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Genre: Addiction/Mental Health/Coming of Age 5 Stars Enjoyed this story! What a grand story in The Silence in the Sound by Dianne Braley. This is the first book I've read from this author, and I enjoyed the read. The reader meets Georgette, whose life, to say the least, has been full of regret, trauma, and enabling. Her family wasn't ideal and it affects her, more than she wishes. Some how, she gets entranced by Dock, and just as things seem ideal, she gets in deeper and deep

Genre: YA/Coming of Age Illustrator: Katrina Churchill 4 Stars Climb is definitely a grand read! What a grand story in Climb by Philip Barker. I haven't read work from this author before, and I enjoyed this story. Here we meet Ashley, as it is the first book of the The Ashley Davies Trilogy. This is a remarkable journey filled with strength, triumph and defeat. Ashley has something to prove to herself, and also deal with family secrets, and bullying. Sometimes it is more than

Genre: Political/Coming of Age 4 Stars A Grand Read What a grand story in Deacon Blues by Karl G. Trautman. Everyone who has ever been a teenager, knows the tragedy and angst that one feels, especially when they think the world is against them, and they want to be like everyone else. While trying to fit in, it's also about being an individual. Manfred is no different, yet he is trying to form his own identity. An interesting twist, and I don't see many teenagers doing it, is

Genre: Medical/Coming of Age/Drama 4 Stars Enjoyed this story! What a remarkable story in Keystone by Bernard Leo Remakus. The reader is introduced to Peter Kaminski. Peter has had a long, and enduring life. Dealing with obstacles throughout his entire life, and decided to go to medical school. He sacrificed a lot, by taking care of his father, and his father's business, still he wanted to be a doctor. Eventually, the story takes Peter to Keystone Medical College in Pennsylva