, and visits to schools and libraries. Links to the authors' Facebook pages or blogs can be found on each Lucky Press book's webpage at this site.
Guardian Spirit (All readers age 14 and up) SARAH MARTIN BYRD (This novel will open discussions related to domestic violence and the power of love within the extended family. Read the first chapter at the link.)
The Life and Times of Mister (All ages; cats) JRM
Max and Menna (Ages 15 and up; mature teens) SHAUNA KELLEY (This novel is a coming-of-age story of a brother and sister. Their mom suffers from alcoholism and the family lives in a small Southern town, in poverty, with no dad in the family. They look forward to leaving home, but before they do a friend is sexually assaulted, threatening their escape to happiness forever. The assault happens "off screen." Read the first chapter at the link.)
My Beginning (age 15 and up) MELISSA KLINE (Ivory has spent the first 16 years of her life in an institution for orphaned children after a "plague" wiped out scores of people and animals, polluting the earth and requiring that children never venture outside. Or is that all a lie? Ivory and Aidan decide to find out. They escape the institution and find a world unlike anything they had ever known. Fantasy/Sci-Fi)
Notes from Ohio (all ages) BRYCE MERLIN (This book has drawings, essays, and short stories. You can see an excerpt at the link.)
Still Her Spirit Sings (Picture book) ROBERT KURKELA, AUTHOR; JANICE PHELPS WILLIAMS, ILLUSTRATOR
Published by Kidzpoetz Publishing, available also from Lucky Press
There Are No Words (Ages 8 and up; autism; historical fiction) MARY CALHOUN BROWN (This award-winning YA novel continues to receive praise from teachers, parents, and young readers. Magical realism is employed when a mute, autistic girl travels back in time to save her grandfather's best friend.)
They Called Me Beautiful (Ages 8 and up; pets) M. MARSHALL SAUNDERS (A book for parents to read to young children, and for ages 8 and up to read to themselves. This is a delightful story of family love and animals.)